Moment in Time Revisited

Frank P. Hall Hardware was a famous Columbus company that operated locally from 1907 until 1972. Hall's main store was located at 115 S. High Street, and at its height the organization had a total of thirteen stores operating in the area. Hall's Hardware was an original tenant of the Grandview Bank Block in 1927, shown in the photo. The license plate on the delivery truck in the inset photo on the right is stamped 1912. The truck was manufactured by the Auglaize Motor Company of New Bremen, Ohio and is driven by an unidentified employee (note the hand crank starter below the radiator of the truck). Frank P. Hall was the grandson of Timothy J. Price, who platted the first subdivision of Marble Cliff, Arlington Place. The Hall family home at 1631 Roxbury Road was eventually razed to build the "French Quarter" condominiums.

NOTE: Originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication October 17, 2006.