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Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 1 UP ERA LINGTON Welcome to Upper Arlington! hose of us fortunate enough to live or work in Upper Arlington take pride Tin a community that continues to grow in civic, social and economic strength. Our strength is not in rapid de­ velopment of new housing or industry, but in the spirit of more than 37,000 peo­ ple who call the community home. Our housing values are among the highest in Franklin County. Owning a home in Upper Arlington is an excellent investment. Without ever leaving the community, you can visit fine doctors and dentists, eat at first-class restaurants and browse among the latest fashions. We're proud of our police and fire pro­ tection, our parks and recreation depart­ ment and our strong, dedicated munici­ pal work force. Upper Arlington's spirit and pride can be seen and felt in our Fourth of July Parade, our excellent school system, our many recreational opportunities, our 180 acres of park land, our senior center and our cultural arts program. There is some­ thing for everyone in this stable, mature community. The City of Upper Arlington, The UA City Schools and the Upper Arlington MICHAEL'S KIDS TALK Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to join Columbus Monthly in bringing you this special advertising section. Christiane Cox You'll find stories about our plans to re­ Age 11m new Upper Arlington's infrastructure (page 3); UA business and retailing (page 7); leisure-time opportunities (page 12); SCHOOL UA schools (page 17); the current hous­ Jones Middle School ing market (page 23); and a personal reminiscence by our school superinten­ FAVORITE PASTIME dent, Homer Mincy (page 28). If you'd Softball & Tennis like to know more about UA, just give us FAVORITE VACATION a call! Walt Disney World

WHEN I GROW UP... Richard A. King / want to become a stockbroker City Manager

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2 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UPMUNGTOH Preparing for the 21st Century

Upper Arlington has been among Franklin County's premier suburbs for more than half a century. Now its time to renew the infrastructure.

hen Reed McClelland isn't presid­ ing over sessions of the Upper Ar­ Wlington Mayor's Court or chairing meetings of City Council, he finds time to make sure UA residents know some­ thing about their community's history. "I was giving a talk to the Chamber of Commerce not long ago, recognizing some outstanding students," McClelland says. "I took them back 50 years and pointed out that our competition at that time was Bexley and Grandview. Today it's a much different competitive situa­ tion." Different indeed. Long gone are the days when Upper Arlington High School's biggest football game of the sea­ son was against crosstown rival Bexley. While Bexley's population has remained relatively stable at about 15,000 for sev­ eral decades, Upper Arlington has grown from 9,000 residents in 1950 to about Upper Arlington Service Depanment employees Mike Bear (descending into the manhole) and 37,000 in 1990. Today the Golden Bears Paul Hoover prepare to inspect a portion of the city's sewer lines. The city must replace 15 miles of sanitary sewers during the 1990s. of Upper Arlington High School battle it out against teams from the largest subur­ suburb was really in the running. look inward, rather than beyond its ban high schools in Central Ohio—Wor­ But that was before the outerbelt boundaries. "We consider ourselves a thington, Gahanna, Westerville, Grove boom. Today suburban communities mature community," says UA City Man­ City and rapidly growing Dublin. with easy access to 1-270—Westerville, ager Rich King. "Our focus has to be on Just as high school sports competition Worthington, Dublin and Hilliard—are redoing what we have." has shifted, so have Upper Arlington's enjoying the lion's share of growth and Much of the city's attention in 1990 is municipal rivalries. Not much more than publicity. Upper Arlington, with 99 per­ on its infrastructure, the vital but often a decade ago, you could still hear lively cent of its 9.2 square miles already in use, out-of-sight, out-of-mind aggregation of cocktail-party debates about whether has been effectively "built out" for nearly municipal service systems that are the Upper Arlington or Bexley was the best 20 years. To remain competitive with cit­ city's primary responsibilities. Unlike, place to live in Franklin County. The im­ ies that still have plenty of land available say, Dublin, where most streets, utility plication, of course, was that no other for development. Upper Arlington must lines and electrical systems have been

Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 3 UHRA'UNCTON

built in the last 20 years, many of Upper forth—and we're setting a mechanism in erable cost of an orderly, ongoing capital Arlington's systems date back more than place in which, on an annual basis, we'll improvements program. But King and 50 years, some nearly to the founding of be allocating a certain amount of money the members of the Upper Arlington the then village by King Thompson in to replace those, based on their useful City Council believe they've developed a 1913. life. At some point in the future we will funding plan that distributes the financial Particularly in the older sections of burden fairly among those who benefit Upper Arlington south of Lane Avenue, most. many infrastructure elements are nearing "All of these facilities—sewers, water- the ends of their useful life spans. And "The city's agenda of urgent lines, streets, street lights and parks—ex­ some, city officials acknowledge, are on and nearly urgent projects ist in this community for one reason," borrowed time. Many streets need com­ King says, "and that's to support the resi­ plete rebuilding, not just another coat of goes on for several dential environment. We get a minimal blacktop. Upper Arlington's street-light pages. And for the first time, amount of revenue from the property system is antiquated and incomplete. says Rich King, the projects tax. The majority goes to schools, and by Storm sewers are overloaded after heavy the time the county takes its piece, rains, causing water to back up into base­ have been analyzed and the there's very little left for us. Our major ments; some storm and sanitary sewers needs ranked revenue source has been and will contin­ may be partially blocked. Upper Arling­ ue to be the income tax. But most people ton needs more park land, but there's comprehensively." leave Upper Arlington to work in Co­ none available within the city limits. lumbus, pay their income tax there, The city's agenda of urgent and nearly come back here to live, pay no income urgent capital projects goes on for several just start over again, replacing waterlines, tax here, and still expect high services. pages. And for the first time, says Rich replacing street lights, because their use­ To us, that doesn't make sense." King, the projects have been analyzed ful life factors will have been met." The solution? Ask people who live in and the needs ranked comprehensively. It's a major undertaking to catalog a Upper Arlington but work elsewhere, "We've moved capital improvements city's infrastructure and develop an on­ mainly in Columbus, to share the cost of programming away from the project per­ going schedule for replacements and im­ capital improvements. The mechanism spective—we're going to replace this provements. It can be even more difficult for doing that, say King and McClelland, street or replace this bridge or put in this to persuade community residents—espe­ will be an ordinance reducing the credit sewer line—to looking at these more in cially those whose own streets are in Upper Arlington gives to those paying the longer term. We have assembled all good shape, whose own sewers work and municipal income taxes in other cities of our facilities—so many miles of street, whose own street lights shine—that it's from 100 percent to 90 percent. At so many miles of waterline and so in their best interests to bear the consid­ present both Upper Arlington and Co-

Upper Arlington finance director Pete Rose, left, and City Council president Reed McClelland at the UA Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Rd.

