Moment in Time (originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication September 17, 2008)

Long's Drugs was located in the Grandview Bank Block at 1275 Grandview Avenue, at the current site of Stauf's Coffee. This 1947 photograph shows a group of Grandview Heights High School students near the front entrance of the local hangout. The drug store had a pharmacy, sandwiches, and a popular ice cream and soda fountain. The facade of the store was removed, and part of the store was eliminated to make way for the breezeway between the front and the back parking area.