Description: A group of construction workers wearing hard hats stand on the corner of Broad and High Streets in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Next to the men is a Citizen-Journal newspaper stand. Published from 1959 to 1985, The Citizen-Journal was the daily morning newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. A large traffic sign instructs drivers not to turn right at the intersection. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B05F132_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Construction workers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Several cars pass construction workers repairing North High Street in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Both men are wearing hats and gloves as they repair the surface of the road. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F353_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A Volkswagen Beetle passes two construction workers repairing the road across the street from the Beechwold branch of the Ohio National Bank in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Located at 4550 North High Street, the Ohio National Bank is now a branch of PNC Bank. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F351_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Banks and banking; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A sign alerts drivers to keep to the left while road construction workers repair a section of North High Street near Gatto's Pizza and a used car company in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1952, Gatto's Pizza is a family-owned business specializing in homemade Italian food. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F356_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows three construction workers standing against a backdrop of steel girders. A piece of equipment that appears to be a cement mixer occupies the center of the image. These men are among the construction workers who built the Ohio State Office Building, 65 South Front Street, between 1930 and 1933. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building took place on November 19, 1929. Construction began in October 1930, and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion damaged the structure on April 14, 1932, but the building eventually opened on March 27, 1933.The 14-story building was designed by architect Harry Hake, Frank Bail, and Alfred Hahn. The building later became the Ohio Judicial Center. In 2011 the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest-serving chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center is considered an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06910
Subjects: Construction workers; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus, Ohio); Construction industry--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A man stands in the grass near a fire hydrant while two construction workers repair the road across the street from the Beechwold branch of the Ohio National Bank in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Located at 4550 North High Street, the Ohio National Bank is now a branch of PNC Bank. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F352_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Banks and banking; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two construction workers use jackhammers to break up the surface of the road along North High Street in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Invented by Charles King, the jackhammer combines a hammer and a chisel, and is typically used to break up rock, pavement, and concrete. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F357_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing two construction workers against a backdrop of rubble during the demolition of the Chittenden Hotel in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Henry Chittenden opened the doors of his hotel in 1889, at the corner of North High and Spring Streets. Closed in 1972, and demolished the following year, it is now the site of the William Green Building, one of the tallest skyscrapers in Columbus. Chittenden Avenue, which intersects High Street further north, is named for Henry Chittenden. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B07F173_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Hotels; Demolition; Construction workers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, four workers are busy constructing the steel grid that will support the future Ohio State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio. The men likely are members of a riveting crew, which joins steel beams to form the grid. Attached to the topmost beam, a flagpole and U.S. flag mark the highest point of the structural grid. High above them looms a tall crane and its cables. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building, 65 South Front Street, took place on November 19, 1929. Construction began in October 1930, and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion damaged the structure on April 14, 1932, but the building eventually opened on March 27, 1933.The 14-story building was designed by architect Harry Hake, Frank Bail, and Alfred Hahn. The building later became the Ohio Judicial Center. In 2011 the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center is considered an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06932
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Construction workers; Construction industry--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Several cars pass by two construction workers using jackhammers to break up the surface of the road, along North High Street in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Invented by Charles King, the jackhammer combines a hammer and a chisel, and is typically used to break up rock, pavement, and concrete. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B13F354_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Clintonville (Ohio); Roads--Maintenance and repair; Construction workers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Six men posing with a steam shovel, identified as a Type B Erie Shovel built by Ball Engine Co. of Erie, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07771
Subjects: Construction workers; Construction industry--Ohio; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio);
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a group of men working on the construction of the Ohio State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1930-1933. Steel girders form a backdrop to the scene. The figures of three men and a wheelbarrow are the visual center of the photo. Also visible are wood planks, framing, and rows of what may be cables or rebar. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building, 65 South Front Street, took place on November 19, 1929. Construction began in October 1930, and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion damaged the structure on April 14, 1932, but the building eventually opened on March 27, 1933.The 14-story building was designed by architect Harry Hake, Frank Bail, and Alfred Hahn. The building later became the Ohio Judicial Center. In 2011 the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest-serving chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center is considered an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06914
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus, Ohio); Construction workers; Construction industry--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)