Moment in Time Revisited

This Foettinger Furs post card was mailed to a resident at 999 Grandview Avenue in May of 1948. It advertised retail furs and cold storage for furs at a minimum cost of $2 per season. The price included insurance plus free pickup and delivery. Foettinger Furs opened at 1629 West First Avenue in 1931 and was a fixture in the area until the mid-1950s. The building was near the southeast corner of Oakland and First Avenue. Its west side wall was the proposed site of a Grandview Heights mural designed for the Grandview Arts Council by Mike Dexter. The post card is from the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection.

NOTE: Originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication February 23, 2011.