Column: As It Were

As It Were: City owes much to Sullivant

As It Were: Hubbard quietly built reputation

As It Were: Blaze claimed city's first asylum

As It Were: Hardware empire began modestly

As It Were: City streets soon broke free of grid

As It Were: Pachyderm caused 'curious' scene

As It Were: County's first form met Lake Erie

As It Were: Mid-century boom launched growth

As It Were: Irish made indelible impact here

As It Were: Photo's perspective lost in time

As It Were: Clahane's bricks, moxie evident

In Perspective: As It Were: State library had humble start

As It Were: Patriotism reigned on Fourth 1918

As It Were: C.C. Walcutt made mark via service

As It Were: Rinks once rolled in Columbus

As It Were: Old downtown vibrant despite air quality

As It Were: Stroll fortuitous for magnate-to-be

As It Were: First courthouse rose across river

As It Were: Flu of '18 brought city to its knees

As It Were: Butler fulfilled confluence quest

As It Were: Specters haven't ghosted Columbus

As It Were: City not gaga over FM at first

As It Were: Franklinton, floods go way back

As It Were: 'Compromiser' Clay worked locally

As It Were: Hotelier's tenacity paid off at last

As It Were: McKinley venerated in Columbus

As It Were: Sullivant supped on skunk soup

As It Were: Black residents integral to young city

As It Were: Union Station's arrival extolled

As it Were: Skater's wheels fell off in 1929

As It Were: Two cultures define Adler's life

As it Were: Magazine writer lauded growing city

As It Were: 'Broadhorns' were no math for Scioto

As It Were: Treaty couldn't oust local Indians

As It Were: Varied gateways distinguish city

As It Were: Postwar Easter parade special

As It Were: Live theater's reign brief, bright

As It Were: Urban living was bustling in 1877

As It Were: Lincoln's death turned joy to tears

As It Were: Franklinton's fortune rises, falls

As It Were: Post-Civil War industry boomed

As It Were: Business was good in early Columbus

As It Were: 'Mechanic dazzled city with orrery

As It Were: Scioto island bore ironic name

As It Were: War hero's final visit drew throng

As It Were: Liquor, gunfire flavored Fourth

As It Were: Love blossomed under 'Old Joe'

As It Were: Surveyor's street names endure

As It Were: City sewers got slow, stinky start

As It Were: Battle proved his mettle here

As It Were: Heat, rain brought sickness in 1800s

As It Were: City thrived on backs of horses

As It Were: Jaeger's future cast in concrete

As It Were: Change marked post-WWI holiday

As It Were: 'Vicious' martins, their houses got writer's dander up

As It Were: Fertile Ohio was alluring to settlers

As It Were: As Columbus grew, so did land values

As It Were: Need for speed drove Oldfield

As It Were: Marshals once kept eye on crime

As It Were: Street remnant lauds early leader

As It Were: Explorer's name graced ships

As It Were: City treated to 'legitimate' fun in '19

As It Were: City's rough edges buffed after war

As It Were: Visitor's observations became book

As It Were: Neils made impact on Columbus

As It Were: La Salle quenched thirst for land here

As It Were: Postcard shows coal-driven city

As It Were: Pastor's service left mark on city

As It Were: Ohio put Hayes in charge twice

As It Were: Holiday cheer abounded in 1919

As It Were: Backer guards Home for Aged

As It Were: Banking regulations scant at first

As It Were: Gladden preached 'social gospel'

As It Were: Intrepid Kenton inspired Ohio

As It Were: Revolutionary found Columbus 'delightful'

As It Were: Black residents thrived within city

As It Were: Journalist wrote definitive annals

As It Were: Irish paraded success in 1920

As It Were: Frontier chic: Trends caused rifts

As It Were: 'Bilious fevers' preyed on pioneers

As It Were: City's founding spurred commerce

As It Were: Cholera couldn't stop Columbus' rise

As It Were: Inferno claimed animals, arsenal

As It Were: Great escape led to stronger jail

As It Were: Early fakers made easy money

As It Were: Bicyclists paved way for better roads

As It Were: Broad Street trees drew well-to-do

As It Were: Building traded ammo for art

As It Were: Ubiquitous buggies spurred label

As It Were: Sketch draws viewers into 1840s

As It Were: Interurban era was fast fleeting

As It Were: Pair saw potential in 'distant' land

As It Were: Lee wrote the book on Columbus

As It Were: Scioto River flows toward former glory

As It Were: Photo proves city's change is constant

As It Were: Labor Day in 1920 meant big parade

As It Were: Early schools were learning experience

As It Were: Artist's eyes filtered aerial view of city

As It Were: Peace has long-held place in Gahana

As It Were: Preservation victories still around us