4 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 Upper Arlington

City, Schools and Business Working Together

City of Upper Arlington Upper Arlington City School District Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce UP ER A LINGTDN

lumbus have 2 percent income taxes. But future of this community.' We think this tion. In addition to what is generally con­ because of UA's 100 percent credit, a plan is going to drive us into the 1990s in sidered the region's most entertaining person who lives in Upper Arlington but a way that will reinforce the prominent Fourth of July parade, the UA Civic As­ works in Columbus pays his entire tax to position Upper Arlington has enjoyed as sociation annually sponsors and organiz­ the larger city, nothing to his home com­ a residential community with a high, es a Labor Day run, a Halloween haunt­ munity. family-oriented quality of life." ed house, the Miss Arlington contest, If UA rolls the credit back to 90 per­ In addition to planning now for capi­ Christmas in the Park at Lane Road Park cent—and McClelland says City Council tal improvements that will be needed in and other activities. "The civic associa­ supports that plan—an Upper Arlington the 21st century, Upper Arlington city tion does a spectacular job." says cham­ resident earning, say, $80,000, will pay officials are stressing cooperative ven­ ber executive director Patti Post. "Upper $1,600 in municipal income tax to Co­ tures with the UA schools, the Upper Ar­ Arlington wouldn't be Upper Arlington lumbus, just as at present. But the UA lington Area Chamber of Commerce and without it." resident also will pay $160(10 percent of other civic groups. The city is acquiring The residential real estate market in 2 percent of $80,000) to Upper Arling­ the building that houses the Upper Ar­ Upper Arlington seems strong. "Those ton. And all of that $ 160 will go into the lington Senior Center, adjacent to Tre­ large, older homes are turning over," says city's capital improvements fund. mont Elementary School, from the King, "and in some cases turning over so Initially, predicts Upper Arlington rapidly that a for-sale sign doesn't even finance director Pete Rose, the credit make it to the front yard. We have stabil­ rollback should produce about $1 mil­ ity, and I would suggest that's a strong lion in new revenue annually, based on UA: A thumbnail sketch factor in the continuing attractiveness of estimated gross paychecks of $500 mil­ this area to home buyers." Realtor Har- Land area: 9.159 square miles lion earned by UA residents working in ley Rouda and his wife recently proposed Population (1988): 36,980 Columbus and other taxing jurisdictions. a cluster of homes in the $500,000 to Per capita income (1985): $21,696 Rose thinks the extra $ 1 million per year, $700,000 price range on one of the city's Median home value (1989): $122,000 which will roughly double UA's capital few remaining buildable parcels, south of Shopping centers: 12 (315 stores) improvements fund, will be enough to Henderson Road and east of Sawmill City workers (1990): 277 support the city's replacement plan for Road. And McClelland believes Rouda's School enrollment (1989): 4.839 several years, though the credit exclusion lots will move rapidly, despite the high City Manager Richard A. King might eventually be increased to as much price tags. City Council: Reed McClelland, as 25 percent. Upper Arlington will use president ofcouncil/mayor; Upper Arlington has 17 parks, three the new money to pay interest and prin­ Virginia L. Barney, vice president: swimming pools, 21 ball fields,3 6 tennis cipal on bonds sold to finance capital im­ John R. Allen: Jack C Evans: courts and eight tournament-calibre provements projects. William J. Napier: Yvonne E. Simon: shuffleboard courts. The city plans to "We have a tremendous outlay before Leonard A. lane. double the number of shuffleboard us for street lights alone," says McClel­ courts in preparation for hosting an in­ land. "What we thought was a $3 million ternational shuffleboard tournament in street lighting program has grown to $20 1992. For all of those facilities and the million. And the sewers need a lot of school district for $495,000. The pur­ 120 programs that keep them busy, Up­ work. Everything looks nice on the sur­ chase gives the Upper Arlington Parks per Arlington is somewhat short of park face, but you don't know what the situa­ and Recreation Department flexibility to land. So the city is in the process of ac­ tion is underground. We really had to improve the senior center, while also pro­ quiring 57 additional acres near Trabue come up with some kind of program to viding the school district with almost Road, just west of Scioto Country Club, get more money." half a million dollars to use on improving through eminent domain proceedings. Rose says the city has about 150 miles its own facilities. With a 1989 budget of $1.7 million the of sanitary sewers with an expected use­ Another example of school-communi­ city's parks and recreation department ful life of 100 years. That means the capi­ ty cooperation is Upper Arlington's ranked behind only the police and fire tal improvements plan, dubbed Founda­ Community Involvement Program departments, which together spent about tions for the Future, must finance re­ (CIP), which combines after-school $6.8 million. placement of 1.5 miles of sanitary sewer latchkey care for older children, child Perhaps typical of Upper Arlington's each year. More will be replaced in some care for preschoolers and continuing edu­ cooperative spirit in civic ventures is the years, less in others, but over time a 1.5- cation for adults under joint city-school Upper Arlington Leadership Program, mile-per-year average will keep the sys­ supervision. The child-care program op­ now in its second year. Patterned after a tem in good shape. The same kind of erates at Wickliffe Elementary School, successful Columbus program, UA's long-range planning will be used for the latchkey program at all five UA ele­ leadership program is a joint project of streets, waterlines, street fights and park mentary schools, and the continuing edu­ the Upper Arlington Area Chamber of improvements. cation program at Burbank School, Commerce, the Upper Arlington Civic "We will be asking the people who which was closed after UA school enroll­ Association and the Upper Arlington Ro­ live here to make a greater investment in ment declined in the 1970s and early tary Club. Participants pay $200 to at­ the future of the community than they 1980s. Most UA civic organizations send tend nine training sessions and are ex­ are making now," says King. "Only representatives to the CIP Citizens Com­ pected to be active in future UA civic about one quarter of the people who live mittee, which meets monthly to discuss projects. Don't be surprised if some of here pay income taxes here. So we're say­ community issues. them turn up on task forces, helping Rich ing to that other 75 percent, 'A greater in­ Upper Arlington boasts what may be King decide how to spend those new cap­ vestment on your part is needed for the Central Ohio's most active civic associa­ ital improvements dollars. •

6 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 nMGION Commercial connections By Carol Biliczky

With 450 businesses, a dozen shopping centers and several outstanding restaurants, Upper Arlington is much more than just a bedroom community.

