The first ads for Eastgate were published in the Columbus Dispatch on July 17th 1916.
House: 1923. Historical note: George & Virginia Schmidt (1931) co-operated the family business, The Schmidt House on Kossuth Street in German Village (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1920. Historical note: It was the home of E.H. Sells (1920) and Marguerite V. Wagenbrenner (1942) (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1925. Historical note: E.J. Ramey, a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners was a early owner as was Clifton and Agnes Workman (1931) (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
This home was built in 1819 and the last Nelson to live there was Mary Nelson who died in 1953 (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
The first ads for Eastgate were published in the Columbus Dispatch on July 17th 1916.
House: 1954. Historical note: The home of Wesley & Betty Sawyer (1967) a long respected assistant director of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1925. Historical note: James Carlile (1935). (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1928. Historical note was a Don Casto home (1928) (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
Valley Dale Ballroom, built in 1918, recently went through renovations worth over $1 million, was one of the nationally renowned ballrooms of the “Big Band” musical era of the 30’s and 40’s and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
House: 1920. Historical note: Earl & Emerald Hood (1953). Hood’s formed the Earl Hood Orchestra and became the house band at Valley Dale Ballroom from 1928 through 1950 (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1942. Historical note: James ‘Eddie’ and Esther Saunders (1955) Eddie Saunders was a well-known radio personality on WVKO with his show called Sermons and Songs. (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
Landscaping continued to spread to the neighborhood islands that were started by Roberta Lee and Sherrie Lucks, islands that are still maintained by the garden association today (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1955. Historical note: Robert and Shirley Duncan (1961). Duncan was a judge credited for desegregating the Columbus Public Schools in the 1970s (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1941. Historical note: Harold & Gertrude Sawyer (1961) was a Tuskegee airman in 1943 during WWII. He was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor (2007) (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1940. Historical Note: Alex Boudreaux (1954), a Tuskegee airman who on his return from the war earned his pilot’s license as a civilian and became the nation’s first black air traffic controller to work in a tower(Christina Paolucci, photographer).
House: 1954. Historical note: Harvey Alston (1956) was the first black inspector of police for the city of Columbus (Christina Paolucci, photographer).
