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Eileen
Taylor with daughters Janna, Krista,
Nicola and Sharla
A
plaque in honor of the late Fred Taylor, UA Resident and former OSU Basketball
Coach was placed in the UA Wall of Honor during a special ceremony held at the
City of UA Municipal Services Center on May 21.
See
Photos from ceremony! | 
See
3-D models of UA Landmarks created
by 3rd and 4th Informal students from
Barrington Elementary -
Fall, 2005
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Winter in UA! School children play in the snow near King Thompson's home,
where the first Upper Arlington school began in 1917!
See
UA's newest web site that documents the history and memories of our beloved
community since its founding!
UA Archives is a co-venture between the UA Historical
Society and the UA Public Library! |
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The late Dr. Robert "Dr. Bob" Murphy, M.D.
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late Dr. Robert "Dr. Bob" Murphy, M.D. is the 2005 Wall of Honor
recipient. A bronze plaque of Dr. Murphy has been placed at the front entrance
of the UA Municipal Services Center (where the Wall of Honor is located) honoring
his life. Dr. Murphy who passed away on August 23, 2003 was honored for his outstanding
contributions to our community. He was a physician, WWII veteran, Ohio State University
Team Physician, founding member of Vaud-Villities, Associate Director of First
Community Village, distinguished community leader and devoted family man. Dr.
Bob touched the lives of many with his energy, enthusiasm, love of family and
esteem for friendship. He was a brilliant physician and a talented entertainer
whose lasting impact on our community will not be forgotten.
See Video Interview
of Dr. Bob, taped in 2002. See
article in Columbus Dispatch 8-25-03;
See
Notice from Dispatch - Service on Sunday, August 31
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article in UA News |
| From
Nancy Nosalik - I lived at 2175 Edgevale Road in UA from 1953 (when the house
was built) until 1961 when we moved to California!
Even though I am 56 years
old, I am still completely home sick for Ohio...UA...the house I grew up in...Wickliffe
School...Tremont Center...A& P Grocery Store/ Kroger Grocery Store...The Scioto
River...everything!
Having been born at the OSU University Hospital,
we are all rabid OSU Buckeye Fans!
I get so much pleasure out of reading
the UA Supersite...I have so many questions, but I was wondering if Huffman's
Market is the old Tom Tarpey's?
My parents (long deceased) gave my sister and
I a wonderful childhood there. Our block made a float for the 4th of July Parade
called, "Backyard BBQ". My mom was one of the ladies on the float cooking
hotdogs. During the parade, some of the other neighbors handed them out to the
crowd (we didn't get one!)
I have so many great memories...I could go on and
on...
I'd love to hear from anybody there. Please write back to me. Sincerely,
Nancy Nosalik -njmmom8388@yahoo.com |
| From
Joyce Rhinehart
- Back in the late 1950's or early 1960's my Grandparents had a beautiful home
my Grandfather built on Kenny Road (directly across from the Cranbrook sign).
Somewhere there is a picture of me at around age 2 or 3 standing next to the Cranbrook
sign. I used to love to cross the street to get the mail for my Grandma and I
would always try and climb up on the sign. She would always wait by the driveway
and yell "watch for the automobiles". Kenny Road was just a two lane
road back then, quiet with very little traffic. They had a small little apple
orchard on the land behind them (I believe it backed up to some houses off Westbury
and London Drive). Their neighbors were the McCoys. As a little girl, my sisters
and I loved going to visit Grandma and Grandpa because the McCoys had sheep and
a border collie (I think named Tammy...not sure). Tammy loved to play ball and
we never got tired of throwing the ball for Tammy to fetch. We had many, family
picnics up at their Kenny Road house. Lots of Badminton games, croquet, tag, and
just running and hiding from your cousins. My family lived in Hardesty Village
(the first condo complex in Columbus I think). Sometime in the mid 1970's, my
Grandparents (The Lechners) and their neighbors the McCoys were offered money
for their land from a developer to build The Mansions Condominiums. I'm sure it
was a terrific proposal for my Grandparents, but when they sold that property,
it ended the fun family picnics. I am now in my 40's, and moved to Upper Arlington
3 years ago when I married my husband. He bought a great house near Kingsdale
about 7 years ago and we absolutely love this community. We truly feel blessed
to live here. We have a great yard (not as big as the acreage my Grandparents
had) and we are now building our own wonderful memories. I can't drive down Kenny
Road without looking at the Cranbrook sign. Directly across is the driveway to
The Mansions condos and this is in the exact location of my grandparents driveway.