hen you scan Upper Arlington's tree-lined streets and neatly mani­ Wcured lawns, you may think home, family and peace and quiet. But if you don't think of business, too, you're sell­ ing the city short. For Upper Arlington—bedroom com­ munity to many educators at Ohio State University and to thousands of other professionals—is bustling with a bevy of enterprises that range from mom-and- pop shops to national chains. With dozens of retail businesses —from upscale jewelers to clothiers to travel agents to grocery stores—shopping is a breeze and selection a delight. For well-heeled and highly educated Upper Arlingtonians—one out of two of whom have college degrees, and whose median family income is about $40,000—ease and choice in shopping selection are both necessities and preferences. When you consider that Upper Ar­ Inside the network control center at CompuServe, Upper Arlington's largest employer. lington's nine square miles are home to only about 37,000 people, it may seem Greentree and Golden Bear—and award- "We started here in 1984 with six bro­ unusual that as many as 450 businesses, winning restaurants. kers and about the same number of sup­ some of which are the only stores of their To Bill Favret, who chose to move port staff" recalls Favret, board chair­ kind in the Columbus area, make their back to his home town of Upper Arling­ man of the Upper Arlington Area Cham­ homes there. But then many residents ton after college and military service. Up­ ber of Commerce, "and now we've got from neighboring cities such as Colum­ per Arlington is a profitable place to be in about 15 brokers and a dozen support bus, Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff business. Vice president for the Shear- personnel. This really is a good place to turn to Upper Arlington for their shop­ son, Lehman. Hutton brokerage firm, do business." ping needs. Favret saw his company choose to keep Upper Arlington's robust business cli­ There's more to Upper Arlington's its Upper Arlington office when the stock mate didn't just happen. Indeed, when commercial success than the city's major crash of '87 and a merger forced it to founder King Thompson bought almost shopping centers—Lane Avenue, Kings- close other offices nationwide, including a thousand acres of farmland north of dale. Tremont. Mallway, Arlington Square, two others in Central Ohio. Columbus to start his planned residential

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community in 1913, he sought only to make his community, to be built on high ground at the end of the trolley line to Columbus and far removed from nox­ ious factories, a pleasant and inviting place to live. Thompson hired America's premier architect of the time. William Pitkin Jr. of Rochester, New York, to design what is now Old Arlington. Thompson wanted a beautiful community with wide streets, spacious lawns and permanent green spaces. Thompson and other founders laid down strict zoning laws to protect the sanctity of those carefully designed neighborhoods. That means that the Upper Arlington of 1990 has no industry—repeat, NO in­ WHEN IT COMES TO dustry—and only a limited amount of commercial space. A paltry 2 percent of CUSTOM WINDOWS, all Upper Arlington real estate parcels are devoted to commerce, although com­ mercial property occupies 4 percent of WE FILL SOME PRETTY the city's total acreage. Four acres of ev­ ery five are residential, with about one TALL ORDERS. acre in 10 devoted to green spaces. Although Upper Arlington bars heavy This custom window is just industry, the city does permit—indeed encourages—white-collar and high-tech one example of how unique ideas business development on the few hun­ take shape at The Pclla" Custom dred acres that are zoned for such use. At least two Upper Arlington-based Plant. Which is why if you're in the enterprises reach worldwide: Delta Gam­ ma, which, with 90,000 collegiate and market for custom windows, you alumnae members, is one of the five larg­ should set your designs on Pclla. est sororities in the country; and Compu­ Serve Inc., a communications and infor­ Visit The Pclla Window Store" mation services company with 700 em­ ployees here and a like number in other soon. And sec how our custom cities. CompuServe, a subsidiary of windows can turn TTlC IV'llit H&R Block, is Upper Arlington's largest out even better than Window employer. ^Store The fact that city leaders have put a d lid on Upper Arlington's economic you imagine growth makes the resulting climate all BUILT TO IMPOSSIBLY HIGH STANDARDS. OUR OWN. the more rich for those who are there. "We try to make this a good community in which to live and work and do busi­ WINDOW SHOP AT HOME. ness," says Patricia Post, executive direc­ tor of Upper Arlington's Chamber of Pclla" Windowscaping" lets you enjoy the great Commerce. outdoors indoors. Send away for our free booklet That the chamber has had a meteoric on Pclla window and door ideas or call growth rate—from 10 founding mem­ (614)457-4000 bers in 1978 to 230 today—is no surprise Free Windowscaping Booklet. to Post: "It only exemplifies Upper Ar­ I plan to IZlBuild DRcmodel DReplace lingtonians' emphasis on good business. We have a very unique and close rela­ Name tionship with city leaders and with the Address schools, as well as with chambers in other City cities," Post says. "We meet regularly State .Zip. _ph« with them, because that's one way to help shape the future of Upper Arling­ M.l to PELLA WINDOW & DOOR COMPANY ton." 1101 Bethel Road • Columbus, Ohio 43220 £) 1990 ROISLTITII (lompam CMJ90 "Upper Arlington has a good, healthy

Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 9 UP [RA1INGTDN business climate, and the shopping cen­ bus division. Scheduled to open in late ters around town do a great, beautiful summer or early fall, the expanded store business," says Tom Kohr, chairman of will feature a skylit atrium, expanded Judith, l Kohr, Royer. Griffith Inc., which manag­ floral, bakery and delicatessen depart­ es part of Tremont Shopping Center at ments and even a 2,500-title videotape c^h-Linc^t Tremont and Redding roads. rental library. The Kroger expansion is on the centerpiece of a general facelift for Select Personalized A true neighborhood shopping center, Apparel Service Tremont offers 23 stores—including Greentree Center, which will have more Alterations banks and professional offices—and than 130,000 square feet of rentable Available "native" Arlington businesses such as the space when the project is completed. Monday-Saturday 10 am -5:30 pm Chef-O-Nette, a casual eatery with the Not only do companies want to come 1991 Guilford Road ambiance of the late 1950s and special to Upper Arlington to do business, they in Downtown A rlington offerings including a "hangover sand­ also want to test-market their products. 488-2322 wich"—so called because the hamburg­ The city's residents have both high dis­ er, ham, onion and other goodies hang posable income and the middle-Ameri­ over the bun—and honey French dress­ can buying habits that many marketers ing, sold by the pint to satisfied diners, seek. At the 45-store Kingsdale Center at KING says manager Harlan Howard. Northwest Boulevard and Zollinger and THOMPSON | Although most diners are locals, "We Tremont roads, for example, Columbus- HOLZER-WOllAMl always hear of the person from New based Limited Inc. tested its Express stores' contemporary, European-styled clothing, recalls general manager Karen 488-3698 Knies. 451-0808 Sharon Cook, GRI The Kingsdale Center is home to a For Commitment, "A gem in Upper Arlington's wide array of stores and services includ­ Professionalism commercial necklace ing a full-service Lazarus store, specialty and continued Scnn.ce shops like Victoria's Secret and a Good­ CBR Five Million Dollar Club remains the Lane A venue Circle of Excellence year tire and auto service store. Kings- Pacesetter Award President's Council Shopping Center, a former dale earned its reputation as a conve­ OAR President's Sales Club strip shopping center that has nience and fashion center by attracting been transformed into a stores like the first Limited, with its con­ temporary women's apparel, and Madi­ shopping jewel." son's first suburban store. With 360,000 square feet, Kingsdale is the largest cen­ Restaurant ter in Upper Arlington. Upper Arlington always has been & Lounge York who says, 'We've really got to stop something of a trendsetter. The Mallway in at the Chef-O-Nette and eat,' " says with more than a dozen stores at Coven­ Howard, son of owner Maborn Howard. try, Devon and Waltham roads was one Indeed, such local flavor permeates of the first shopping centers in Colum­ much of the business in Upper Arling­ bus. Founded more than 60 years ago in ton. "Customers can get all their needs the heart of the community, Mallway's met in their own neighborhoods," says Tudor-style buildings have the classical Kohr. "And so often, the owner operates look of an English country village. It is 1959 Lafite Rothschild the business—so you get to do business built around a grassy park that has be­ 1978 Romani Conti with people who really care how the busi­ come a meeting and greeting place on 1966 Chateau Pttrus ness is run." evenings and Saturdays. To Joe Huffman, owner of the Huffman Market, the Mall­ 1961 Chateau Mar»,aux Perhaps no sign of success is more way offers a friendly shopping climate. 1955 Chateau Latour significant than the fact that almost every week someone inquires about purchasing "The people are so nice," he says, "and Tremont Center. In fact, when the owner so easy to get along with." Huffman says rebuffed one man who wanted to buy the he was warmly welcomed when he first tall clock in the center's parking lot, the opened his full-service market's doors in ..the finest vintage wines served would-be purchaser offered to buy the 1984. with fine continental cuisine... entire center. But it, like so much of Up­ A gem in Upper Arlington's commer­ per Arlington business, was not for sale. cial necklace remains the Lane Avenue At Greentree Center on Henderson Shopping Center, a former strip shop­ Reservations for dinner Road. Kroger recently announced plans ping center that has been transformed in­ 451-9774 to expand an existing store into one of its to a shopping jewel. largest in the Midwest. The addition, un­ Now completely enclosed, with glass der construction on land between Kroger skylights, sparkling mirrors and lush and Agler-Davidson Sporting Goods, plants, Lane Avenue is home to nearly 1092 Bethel Road will give Kroger a 61,000-square-foot 100 shops that offer a range of fashions "flagship store" for its 95-store Colum­ for home and shopper alike. The special-

10 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 ty stores—Sugarbush Gourmet Gift Bas­ kets, Cricket West, the Mole Hole and others—ensures that shoppers can find something for almost anyone on a gift list. At Lane Avenue, the Gap Kids store is offering durable cotton jump suits and other upscale clothing for newborns to 2-year-olds. This store is one of only 30 nationwide—and the only one in Ohio —to test-market the stylish clothing for small fry. Gap Kids manager Angie Gar­ diner says Upper Arlington shoppers "come in and tell me, 'I'm so glad that I can buy basic clothing that's not too fad­ dish. I want to spend my money on something that's not going to go out of style next week.'" Former Lane Avenue marketing di­ rector Stephanie Jeffries says the center attracts shoppers from a 50-mile radius, many in their 30s, affluent with a conser­ At Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington's largest shopping center. vative outlook. "We've got the things to the wide corridors. For kiosk vendor er. Just beyond Upper Arlington's bor­ you can't get anywhere else," Jeffries Paul Palnik, that means he can showcase ders are University City, Kenny Centre, says, "the kind of things you don't think his unusual cartoon prints and proverbs Bethel Centre, Olentangy Square, Hay- of to buy until you see them. They are in a high-traffic setting. den Run Plaza and Crown Point Shop­ that unique." The Upper Arlington Chamber has ping Center. If you live in Upper Arling­ In addition, Lane Avenue's 11 kiosks extended its membership boundaries be­ ton and can't find what you want within —small, open stalls for specialty ven­ yond the municipal limits—north to Be­ a 10-mile driving radius, you probably dors—get tremendous visibility thanks thel Road and east to the Olentangy Riv­ don't need it after all. •

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Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UP'iRVllNClOH A community of doers By Susan Porter

From aerobics at the senior center to a quiet afternoon at the library, Upper Arlington offers leisure-time pursuits for everyone.

arl and Norma Webb have been resi­ dents of Upper Arlington for nearly Ethree decades. They chose the com­ munity in 1961, largely for its quality school system, its efficient police and fire services, and its relatively easy commute to North American Aviation, where Earl was employed. Today, the Webbs' three children are out of school, and Earl is retired from the company now called Rockwell Interna­ tional. They enjoy traveling, and have taken a number of trips through Elder- hostel, a program that allows senior citi­ zens to travel worldwide at discount rates. But they still find plenty of reasons to call Upper Arlington home. "Several years before I left Rockwell, we considered making the big move down south," Earl says. "Then we got in­ volved in several activities at the senior center, and we decided, This is for us.' " Three times a week, the Webbs work out in a special cardiovascular fitness program at the Upper Arlington Senior Center, located at 1945 Ridgeview Rd. in four small buildings that once served as the Tremont School annex. There, they also can play cards or visit with friends, Upper Arlington residents Norma and Earl Webb elevate their heart rates at the Upper Arlington schedule a blood-pressure checkup or as­ Senior Center. sistance with taxes, eat a soup-and-sand- wich lunch, or choose from other pro­ which allow them to share their love of enjoys quilting at the senior center when grams the center offers members ages 60 the opera and other interests with local she is not involved in the exercise classes. and over. schoolchildren. Earl started the Upper "There are so many things going on The Webbs are active in a senior Arlington senior Golf League five years here, it's hard to choose," Earl says, con­ bowling league and participate in a num­ ago and continues to be one of its most fessing that he hasn't thought about a ber of special intergenerational activities, avid players. Norma, on the other hand. move to Florida for a good 10 years—

