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James Hamilton, M. D.

Jeanine Eilers (Decker)

Well said, Jim.

Michael McLeod

It is kinda crazy to see middle-ages thinking in a modern world, Jim.

And sobering to realize that the human race could go either way. Will it be a slow, self-strangulation? A sudden, self-served kaboom? Or will we wake up some day, stick around long enough to populate the galaxy?  

David Mitchell

I'm still pissed about the free lunch thing. 

Janie Albright (Blank)

Mary Anne McMahon Herbst came across this article from 2012 about a Beechwold landmark. Great story! 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/former-cord-camera-building-in-clintonville-to-house-vienna-ice-cafe-mozarts-bakery-and-more

Joseph Donahue

Great article. I actually worked at the Golden Bowl restaurant in 1965. It was indeed a beautiful restaurant and as I recall for a buffet, the food was pretty good. That job did help me decide that being a cook/chef would not be a good career choice. 

Fred Clem

The article mentioned the restaurant was originally owned by the Delewese family.  There was a restaurant on Riverside Dr. near Trabue Road, also owned by a Delewese, that was very similar in design.  It was called The Gloria.  It was rebuilt in the 80's and continued under the same name.  

More recently it was sold to the El Vaquero chain.  Both the Beechwold and the original Gloria had very distinctive architecture.

Speaking of Beechwold, that neighborhood name has pretty much vanished from the local scene.  BWHS was just about on the dividing line between Clintonville and Beechwold.  Now most people, especially realtors, refer to Clintonville as everything from just north of campus all the way to Worthington,

Joseph Gentilini

Jim, I think that you have touched something important in your comments.  I think that sometimes culture can be a detriment to science and vice versa.

David Dunn

  Does anyone remember hearing the rumor of there being an Indian cemetary behind the Beechwold Rest Bldg (What is now Mozarts)?  All that is left of it now is the wall to the east and south which was the boundary. The city came in 20 years ago and leveled the small mounds of earth in there. Then when Cords moved in, they covered the leveled area with blacktop. We would walk past that area every day on the way home from school, and I always thought that there must be some reason why that section was walled off, ignored, and untouched for so long.

David Mitchell

I could not get the link to open so I just Googled it on my own. I recall eating there a few times as a kid.

And wasn't one of the tenants Joe Finnochi's photography studio?  - who's receptionist (after the studio moved to Worthington) was our own Patty Fagan? Joe and his wife Chrissy (Sullivan) are old friends. I think Joe took all of Watterson senior class portraits for years after we were all gone.

And then I found several other stories - one unrelated story about the big white Clintonville Funeral Home further south on High Street which encompasses a chapel once used in the "underground railroad". This reminds me that several of the large older houses on North Broadway were linked by tunnels as part of the "underground railway's" smuggling efforts. I seem to recall that our own Mark Cantlon's house was one of the houses with secret tunnels connecting under North Broadway to another house across from and down the street. Any of you "I.C.ers" know about those houses?

Joseph Donahue

Dave, I think the funeral home was called Southwick Funeral Home. My father was an undertaker and worked there for several years. They handled the funeral for both of my parents. I seem to recall that Bob Southwick was a Franklin County Commissioner. I was also in Mark Cantlon's house several times but do not recall the history of the house. 

James Hamilton, M. D.

Fred Clem

No more Beechwold.

A friend of mine was dating a girl who was originally from Chillicothe.  She had bought a home in the north end. I asked where and she said in Clintonville on Garden Road (which is between Cooke and Morse).  I said that's too far north, it's actually the Beechwold neighborhood.  She said the realtor told her it was Clintonville.  Not having lived in the area I wasn't going to argue the point.

One evening the couple and I were having dinner and we ran into Tracy & Tom McGarity (BWHS '67).  Knowing Tom to be an IC boy I asked him to explain Clintonville boundaries and he concurred that the lady's house was too far north.

In her defense, real estate ads do identify homes even further north as being in Clintonville.

