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Old Worthington Businesses
Old Worthington Businesses in the 1940's?

The photo is compliments of Dok1 on Flickr, Don O'Brien.  Don O'Brien grew up in the Worthington area and photographed the streets of Worthington, primarily in the 1930s and 1940s.  The businesses are car dealerships and a gas station?  Looks like there was a car wash... maybe  "service station."
Don O'Brien wrote about the photo on Flickr:
"The view is of the east side of High Street (US23) just north of New England. Clark Chevrolet is at the left and Worthington Motor Sales in the center."
He identifies the photo as 1949 and says he took it for a geography class at OSU.
Old Worthington Businesses today...
I think from Don O'Brien's description Clark Chevrolet is Graeter's today....  This photo of the north east corner of High Street and New England Avenue would be where House Wine is now.... and other Worthington businesses including Rivage Atlantique, the new restaurant in Worthington.
Across the street on the west side of High St. today, the Blue Frost Cupcake  opened on High St. in late 2010. Formerly 'Fine Lines' a stationary store  and long ago a general store? In 2009 I wrote:
 "Fine Lines' is at ... more

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