Construction Vehicles Clearing Land Along E. South Street, 1958

This black and white photo shows two construction vehicles and a car on a dirt road in a wooded area along E. South Street, in the area that would eventually become part of Rush Creek Village. At the top of the photo is stamped "JAN 58," although January 1958 is most likely when the photo was developed, not taken, as the trees in the photo all have leaves.

Rush Creek Village is a Worthington neighborhood designed and built based on the organic architecture principles of Frank Lloyd Wright. The builders of the neighborhood were Martha and Richard Wakefield, and the designer was Theodore (Ted) van Fossen. Homes were designed in accordance with nature and the surrounding homes in the neighborhood as a whole, in a way that protects the privacy and vistas of all residents. In its description of Rush Creek Village, the Worthington Historical Society website notes, "No other organically designed community of this size and architectural consistency exists."