Historic Sough Fourth Street Businesses

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Merion Village businesses were concentrated along streetcar lines, and stores, restaurants, offices, theaters and bars thrived in the area. And although Parson’s Avenue was the true “Main Street” of the South Side, South Fourth Street with its streetcar line served as the hub of commercial activity in Merion Village. At the time, High Street was more residential.
Ebert’s Pharmacy on Fourth Street was a popular spot because of its medical services and soda fountain, and the Mykrantz Drug Store was located further down the street. The Derr Family also operated a candy factory on the corner of Moler and Fourth Streets, and tennis courts and the Cortilian Club were behind the factory. Additionally, the Schick Family owned a butcher shop on Fourth near Jenkins Street and there was Ollie Reeb’s grocery and Ester Reeb’s dry goods and barbershop further south. Other businesses in the bustling area included the Mock Poultry House, Mueller’s bakery and the Metzmaiers greenhouses which were on Fourth near Jenkins Street. The Gregg home at Fourth and Moler also housed a confectionary, and the neighborhood grocery became a “return store” for the Blue Bird bakery across the street.
Additionally, the Landmark Cafe remained a family saloon and popular meeting spot until burning down in July 1993, Hepple’s Saloon … also a memory … also unabashedly quenched the neighborhood’s thirst. Along the Fourth Street side of Hepple’s was a door bell with an unusual purpose … Women would come to the door, ring the bell, and give their buckets to Mrs. Hepple, who filled the buckets with beer.
Today, you can see the significant width of the intersection of Hanford and South Fourth Street which was created to give streetcars room to turn from one street to the other.

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E Moler St & S 4th St, Columbus, OH 43206, USA, Columbus, Ohio, 43206
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