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Built in 1963 and torn down in 1988, it was on E. Broad next to the old COSI. I remember it as a kid but I never stayed there. Apparently the Grateful Dead stayed there after a show in the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Inn Great photos and info here, including renderings and a photo of the addition with the space needle like tower that was never built. It would be so cool if it was though. The furnishings in the hotel are awesome.

Broad and High in 1980. The view is from the statehouse grounds looking northwest. The parking lot was the location of the Deshler Hotel and the site of One Columbus that will be constructed later in the decade.

^^That aerial photo above is probably from the 50s

The roof of the rooftop bar was poured this morning. Note the taller floor to floor height at the top. There are notches in the slab where the outdoor areas are. There might be one more slab for rooftop mechanical items? Won't be long now.

It's been out of use 5 or 6 years now. That's where Ringling Bros. would park and unload their train.

Oh sure, there are better Krogers but I always seem to find what I need. Back on topic - The longer the asphalt parking lot stays in place the less erosion control measures need to be taken and less mud on the streets.

So what you're saying is it's a fancier UDF.

Oh, I don't think the Broadway store is that bad if you're going for staples. It's much better than the grocery I went to in Estonia in 1991 during the Soviet era - they only had white vinegar and beets.

I've never heard of Sheetz until recently. Is it just a fancier UDF?

I'll bet that steel is for shoring to allow for excavation along the edge of the property, not for the actual building itself.

Oh, I get it. In my neighborhood of South Clintonville I have 3 groceries within walking distance. Having smaller grocers in neighborhoods is an overall benefit for everyone except for the grocers bottom line. My comment was pointing out the absurdity of complaining about the traffic an apartment building generates while wanting a grocery (a much higher traffic generating use). But I think you understand that too.

Gibson ads have been on Columbus TV since August or September. Vance shortly thereafter and now Moreno.

Growing media (roof top soil) being spread on the ballroom roof. You can see piles of soil waiting to be spread. This area will have a green roof. Screen shot from the construction cam.

I don’t understand why the neighbors want a grocery in that location. Groceries attract so much more traffic than apartments. Isn’t traffic one of the issues neighbors have with “the whale?”

Tower crane removal yesterday evening, 15th and High.

I wouldn't say it's dead - half of the parcel for sale includes a building that was never part of the Mondrian project. The parking lots in the back were part of Mondrian - it's a different parcel that can be split.

Growing media being hoisted up for the green roof.

I like it. You see this type of infill in older neighborhoods of Chicago and Toronto. These types of buildings do a lot to increase density and are ideal for smaller or new developers.

Then there's this proposal from 1970 for a 700' tower on the same site. I wonder if it's the same project.

That blank side was designed to avoid views into the Ohio Pen. Too bad they didn't have a crystal ball to see 20 years into the future and the arena district...

These might be drawbridges!

The AEP Transmission HQ includes an extremely secure facility, surrounded by what looks like a moat, that monitors and controls transmission lines. From their website: "AEP owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined." This will become even more critical as we update the nation's power grid and move towards more electric vehicles.

The Deshler Hotel at Broad and High in 1915. Note the open-air streetcar. There’s a traffic cop in the bottom left with an umbrella that says “GO”. I love the curved corner on the building. The windows are curved too.

View from 5th Ave. and High this morning (a little fuzzy with my old iPhone)

The townhomes were also demolished. Perhaps the new build will include a façade similar to what was there.