Worthington Ohio 1936 -1937
An abstract photo of a boy and his dog from the 1930s in Worthington Ohio is one of my favorites on Flickr. It's another photo from Don O'Brien who shares photos on Flickr from his life growing up near Worthington in the 1930s and 1940s. O'Briens shadow is there on the frozen Olentangy River, along with the reflection of Wilson Bridge. In the description of the shot he says: "Chink, the best dog I've ever known, crossing the Olentangy on ice during the winter of 1936-37"
When I drive across the bridge over the Olentangy river on Wilson Bridge Road I don't think of the present day bridge being "Wilson Bridge." I think of it being a bridge on Wilson Bridge Road. The bridge was relocated I believe.
In fact on Worthington Memory (Worthington Historical Society) they have another one of O'Briens photos of the bridge from the 1930s and he says there "This iron bridge replaced the wooden covered bridge over the Olentangy River at Wilson Bridge Road, which was washed away in 1911. The iron bridge was demolished during the construction of I-270 in the late 1960s."
Worthington Memory has photos of earlier versions of the covered bridge and says "The plot of land on the north side of Wilson Bridge Road was owned by William S. Wilson in 1910.
My favorite photo of Wilson Bridge is the reflection of the bridge with O'Brien on it as he looks down at Chink, his dog.
Worthington Ohio history in photos
The Kroger Grocery Store in Worthington Old Worthington, High Street in 1939
Image credit and license http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/ / CC BY 2.0
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