Description: Charles Lindbergh (third from right) with Edgar Wolfe (third from left) and group at Norton Field, Columbus, Ohio, August 10, 1928. At Wolfe's invitation, Lindbergh visited Columbus to support the building of an airport there. He was involved in designing a transcontinental network for Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT, which in 1930 merged with Western Air Express to become Trans World Airlines, or TWA), who hoped to secure government airmail contracts. Soon after this photograph, voters approved a bond issue to build Port Columbus Airport, and on October 6, 1928, Lindbergh chose Columbus as the eastern terminus of TAT’s transcontinental flights. The first flight arrived June 25, 1929. The dedication of Port Columbus was held July 8, 1929. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05638
Subjects: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974; Airports--Ohio--Columbus; Aviation--History; Port Columbus International Airport; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Col. Charles Lindbergh sitting in the cockpit of a plane at Norton Field, Columbus, Ohio, on August 10, 1928. Lindbergh visited Columbus to support the building of an airport there. He was involved in designing a transcontinental network for Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT, which in 1930 merged with Western Air Express to become Trans World Airlines, or TWA), who hoped to secure government airmail contracts. Soon after this photograph, voters approved a bond issue to build Port Columbus Airport, and on October 6, 1928, Lindbergh chose Columbus as the eastern terminus of TAT’s transcontinental flights. The first flight arrived June 25, 1929. The dedication of Port Columbus was held July 8, 1929. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05639
Subjects: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974; Airports--Ohio--Columbus; Aviation--History; Port Columbus International Airport; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Lindbergh climbing into the cockpit of a plane at Norton Field, Columbus, Ohio, on August 10, 1928. Lindbergh visited Columbus to support the building of an airport there. He was involved in designing a transcontinental network for Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT, which in 1930 merged with Western Air Express to become Trans World Airlines, or TWA), who hoped to secure government airmail contracts. Soon after this photograph, voters approved a bond issue to build Port Columbus Airport, and on October 6, 1928, Lindbergh chose Columbus as the eastern terminus of TAT’s transcontinental flights. The first flight arrived June 25, 1929. The dedication of Port Columbus was held July 8, 1929. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05640
Subjects: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974; Airports--Ohio--Columbus; Aviation--History; Port Columbus International Airport; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard showing the Chittenden Hotel at the corner of High and Spring Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1904. The original Chittenden Hotel building was purchased by Henry Treat Chittenden in 1873. He spent several years refurbishing the building and opened it as the Chittenden Hotel in 1889. Within a year, the buildings were completely lost to a fire, and Henry rebuilt a new hotel on the same spot and reopened in 1892, only to see it burn down again in the greatest fire the city had ever seen in 1893. Chittenden rebuilt yet again, this time avoiding the use of any flammable materials, and opened the new (and final) Chittenden Hotel in 1895. Designed by Frank Packard & Joseph Yost, who had designed Ohio State's Orton Hall, the Chittenden was Columbus's grandest hotel, rich in luxuries from Turkish rugs to Honduran Mahogany. The building remained operational for 77 years before closing its doors in 1972 and being demolished in early 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC847_001
Subjects: Hotels--Ohio--Columbus--History; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; City and town life; Architecture--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard showing the music alcove and entrance to main dining room and French Room at the Chittenden Hotel, located at the corner of High and Spring Street in Columbus, Ohio. The original Chittenden Hotel building was purchased by Henry Treat Chittenden in 1873. He spent several years refurbishing the building and opened it as the Chittenden Hotel in 1889. Within a year, the buildings were completely lost to a fire, and Henry rebuilt a new hotel on the same spot and reopened in 1892, only to see it burn down again in the greatest fire the city had ever seen in 1893. Chittenden rebuilt yet again, this time avoiding the use of any flammable materials, and opened the new (and final) Chittenden Hotel in 1895. Designed by Frank Packard & Joseph Yost, who had designed Ohio State's Orton Hall, the Chittenden was Columbus's grandest hotel, rich in luxuries from Turkish rugs to Honduran Mahogany. The building remained operational for 77 years before closing its doors in 1972 and being demolished in early 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC847_002
Subjects: Hotels--Ohio--Columbus--History; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; City and town life; Architecture--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: James J. Thomas, mayor of Columbus, Ohio, lays the cornerstone for the new City Hall on October 29, 1926. The building, located at 90 Broad Street in downtown Columbus, was dedicated on April 18, 1928. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building, which surround a court, were completed in 1928, and the fourth was dedicated in June 1936. Thomas was mayor from 1920 to 1931. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05625
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio); Thomas, James John, 1868-1947
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the new Columbus City Hall cornerstone and dedication, as men look on and a band plays in the background, Columbus, Ohio, June 8, 1936. The City Hall, located at 90 West Broad Street, occupied (with its park) an entire block in the civic center. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building were completed in 1928, and the fourth was dedicated in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05626
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: James J. Thomas (second from left), mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and a group of unidentified dignitaries pose at the cornerstone ceremony at the new City Hall, on October 10, 1926. The building, located at 90 Broad Street in downtown Columbus, was dedicated April 18, 1928. Allied Architects Association, a Columbus company, designed the structure. An addition to the building was dedicated on June 8, 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05628
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio); Thomas, James John, 1868-1947
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: New City Hall dedication with audience seated on street, Columbus, Ohio, June 8, 1936. City Hall, located at 90 West Broad Street, occupied (with its park) an entire block in the civic center. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building were completed in 1928; the fourth was dedicated in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05629
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dedication of the new City Hall, Columbus, Ohio, June 8, 1936. Audience is seated on the street. Uniformed police officers are in the foreground. A structure that appears to be a gasoline station with pumps is in the background, as is a sign for a diner. City Hall, at 90 West Broad Street, was bounded by Gay, Front, and Broad Streets and Riverside Drive. It occupied, with its park, an entire block in the civic center. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building, which surround a court, were completed in 1928; the fourth was dedicated in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05630
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The exterior of City Hall, Columbus, Ohio, March 21, 1936. City Hall, located at 90 West Broad Street, was bounded by Gay, Front, and Broad Streets and Riverside Drive. It occupied, with its park, an entire block in the heart of the civic center. The five-story structure of Indiana limestone, in Greco-Roman style, was designed by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus and cost $1,700,000. Three of the four sections of the building, which surround a court, were completed in 1928; the fourth was dedicated in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05631
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The exterior of the Columbus, Ohio, police department headquarters, seen from west porch of City Hall on the right in the photo, ca. 1936. The Central Police Station moved to its new headquarters on Gay Street and Marconi Blvd. (140 Gay Street) in March 1930. This structure replaced the police headquarters in the Old Workhouse, 515 Sullivant Avenue, which was demolished in August 1931. During the late 1980s the police headquarters vacated the 1930 structure, which underwent a renovation beginning in August 2011. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05632
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Ohio History--State and Local Government;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)