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was owned by the same Jacob whom the Cleveland Indian's Jacob's field is
named after. |
I
like this sign. Its supports have a human appearance. |
Ah,
the arch in front of Sears. Anyone remember Sears? They clothed and
furnished my childhood. |
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| The Lazarus
remains today as the Schottenstein headquarters. All other attempts to redevelop
the mall have failed to date, and it remains a rubble strewn field. |
They
were open to sell the fixtures. Here is the main mall. Originally, this
mall was open and the roof was added later. The roof is about to be
removed again... |
If
you need seven hundred feet of chrome edged shelving, then this would have
been the sale for you. |
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bunch of guys were swearing in Spanish as they yanked out the kitchen
fixtures in the food court. They added the food court in the 1990's. |
Jacob
kept trying until the Columbus City Council gave Polaris every tax break
in the book and killed off not only Northland, but The Continent,
Graceland and Kingsdale Shopping Center in Arlington. Polaris was a
neutron bomb inside the outerbelt - it killed businesses but left the
buildings standing! |
Polaris
plus Amazon.com meant that just about every book store inside the
outerbelt closed in the early 2000's. Remember Little Professor at
Worthington Square Mall? |
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lighted up directory. The people running the sale noticed me taking
pictures and I had to leave. Nobody likes you taking pictures of stuff
anymore. |
Plenty
of parking! Remember when you couldn't get a spot here the weekend before
Christmas? |
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| The
General Cinema. In the late 90's people were getting mugged after leaving
the theater, as the area was going downhill fast. This didn't help
Northland's fate. |
This
was a Bank, I believe. When Columbus
City Government writes off a part of town, they really do it right. |
Now
we've left 2003 and its February 2004. Mayor Coleman has spoken - the mall
must go! |
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| Demolition.
This is the main entrance they installed when the food court was added. |
Looking
towards Lazarus. You never see buildings built out of blue glazed brick
anymore. |
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| Remember
the old Sears Automotive. In its declining years, Sears was involved in
one scam after another, including selling people used batteries. |
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