Downtown Columbus during brownout photograph   Save
Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection
Description: This photograph, looking south down High Street from Broad Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio, shows the effects of a brownout in the city in response to a nationwide coal strike that was underway. In response to wage disputes following the end of World War II, union mineworkers walked out en masse, and much of the country was forced to shut down industry and heavily reduce its power usage in response to the diminishing supply of coal. Several Columbus businesses can be seen lining High Street across the street from the Ohio Statehouse, including the Neil House Hotel and Neil Tavern. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F05_01_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Downtowns; Labor unions; Strikes; Electric utilities;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)