12 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 and probably never will. "Everything we want is right here." The Webbs are two of 1,400 members of the Upper Arlington Senior Center who readily agree that quality leisure- time programs for older adults are just as important as a top-rated public school system, a quick and reliable police force and other municipal services, such as road maintenance and trash removal. Those who prefer to spend their free time away from the senior center—or who are too young to use it—don't have to go far to find recreational activities of all kinds at their disposal, whether in city parks, neighborhood school gyms or the recently expanded Upper Arlington Pub­ lic Library. "The Upper Arlington resident is a person who highly values the construc­ tive use of leisure time," says Parks and Recreation Director Kenneth Thomp­ son. "The people who choose to live here • < want quality recreational programs, not just for their children, but for them­ selves." Senior citizens currently make up 20 percent of the population in Upper Ar­ lington, a figure that is expected to peak ^ \ at 25 percent. In addition to programs held at the senior center, the Upper Ar­ lington Parks and Recreation Depart­ ment sponsors numerous other activities for older adults, ranging from Malibu car racing and a senior softball league to horseshoe pitching and shuffleboard. Youth programs offered by the recre­ ation department include everything ONLY from preschool muscle coordination classes and "Grid Kid Football" to boys' DREAM and girls' sports leagues. Programs IN shelved due to declining school enroll­ ments are expected to be reactivated COLOR over the next four to five years, as more young families move into the city, Thompson predicts. Already under way is a "Youth Active in the Community" program, a joint city-school effort to provide more activi­ ties for teen-agers. Teens serve on a AVAILABLE: youth advisory council and plan the long list of programs, which include horse­ back-riding lessons, miniature-golf tour­ naments and roller-skating parties. Upper Arlington residents who fall Liui between the younger and older genera­ \~s LANE AVENUE tions also can find plenty to occupy their leisure time. Adult programs, including Lane Avenue Shopping Center Columbus, Ohio aerobics, Slimnastics, Exerjazz, basket­ 488-4222 ball and volleyball are offered in school gymnasiums during off hours, while out­ door soccer and softball leagues are con­ and selected salons ducted in the city parks. Tennis continues to be a popular WE ARLINGTON

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THE DEFINITION sport in Upper Arlington. For a member­ um and a vanety of concerts in the parks ship fee, residents can schedule time on during the warmer months. OF FINE SHOPPING the 10 clay courts at Northam Park. The Altogether, the city has 32 public city still boasts the largest number of clay parks; 17 are what Thompson calls tennis courts owned and operated by any "people parks" or "those places where municipality in Ohio, according to people can walk around and know they Thompson. Public tennis courts also are are in a special place." Most of the parks located at Langston, Lane Road and Fan- have walkways, benches and picnic ta­ Ibcpenence Ijtne Avenue cyburg parks. bles available for a casual stroll or a lei­ Shopping Center Upper Arlington also continues to surely visit with neighbors. gain state and national attention for its Three parks are home to the Upper One of Central Ohio's unique therapeutic recreation program Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont most exclusive shopping for developmental^ handicapped and/or Rd., and its two branches: the Lane Road physically disabled youths, teens and branch at 1945 Lane Rd. and the Miller adults. Park branch at 1901 Arlington Ave. "For Not all of the city's recreation pro­ a lot of people, reading is their major lei­ grams are designed to increase your pulse sure-time activity," Thompson says. rate. The Upper Arlington Cultural Arts "You can't find a public library system Commission continues to offer art shows any better equipped to fill that need." and films in the municipal center at 3600 Adults can choose from a collection of Tremont Rd., a performance series in the 212,000 circulating books, including the Upper Arlington High School auditori­ latest fiction and nonfiction, as well as an JustwestofRt 315onLaneAvenue I4 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UP ERA LINGTON array of newspapers, magazines and large-print books. The 56.000-square- foot main library, doubled in size in 1986. also includes an extensive refer­ ence department of more than 8,000 Marlene Marshall noncirculating publications. Jinny Sherman, another active mem­ "Call me for the special attention ber of the senior center, uses library re­ and service you deserve." Certified Residential Specialist sources to track stock values for her in­ CBR10 Million Dollar Club vestment group that meets regularly at the center. Sherman also likes to check Winners, Inc. 614-792-1100 out "books on tape" whenever she and WAM. Realtors her husband decide to take long car trips. (614) 761 -0891 (Res.) 800-875-9467 "You find yourself not wanting to get there too quickly," she says. Children's services at the library have not been overlooked. Youth programs range from a storytime series for toddlers and preschoolers to holiday crafts for

"In addition to programs held at the senior center, the Upper Arlington Parks and InYduWffli Recreation Department sponsors numerous other activities for older adults, Prime Advantage. ranging from Malibu car If you're fifty or over, you need a banking program that keeps up with your racing and a senior softball changing financial needs. That's why Society Bank offers Prime Advantage, the league to horseshoe pitching banking package created to make a wide variety of unique banking and related and shuffleboard." services available to you. • No service charge on regular • Life Today® Magazine. checking, plus free checks. • No-fee Travelers Checks, Money school-age youngsters. The main library • Society Earnings Plus™ Orders and Cashiers Checks. and its branches also offer extensive chil­ Certificates of Deposit* dren's reference materials and special ju­ • Direct Deposit of Social venile records, audio tapes, filmstrips •A Society® VISA® or Security Checks. and cassette books. MasterCard® with no annual fee** • Seminars. Library Director John Brooks-Barr • Travel discounts and tours. points out that the facility provides more .. .and a Prime Advantage Specialist than just books. Upper Arlington's • Savings on Hotel & Motel to help you get the most out of the 78,517 registered borrowers can help Membership Program. program. themselves to all kinds of audio-visual •Substantial penalty for early withdrawal. materials, including compact discs, rec­ •25% off a Safe Deposit Box. "Subject to credit approval. ords, audio cassettes, VHS videocas- Just maintain a $10,000 balance in any combination of Society checking settes. and even slide and filmprojectors . The main library also is equipped with savings and Certificates of Deposit — excluding IRAs. For the name of your eight personal computers for public use, Society Prime Advantage Specialist, stop at your nearest Society Bank office along with software packages in word or give us a call. processing, spreadsheets, database man­ agement and graphics. 847-8256 Weekdays 8:00-5:00, Saturday 9:00-1:00. Other special features of the library include the "Leather Apron Society," a Member FDIC. collection of fine, leather-bound classics; a section of books by Upper Arlington Society authors: and a small theater for films, BANK concerts and plays. The Bank That Specializes In Yous.' Both the adult reading nook and the children's area come equipped with fish

