A headline in the 1928 edition of the Community Newspaper stated that Grandview Heights claimed to be the sledding center of central Ohio. One of the best places for sledding was the hill fronting the Julius Stone mansion at the intersection of Westwood Avenue and Goodale Boulevard. The above photograph from 1945 shows GHHS students about to descend the hill on a sled with wooden runners.

This photograph, from the Esther Koch Evans collection, shows Grandview Heights elementary students dressed as Pilgrims and Indians standing in front of the Grandview Public School (former Edison Intermediate School) with their teacher, possibly in the 1920's. Several of the boys in the upper right are not wearing Thanksgiving costumes but rather World War I "Doughboy" uniforms.

This photograph (taken in 1912) shows Clarence and Harry Salzgaber with newly harvested baskets of sweet corn. The Salzgaber family operated a truck farm and greenhouses in Grandview Heights on the east side of what is now Grandview Avenue. The family farmhouse still stands on the northeast corner of Grandview and First Avenue which at the time of publication was home to the Tri-Village Photography Studio.

Continuing with a long-standing tradition, a Grandview Heights student finishes his painting on the window of a Grandview Avenue business while bystanders marvel at his handiwork in this 1948 photo from the Karlovec collection.

The 1914 Grandview Heights football team is shown in this photo. Just behind the boys are the railroad tracks that parallel Rt. 33. On the hill in the background are the Charles C. and Mary Jane Price Griswold home on the left (current site of the French Quarter), and the Butler Sheldon mansion directly behind them.

One of the keys to the development of the Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff and Arlington communities was the completion of the trolley line from downtown to the Tri-Village area. This photo is from a 1908 postcard of a trolley motorman, identified only as "Will".

Frank Griffith (upper left) was very influential in Columbus, Ohio financial circles. Born in 1873, he was employed by the firm of Otis and Company Investment Brokers. He also founded the Daily Reporter Newspaper in 1896 and was president of the Columbus Stock Exchange. The picture of the Griffith family home is from circa 1908.

Grandview Heights resident and well-known insurance man Ted J. Eaton is shown here in the cockpit of his Lyman catboat on the water at the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club, where he served as a trustee in 1943. Eaton was a popular student at GHS in the 1920s when at 17 years old he was confined to a wheelchair. He joined the Brotherhood of Rooks in its second class and later served as the manager of their club basketball team. He is shown in the upper right photo at the 1928 Rook banquet. He is shown in the middle photo on the porch of his Wyandotte Road home. Eaton was appointed to the City Council in 1940 (lower right).

A structure that was very common to turn-of-the-century homes in Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff was the water tower. This building provided storage for water that was used in the residence and, because of its height, provided the necessary pressure for adequate usage. The left photo shows the tower in the rear of the Eugene Gray home at 1080 Wyandotte Road as seen looking southeast from the back porch of the house. The top right photo was the tower on the property of the Urlin mansion, and the lower right photo was the tower of the John Price residence.

Dashing and determined, Bob Livingston was the Grandview Heights police officer pictured here riding the Police Department’s 1926 Harley Davidson. The photograph is undated but presumably from the 1930’s. The Grandview Heights High School building is in the background. He was named chief in 1943 and was known for his trademark white Stetson cowboy hat, which he wore most of the time. This photograph certainly captures the essence of his high school nickname “Rancho” and evokes images of a tough, no nonsense, focused public servant.

On May 4, 1920, Standard Oil purchased the property on the corner of West Fifth Avenue and Cambridge Boulevard, and Marble Cliff then had the first "filling station" in the area. The Sohio Station remained for 54 years. The property also housed Tompkins Ice Cream, operated by Gary and Freda Russell in the 1930s. The property currently is occupied by a number of businesses, including the Cambridge Tea House.

The Society has documentation of various community and school organizations and clubs, including the Friendly Book Club, the Black Mask Club, Grandview Civic, the Garden Club etc. It appears from the logo shown in the inset in this photo that at some point there was also a "Grandview Badminton Club". Badminton was added as a Girls Athletic Council intramural sport at the high school in 1937 and was second in popularity to basketball. The photo shows Emily Peterson, GHHS Girls Athletic Director, demonstrating proper badminton form. If anyone can provide additional information regarding the "Grandview Badminton Club" please contact us at ghmchs@gmail.com.

The 1924 Franklin County champion Grandview High School girls basketball team is pictured above, with their coach Stanton Jones. It was the third consecutive championship for the team due in large part to the athletic prowess of the team’s captain, Marie Grubbs, seated in front of Coach Jones. The local press referred to her as the team’s mainstay and star scorer. During the 1924 season she scored a total of 184 points during the 14-game season.

The first church in Grandview Heights was a Methodist Sunday school building erected in 1892 at 5th and Grandview Avenue. In 1902 the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church (inset) was built on the northwest corner of Fifth and Starr Road (North Star Blvd.). The church was later relocated to Oakland Avenue near First. In 1910 the Grandview Heights residents decided they needed an additional church in the community, and voted to make it a Congregational church, not affiliated with any single denomination. The Grandview Congregational Church was dedicated in 1911 (photo above), which would later become First Community Church.

This house is referred to in several historical references as the Inn at Arlington, or Arlington Inn. It was located in Marble Cliff and is speculated to have been razed for the construction of the Samuel Bush residence, which became St. Raphael's Home for the Aged (editing note: now Prescott Place) on Roxbury near Cardigan. References indicate that it was the meeting place for the Arlington Riding and Golf Club before the establishment of their Arlington (Aladdin) Country Club.