Columbus, OH

Columbus on When It Was is 6 addresses and the 8 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1851. 1 are still open today; 7 are gone, and 3 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Ohio Theatre

39 E State Street · 1928–present

Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers

257 East Broad Street · 1969–2007 · 3 businesses here

CCC Auto Drive-In

1375 Harrisburg Pike · 1948–1986

17th Avenue Drive-In Theatre

1770 East 17th Avenue · 1956–1979

Holiday Drive-In

3750 West Broad Street · 1947–1985

Lazarus

50 West Town Street · 1851–2004

Columbus, decade by decade

• 1850s
  1 opened — LazarusSee the map in 1855 →
• 1920s
  1 opened — Ohio TheatreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1940s
  2 opened — Holiday Drive-In, CCC Auto Drive-InSee the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  1 opened — 17th Avenue Drive-In TheatreSee the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  3 opened — Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Wendy's Original Restaurant, Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers #1See the map in 1965 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Theater (4)

Ohio Theatre · 17th Avenue Drive-In Theatre · Holiday Drive-In · CCC Auto Drive-In

Restaurant (3)

Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers · Wendy's Original Restaurant · Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers #1

Department Store (1)

Lazarus

Every place in Columbus (6)

• 17th Avenue Drive-In Theatre 1770 East 17th Avenue · 1956–1979
• CCC Auto Drive-In 1375 Harrisburg Pike · 1948–1986
• Holiday Drive-In 3750 West Broad Street · 1947–1985
• Lazarus 50 West Town Street · 1851–2004
• Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street · 1928–present
• Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers 257 East Broad Street · 1969–2007 · 3 businesses