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aquariums, to help create "a calming at­ mosphere," in Brooks-Barr's words. "Anything we can do to reduce stress is a plus for this community," he says. Stress reduction is a factor to be con­ tended with even at the senior center, where many new members come in fresh from their career tracks. In the past, says Susan Drenning, Senior Program Coor­ dinator, most folks puttered around for a spell after retirement before committing themselves to membership at the center. Now, like the Webbs, they are getting in­ volved in activities before they get their gold watches. "These seniors are used to a much Vision Care faster pace of activity, and expect every­ thing to operate just as it did in the busi­ ness world," she says. Some are lined up at the center a half-hour before opening James C. Bieber, O.D. time, waiting to play billiards and visit with their friends. "Older people may be retired, but they still need a reason to get James N. Lehman, O. D. up in the morning and a place to come Doctors of Optometry to," says Liz Kannal, publicity coordina­ tor for the center. Key areas of interest for many young­ Tremont Medical Building er seniors are nutrition and exercise, as 2094 Tremont Center 486-5205 well as programs that allow them to share their experiences and skills with younger members of the community. As a result, "We have dispensed with the tea parties, so to speak, and are focusing more on health, fitness and intergenerational pro­ grams," Drenning says. Kannal calls Upper Arlington's new breed of seniors "pioneers. They are helping to change our concept of aging," she says. "These seniors are active well into their 80s and 90s. No longer are they too frail to participate. And our 60-year- olds are racing, bowling and playing ball." Kay Kauffman, for example, was one of the original founders of the Upper Ar­ lington Senior Center back in 1975. To­ day, she remains one of its most active members: moderating Great Decisions discussion groups, singing in the senior chorus and playing in the bell choir, the Ding-A-Lings. "I like to think of these as older persons' programs—not senior citi­ zen activities," says this spry octogenari­ an. All in all, Upper Arlington residents of any age have little excuse for not finding plenty to do with their spare time. Be it in the form of a good book at the library, an organized sport in one of the school gyms or a leisurely stroll through a city park, public officials pride themselves on offering as good a mix of leisure-time activity as is available to any community in Central Ohio. •

16 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 nA'lHON Schools on the fast track By Mary Beth Vincent

Hundreds of Upper Arlington residents helped build a new playground at Wiekliffc Elementary School in April. Organizers said the $50,000 project would have cost about three times as much without community volunteers. Folks in Upper Arlington for Supervision and Curriculum Devel­ morrow are served equally as well." Up­ opment, why seven Upper Arlington per Arlington's strategic plan. Education take education seriously. schools have been cited for excellence by for the 21st Century, is being used as a the U.S. Department of Education, why model by other districts across the coun­ That's one of the reasons UA district teachers have received one na­ try. "District goals reflect the needs of the tional and two state Teacher of the Year students and community we serve and schools consistently rank awards and how UAHS has produced arc directly tied to how resources are al­ nearlv 200 National Merit Scholars since located and programs are developed," near the top in any rating. 1975. says Dr. John Sonedecker, assistant What did the visitors learn? "I think superintendent for curriculum, instruc­ we are successful for several reasons," tion and planning. ast year educators from around the says Dr. Homer F. Mincy, Upper Arling­ The success of the strategic plan in world visited Upper Arlington ton's school superintendent since 1972. creating a challenging academic program Lschools to find out why Upper Arling­ "We provide a strong program for our is reflected in student test scores and ton High School was chosen as "a high students of today, and we have a clear vi­ awards: school of the future" by the Association sion of the future so that students of to­ • SAT scores of Upper Arlington's COl- Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 17 "WCBE 90.5 IS WORTH EXPLORING" lege-bound students reached a historic parents that address topics such as test­

Christopher high in 1989, exceeding the national av­ ing, admissions, selection and financ­ Columbus erage by more than 50 points. ing." • For the second consecutive year, a "We want college admissions officers UAHS senior was selected to be a mem­ to understand our curriculum and the ber of USA Today's All-USA Academic level of accomplishment our kids Team. And five seniors were among achieve," says UAHS principal Ralph 1,000 top Ohio high school students to Johnson. "Our program of study reflects Tune in for everything from our diversity and strengths that have news and public affairs to earn Ohio Academic Scholarships. jazz, folk and classical music. • Upper Arlington High School's news been widely recognized, not only by the magazine, The Arlingtonian, earns annu­ U.S. Department of Education but also WCBE-FM al awards for excellence in journalism. by numerous college admission offices. 905 CLASSIC RADIO • In 1989 student artwork took sec­ We are proud of our academic programs A Broadcast Service of the Columbus Public Schools ond place in a national contest for com­ and the course options available to our puter-generated art. students." • In the Ohio Department of Educa­ UAHS offers 16 courses in business; tion's Ohio Talent Search, 11 Upper Ar­ nine in computer and audio-visual tech­ KING lington middle school students won nology; six languages (Spanish, French, THOMPSON | awards for high scores on the same SAT German, Russian, Japanese and Chi­ iHOLZER-WOLLAMl nese); 30 English courses from basic composition to Shakespearean seminars; 459-3666 15 mathematics courses; 19 science 510808 courses; 17 social studies courses; and 15 Jane Stone, GRI + "In 1989 the UAHS boys' visual arts courses. A wide range of ad­ CBR 25 Million Dollar Club tennis team won the Ohio vanced placement courses enable stu­ Top Volume Salesperson dents to earn college credits while still in for the past 13 years High School A thletic high school. More than $70 Million Net Sales Association state Upper Arlington High School also offers 26 varsity sports, and UAHS Specializing in Upper Arlington championship; the baseball teams have brought home more than 50 team was Central District state championships—more than any champ and state runner-up; other high school in Ohio. "UA respects athletics as an important physical and so­ and the golf team took cial aspect of a well-rounded education," second place in state says athletic director Jim Hamilton. The competition." district's success is due in part to 100 coaches who work with middle school and high school athletes, and in part to outstanding facilities, including an 11,000-seat stadium, a state-of-the-art test given to high school juniors. No oth­ polyurethane track and newly irrigated er Ohio school district had more win­ play and practice fields. Indoor facilities ners. include two gymnasiums, a natatorium, • Two Upper Arlington schools have a wrestling room and a Nautilus weight been named to the Elementary School training area. Hall of Fame by the National Elementa­ In 1989 the UAHS boys' tennis team ry Principals Association. won the Ohio High School Athletic Asso­ Nine of 10 UAHS graduates pursue ciation state championship; the baseball higher education. Most gain admission team was Central District champ and to their first-choice colleges with the help state runner-up; and the golf team took second place in state competition. Specializing in: of the high school guidance department. needlework • certificates "Since most of our seniors enter four- Upper Arlington students in kinder­ shadow boxes • finear t posters year colleges immediately after gradua­ garten through fifth grade are housed in limited editions • conservation framing tion, our College Center offers a system­ OPEN DAILY five elementary schools, each accredited atic, effective method of tackling the col­ by the North Central Accreditation Asso­ lege application process," says Jim Blos- ciation. Upper Arlington was the first ser, UAHS college counselor. district in Ohio to have all of its schools FR^ME(^WQRLD The center houses college videos, accredited. viewbooks, catalogs, applications and in­ Upper Arlington students benefit 1723 Brice Road 1144 Kenny Centre formation sheets. Yearly more than 150 from a variety of special programs like Reynoldsburg Arlington college admissions representatives visit Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) 868-0878 451-3007 to talk with prospective applicants. "In and Talking With Your Students About For complimentary corporate consultation, call 885-3228 an advising capacity," Blosser says, "our Alcohol (TWYSAA). DARE, a coopera­ center offers seven evening meetings for tive effort between the schools and the