Bonnie Jonas (Jonas-Boggioni)

For all of you not on WHS/FaceBook, here is an update on Guido Boggioni:  He has gone into surgery for his Left Radical Neck in great spirits and an even greater surgeon!  3 weeks ago today, he excised an epiglottal tumor (about have of it) with laser surgery and only an overnight stay (neuro-endocrine).  PET scan show NO cancer anyplace else but his throat!  `course, he couldn't eat anything but liquified soups and home made smoothies for 2 weeks and he has been having "soggy pastas" and ground beef for a week!  I make a "mean" smoothie with peanut butter, milk, protein shake, strawberries, bananas and blueberries!  He LOVED them!

Please keep him in your prayers!

Joseph Gentilini

Bonnie, Guido will be in my prayers.  Joe

David Mitchell

Thinkin' of you girl - and prayers for Guido

Daniel Cody

Bon. Give my best to Guido "a good st. michael's boy from chase rd"

Joseph Gentilini

Guido is in my prayers.  Joe
 

Janie Albright (Blank)

Today Mary Margaret and I picked up Toni Cardi at the Mayfair nursing center at Bethel and Sawmill and took her to lunch at Bravo. She was doing great. Not sure how long she will be at Mayfair but you can call her on her cell at 614-400-2685.  She is lonely in there with a bunch of 85 year olds and would love to hear from you. 

David Mitchell

Whoo Hoo!

Bunch a "barracudas".

Mary Ann Nolan (Thomas)

Thanks so much Janie and MM for taking care of our dear Toni. I do try to call her often and I hope to get to Cols. soon to see her. From what she shared with me she may be in the home for as long as a year!. 

For those of you that do not know her well, Toni is one of the nicest, kindest non- judgmental friends that I have had long term. She also along with Janie and MM was instrumental in ALL of our wonderful reunions. 

These posts are such fun but I also think we should try and encourage others to join in on the conversations. So many talented people from the class of "66". I wonder how all of them are doing.

Dave, I hope to call you soon for lunch soon. I am nursing a broken foot and am hobbling around on a boot! Is falling often something that happens as we age? I have to heal fast for Jeff and I are going to Tanzania on a safari and to balloon over the Serengeti for his 70th 

Love,

Mary Ann

Joseph Gentilini

Hi Toni - I tried to call you but the message came across:  the cell phone message systerm has not been set up yet. So I hope that Toni gets this message - good thoughts are on there way to you.

Mary Ann -- hope your foot gets better soon.  My sister-in-law recently broke her right foot.  Not long after her left foot was broken.

We have to stop falling!!

Joe

James Hamilton, M. D.

Bill Reid

I visit a 94-year-old parishioner in her "retirement center" and one of her wise sayings is, "Nothing good happens when you fall." True wisdom, unless you are a 1-year-old like our granddaughter who falls and then laughs about it. Oh, to be young again! 

I read your posts as time permits, but (fortunately!) I'm busy most of the time. Trying my best to "stay vertical" per Dr. Jim's advice. I enjoy reading your posts about memories of BWHS -- you all have so much better memories than I do. Sometimes I wonder if we went to the same school together!

David Mitchell

Toni and I had a fun converrsation the other day. We caught up and then we laughed some - talking about all of you behind your backs. Took me since Christmass to figure out she had a different number - thanks to Janie the organizer for getting my in sink. But it's not like being in town, so thanks girls for getting over there. She's been through quite an ordeal - since January! 

May Ann, I just left the Naval Hosptial (again) a few hours ago. Then stopped over on Bay Street to meet a guy. We have to figure out a way to connect. I'll get in touch with you before I come back up to the N.Hosp. on the first. 

Good Lord Bill, I thought we'd lost you. I was just kidding about cutting off your subscription to "Fude and Whine" magaizne.

Jim,

Is there a procedure for a new head? Mine isn't working all that well lately.  Or maybe even discount back surgery.