Category Archives: History

Billy visits Scotland and goes to jail

Posted on May 4, 2020 by

After we landed at the Edinburgh airport, picked up our rental car and then got terribly turned around trying to get out of the area and onto the right highway (or is it called a motorway)  we headed west to … Continue reading →

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So what’s this all about?

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

If you want the answer then head on over to What’s Happening Ohio for my latest.  And please follow, like, comment and bring ketchup!  You’ll find out why the ketchup when you read the post. Teri 📷  

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What’s listed on 9 Most Abandoned Places in Ohio?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

This spot!  To see the full story and more photos click HERE And again, don’t forget to like, comment, ring the doorbell and follow my new site which is all about the people, places and events in Ohio at What’s … Continue reading →

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The Ohio Theatre

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

Welcome to the Ohio Theatre!  Designed by Scottish born architect, Thomas W. Lamb, who wanted it to be a palace for the average man.  It opened in 1928 as a Lowe’s movie house with it’s own orchestra and theatre organ.  … Continue reading →

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The Southern Theatre

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

Next on our open house tour of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts theatre tour is the Southern Theatere   This theatre opened September 21, 1896 and is Columbus’ oldest existing theatre and listed on the National Register of Historic … Continue reading →

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The Palace Theatre

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

The Palace Theatre was a 1926 vaudeville house with an interior designed with inspiration from the Palais de Versailles in France.  In 2018 a $6 million dollar renovation (which included a new roof, high efficiency heating and some work on … Continue reading →

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Attending the Theater

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

This past weekend we were fortunate to be able to participate in a free open house for the three historical Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) theaters.  Here is a welcome image to the first of theaters, the Palace.  Now … Continue reading →

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Pie

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

Located at the confluence of the Fremont River and Sulphur Creek is the settlement of Fruita, Utah.  Fruita was founded by a group of Mormons in 1880 and was abandoned in 1955 when the national park services purchased the town … Continue reading →

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A foggy castle

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

I’ve been traveling back down memory lane this week to when we were in Scotland this time last year.  There are soooo many photos that I still have to share with you and eventually I will get to them.  Here … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day and memories sparked by the movie Battleship

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

(This is a repost from 2012 with some editing) Today is Memorial Day;  a day when we here in the states honor and remember those men and women who have served in the various branches of the military and ultimately … Continue reading →

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