It's almost as though nothing has changed until my eyes ponder up the driveway
and then I see not my grandparent's beautiful home, but some very beautiful condos.
I am proud when I look at these condos, because they do justice to a beautiful
spot in my heart. Joyce Rhinehart |
|  Leonard
"Len" Zane, UA Rotarian and long-time Civic leader in our community,
passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. We will fondly remember Mr. Zane
for his many contributions to Upper Arlington. |
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| Alberta
(Bertie Edwards) Whitman: I was in the class of '56 & when I was in the
5th grade or 6th, I can't quite remember, I was convinced that I should have a
boyfriend and I couldn't think of anyone to like. There was a kid by the name
of Sam Moffett. He & I used to walk home from Barrington, occasionally, so
I could get home to Kensington Rd. & he could go home to his house (wherever
that was!) Well, I decided to tell people that on the way home, just before Westover
Rd., he grabbed me & kissed me, much to my total surprise. NOBODY believed
me & I was very embarrassed, but I really didn't like boys yet & I thought
I HAD to do something! | Response
from Sam Moffett: When I recently discovered this website, I was surprised
to find a posting by Alberta (Bertie Edwards) Whitman, my classmate in the class
of '56. She recounted that in the 5th or 6th grade, she had circulated a story
that I had suddenly kissed her during a walk home from Barrington Elementary School.
I recall that Bertie and I did, in fact, occasionally walk home from school together.
However, those walks probably occurred in the 4th grade, because, before 5th grade
classes began, my family moved from Arlington Avenue (the area in Bertie's account)
to Westmont Boulevard, which was then a street dead-ending into farmland two blocks
north of the intersection with Lane Avenue (where the Lane Avenue Shopping Center
was still a site plan, and Salzgaber's farm operated just to the east).
Regarding
Bertie's specific recollections, I have no comment. Whatever happened in Upper
Arlington, stays in Upper Arlington. However, Bertie, thanks for the memory of
those great childhood years. |
|  Beth
Wroe Womack sent us this photo of the Devon Road pool, taken in the 1930's.
She has fond childhood memories of the summers she spent there ...
"That
pool was my whole life in the summer when I was a kid. We got there when it opened
( after lessons ) and hardly ever left until family hour at 5:00. All my childhood
summer memories revolve around that pool and all the fun and crazy people that
went there on a regular basis. Did you go to that pool too? Do you remember Charlie
Harvey, the guy that would do cannonballs in the diving pool at rest period to
splash us kids gathered around the sides of the diving pool? It was so much fun.
I could go on and on and name you tons of kids that were there everyday and about
half the lifeguards that worked there. :) Remember Mr Cavins saying after rest
period, "Walk to the edge of the pool please, walk" then sometimes to
be funny he would say, " Jump only on your friends" . Everywhere you'd
look at the pool you could find at least one Eberly, one Applegate, one O'Brien
kid or one Harper, considering they all had 12 plus kids in the families. It was
really really cool the day Flippo the clown came to visit in his cool clown car.
I still have a light blue plastic pool card from when I was 13, I weighed 70 lbs!
In the summer you could look over at Jones and see those big windows open because
the janitors or painters or whoever were in there getting the rooms ready for
the next school year. I live in AZ now, but my heart is always in UA."
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of us who grew up in Upper Arlington remember the way things were ... back when
The Mallway and Lane Avenue were just about the only places to shop. Remember
Colley's Pharmacy, Mr. Flick's IGA store, Miss Cates' Dance Studio on the Mallway
by Jones Junior High School? How about the wonderful stores that were populated
by the after-school and summertime crowds at Lane Avenue: Culter's Drug Store,
Wiseman's Hardware, The Isaly Ice Cream Shop and G.C. Murphy? The
aerial photo below was taken circa 1950 and pictures the Mallway area. Does this
look familiar? Click to enlarge for detail. Photo courtesy of The Arlington
Bank. | |
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forward to more historic photographs of Upper Arlington as we reminisce and share
our Memories. |
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| Those
of us who grew up in Upper Arlington remember the friendly corner grocer, Mr.
Ned Flick, who owned and operated Flick's IGA Store at the corner of
Arlington Avenue and South Mallway. Mr. Flick passed away on July 16, 2003, leaving
us warm memories of his helpful manner and genuine smile. We'll miss Mr. Flick!
Flick's IGA ... photo courtesy of the Flick Family. |
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