Tag Archives: Columbus
Silenced amphitheater
Germain Amphitheater had a short life. Its construction disrupted the original residents of the Worthington/Powell Road vicinity, but its life brought great outdoor arena acts to Columbus who would have otherwise opted to play in other Ohio cities with larger venues. Now, it stands silent, the stage overlooking rows of empty seats until wreckers renew […]
Central YMCA Basketball Team, 1905
The game of Basketball has its origins at the YMCA. In 1891, Dr. James Naismith, at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented an indoor recreational activity to play during the long, cold winters: basketball.
