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Ohio Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Akron:
3 Cascade Plaza & former Holiday Inn
First American Loans

former Amy Joy Donuts [gone]
Bedford Heights, OH
This Amy Joy Donuts location last housed New Orleans Seafood. There are still four Amy Joy locations in the Cleveland area but none of them have this building design. The building had been vacant since at least 2015 and was demolished in 2022.

AMF Brookgate Lanes
Brook Park, OH
The AMF Brookgate Lanes appears to be from the 1960s. This photo is from 2010. Around 2015, the building and canopy were painted gray and red. [map]

More Brook Park:
City Hall [gone]

Burbank:
Plaza Motel [gone]

Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canton, OH
The Pro Football Hall of Fame was designed by Robert E. Forsythe and opened in 1963. The overhead photo, taken at the museum, shows the original two buildings (additional buildings have been added over the years). Because the building's design was circular with a ramp to the second floor, there was concern that visitors would bump their heads on the ceiling while walking up the ramp. Therefore, Forsythe created a dome - in the shape of a football. For more, see this website. [map]

More Canton:
Canton Museum of Art
City Hall

Allcraft Marine
Cincinnati, OH
The Allcraft Marine building looks like it might be from the 1960s or 1970s. I don't know what was here originally. The building is now used as a used car dealership office. [map]

Dual Manor Health Care Center [gone]
Cincinnati, OH
The Dual Manor Health Care Center building was built in 1969. There were two cylindrical towers. It closed in 2019 and the buildings were demolished in 2022.

Shriners Syrian Temple [gone]
Cincinnati, OH
The Shriners Syrian Temple was built in 1962. The building was demolished in 2012.

More Cincinnati:
Bellevue Hill Park Pavilion [map]
United Auto Workers Building
Yeatman's Cove Concession Building [map]

Fire Station 42
Cleveland, OH		 Cleveland Municipal School District Building [gone]
Cleveland, OH
Fire Station 42 appears to be from the 1950s. Does anyone know more about this building? [map]

This dome was attached to the Cleveland Municipal School District Administration Building. It was built in the 1970s as the "Space Theatre," a planetarium for the School District. By 2018, the building had been demolished.

More Cleveland:
Burke Lakefront Airport

Bron-Shoe Co.
Columbus, OH
The Bron-Shoe Co. was founded in 1934. This building was constructed in 1965. The company closed in 2018. By 2021, the building was housing the Four Seas Food Service Store. [map]

former Round Bar
Columbus, OH
The Round Bar was built in 1960 as the Club Lounge bar which was attached to the Clarmont Inn. In 1999, it was renovated and reopened as the Round Bar. In 2009, the bar closed and it was used by the Comfort Inn next door as a breakfast space for guests. There is a Holiday Inn Express there now. The building may be used as a lobby now. [map]

Scioto Downs
Columbus, OH

2006:
2012:
Scioto Downs, a harness racing track, was built in 1958. The building was being remodeled in 2012 when the bottom photos were taken. The facade has been altered. However, I believe most of the mid-century modern details have been preserved. It reopened in 2012 as the Scioto Downs Racino. This photo was taken after the remodeling. It is now known as the Eldorado Scioto Downs. For more, see this website. [map]

More Columbus:
Franklin Park Adventure Center [map]
Ohio History Center: 1, 2, 3 [map]
Penzeys Spices
Taste of Ohio Cafe