18 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UP ER A LINGTDN BORDERS MORE THAN 95,000 TITLES Upper Arlington Police Department, is taught to all district fourth-grade stu­ BOOKSHOP • 30% off New York Times dents. cloth bestsellers The Reading Recovery program, a part of the first-grade curriculum, offers • 30% oft Borders monthly personal attention to each child's reading recommended titles development and gives teachers the op­ • 10% off most other hardcovers portunity to detect and attend to each child's needs as they occur. Partly as a re­ Hours: 9 am-9 pm Monday-Wednesday, sult of this program, no students were re­ 9 am-11 pm Thursday-Saturday, tained in firstgrad e for academic reasons 11 am-8 pm Sunday at the end of the 1988-'89 school year. 4545 Kenny Road (at Kenny and Henderson) Upper Arlington elementary and mid­ Columbus, Ohio 43220 • (614) 451-2292 dle schools pupils and their families are offered a choice between two instruction­ al programs—contemporary and infor­ mal. The contemporary program in­ cludes primarily single-grade classes with daily class time allocated to specific aca­ demic areas with learning progressing se­ quentially, guided by textbooks and oth­ er instructional materials. The informal alternative program organizes curricu­ lum around broad themes of study with a focus on children's literature, combina­ tion classes and multi-aged groupings. "All types of children are in each pro­ gram—the 'average' child, the gifted child and the child needing special edu­ cation services," Mincy says. "Students in each program are grouped in self-con­ tained classrooms which are heteroge­ neous in student needs and abilities." Upper Arlington's unique middle- school format employs flexibility, inte­ grated learning and team teaching. Teachers at Jones and Hastings middle schools team for instruction in three ar­ eas: the house program (mathematics, science, English/language arts and social studies), unified arts (art, music, home Twenty years economics, industrial arts, physical edu­ cation and health) and FLEX (flex­ and it's still ible education experiences, such as mini-courses, special-interest study or clubs). Languages also are an option for over our heads. seventh- and eighth-graders and can help Continuous inspiration for two decades. give them a head start on high school credit requirements. It's made us the largest network of Jones Middle School has been select­ people with personal computers ed among the top 14 schools in Ohio and anywhere, also offering business the top 202 in the nation by the U.S. De­ information services and software partment of Education's Drug Free Schools program, and Hastings Middle products worldwide. School has been nominated for the same award. Jones also has earned top nation­ Is that a light that just came on? al honors in school-community partner­ ships for the school's intergenerational partnership with First Community Vil­ lage, a nearby retirement center that has worked actively with Jones students Corporate headquarters since 1979. in Upper Arlington UA's school-community partnership program gives students valuable career

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"During a year-long se­ "An Independently Owned and Operated Member 451-1000 of The Prudeniial Real Estate Affiliates, Inc." 4680 Larwell Dr. Cols., OH 43220 ries of events, paired students and sen­ iors share their abilities and interests in the arts with one another, learn to appre­ ciate the grand entertainment offered by opera and discover the value of volun­ teering, arts and learning as lifelong en­ deavors." Gifted Education services are avail­ e have everything able in each Upper Arlington school. A Wyou need to live recent $90,000 grant from the Ohio De­ an active, independent partment of Education, to be shared with retirement lifestyle — ranch-style apartments on a wooded, suburban "Upper Arlington teachers 34-acre campus, gardened average 16years of walkways, exercise classroom experience. More classes and a clinic for than half of the 400- good health, freedom member teaching staff hold from home maintenance, master's degrees, and more scheduled transportation than a dozen hold besides city bus stops doctorates." on the campus, 24-hour security, companionship and stimulating programs the Hilliard City School District, will be used to promote creative thinking and so that learning never ends. problem-solving in the classroom and to Peace of mind is a find appropriate ways to identify stu­ bonus, because we can dents with unique creative abilities. Put your Upper Arlington's Special Education handle your future needs Department serves students with specific roots tS.,w,v „in our on-site assisted learning disabilities, severe behavioral living and skilled nurs­ handicaps and multiple handicaps. Of­ ferings include occupational and physical down jrtRjt ing facilities. therapy, adapted physical education, work study and speech, interpreter, read­ af..firstJP - 1 er and aide services. The district's Job I would like more Information Coaches Project has received $20,000 about peace-of-mind living community at First Community Village: from the Private Industry Council for one-on-one training and supervision of village 1800 Riverside Drive. Columbus. Ohio 43212 handicapped students in the school and (614) 486-9511 community. Upper Arlington's guidance depart­ name phone ment includes four elementary counsel­ ors, six middle school counselors and address eight high school counselors. In addition to academic planning, college and career J city state zip choices, internships and student-teacher L J conflicts, each counselor is experienced 20 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UP ER A LINGTDN (614) 766-0660 in helping students cope with problems (Offering 12 years related to drug and alcohol abuse, and in suicide prevention. "At all levels, coun­ £xperience helping families selors meet with students in the class­ rooms, in small groups, and in individual sessions to help prepare them for transi­ j\elocate in the.-Golumbus tion, challenge and academic achieve­ rea #^ ment," says Dr. Catherine Rudowski, di­ rector of guidance and testing. A In addition to well-equipped library and audio-visual systems, Upper Arling­ ANNG BOUUNA9 ton schools offer extensive computer training. "Today the microcomputer is MEMBER OF COLUMBUS BOARD OF REALTORS 5 MILLION DOLLAR CLUB as essential a learning tool as pencil and paper," says Tom Haueisen, middle school technology resource teacher. "In our schools computer education is an es­ tablished element of the curriculum." Students are introduced to computers at 5 g! the elementary level through daily inter­ iiss^ ••i• action with networks, applications and • B!A educational software. Middle schoolers •HlPJPJ gain keyboard skills, and soon will be 'iSSSBr offered instruction in spreadsheets, data­ I! n bases, robotics and desktop publishing. «1 1* 1I At Upper Arlington High School, HI >^%i jA^|Zr«i 'i computer application courses include graphic arts, desktop publishing and ar­ *» 1 chitecture. Computers also are used in production of The Arlingtonian, in sci­ i li ence, social studies, math and English. "At virtually every age learners in UA •*- *'« gain greater facility with computers be­ ^gfepfr t^ '"' iky cause of our school district's respect for these machines as valuable tools for learning," Haueisen says. Vocal music opportunities include the All-City Elementary Choir, High School Concert Choir, Freshman and Sophomore ensembles and Symphonic HOW OUR NEW LOOK Choir. Instrumental music includes marching, symphonic and concert bands HELPS YOUR NEW LOOK. and a jazz ensemble. "Through our arts program, students learn to create, to dis­ For more than 20 years, Judith Ledbetter has brought cover and to appreciate their own and her innovative and unique sense of interior design to central others' artistic expressions," says Lynn Ohio homes and businesses. Elliott, UA fine arts coordinator. For the past 12 years, Judith Ledbetter Interiors has Upper Arlington teachers average 16 continuously grown to meet the needs of an ever-expanding years of classroom experience. More clientele. 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is a major element in the success of UA schools: "UA citizens are involved in a variety of ways—from classroom volun­ teers in elementary schools to high school booster clubs." Nearly 3,000 parents are members of Parent Teacher Organiza­ tions. In 1990 parents raised more than $50,000 to purchase and install a new playground at Wickliffe Elementary School. More than 400 volunteers partic­ ipated in the playground installation in April. Hastings Middle School's Interna­ tional Day, coordinated by the PTO and the Global Language Department, cele­ brates cultural exchange each year. Area residents of many nationalities share their heritage with students, parents and Why are the community. Native costumes, art­ work, coins, musical instruments, books and jewelry are on display from coun­ people tries like Sri Lanka, Finland, Japan and France. From bookbinding equipment to computer printers, sewing machines to coming stage curtains, the extras that make edu­ cation even better are provided by PTOs. Booster clubs raise funds and volunteer to thousands of hours for UA music and athletic programs. And the UA Educa­ tion Fund, with more than $200,000 in us assets, raises thousands of dollars annual­ ly for supplies and school programs be­ yond the district's financialmeans . The Upper Arlington Civic Associa­ tion sponsors two recognition programs each year for UA teachers—the Golden Here's The Answer In A Apple Awards to outstanding teachers each spring, and the Educator Recogni­ tion Dinner to honor the entire teaching staff each fall. The Upper Arlington Area NUTSHELL. Chamber of Commerce sponsors an an­ nual school-community breakfast for sev­ More and more, people are coming to HER eral hundred school and business people. Realtors for all their real estate needs. Why? Because they want a company that gets the job "Our district works as a family, and done. They want a company that's the best all play an important role in the educa­ tion of our children," says Mincy. "We in the business. would be remiss if we failed to recognize the more than 200 noncertified staff We invite you to ask around. We think you'll find members, including cooks, bus drivers, in Upper Arlington, HER is a "house-sold" word. secretaries, custodians and maintenance workers who help make our program Serving Upper Arlington are the following offices: complete." • The recently expanded Arlington/Northwest office Mincy also praises the members of at 1071 Fishinger Rd., 451-7400 the Upper Arlington Board of Education: • The brand-new Mill Run office at 3812 Fishinger Blvd., Steven Lichtblau, Mark Sheriff, Jean 771-7400 Thompson, Patti Post and Linda Read- More listings... ey. "Members are dedicated to this dis­ trict, its traditions of achievement and its More sales... promising future," Mincy says, o More often... . . The Helpful People Mary Beth Vincent is information spe­ cialist for Upper Arlington City Schools.

22 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 UPERA'UNGTON Location, location, location By Lynne Bonenberger

Homes south of Lane Avenue in Old Arlington. It's hard to find a vacant lot ealtor Steve Bock has heard a rumor tion and location. When the location is of Upper Arlington residents listing Upper Arlington, there traditionally has in Upper Arlington. But it's R in their wills the names of people been no shortage of hungry buyers want­ who have approached them over the ing a piece of the action. much easier to find a home years wanting to buy their houses, just in How much action is there these days? case their heirs wanted to establish a Lots—with no pun intended. Empty lots or condominium. And some waiting list. That may be just another for new construction in the area are suburban legend, but it underscores the scarce and expensive; there simply is no are surprisingly affordable. old real estate saw: The three most im­ more room. But executive-level home portant considerations are location, loca­ buyers, middle-income first-timers, and

tipper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 23 UP ERA LIHGTON . Declare your NonDcpendence w even renters are finding a gamut of exist­ W on cigarettes and a lifetime of INVITATION TO ing properties within affordable reach. •ty. Freedom From Smoking" w Along with 4,000 apartments and loin the AMERICAN ± LUNG ASSOCIATION ' > f..™r ^ condominiums, some 13,200 single-fam­ VISIT "in celebrating NonDependence Day on July 5 ily homes, with a 1989 median value of For more information on how you can quit smoking, call your local American Lung Association listed in the white pages THE. $ 122,000, sit within the Upper Arlington city limits. In February, normally a slow WHOLESALE CLUB month for housing sales, 30 of those Self Service Cash and Carry Wholesale Warehouse properties changed hands for a total of $4,436,800—almost $ 148,000 per home. "The activity across the board is i~/V**V RESTAURANT' good," says JoAnn Hall, manager of the ^^2090 TREMONT CENTER < You and your guest are invited COLUMBUS, OHIO 43221 Arlington Northwest office of HER Real­ 488-8444 to visit THE WHOLESALE tors. "And in the lower price ranges, be­ CLUB at any of our eight Ohio cause of the fact that there are more buy­ ers who can afford these prices, the activ­ locations. This invitation will ity is extremely good." ^•tr 1 introduce you to our personnel "People think of Upper Arlington as KING who will show you how you can being really the high-rent district, but we THOMPSON 1 do have a very nice stock of starter HOLZER-WOLLAMll receive your own permanent homes," says Bock, who is president of membership card. Stevc e Kelloug£ .^^.h 451-0808 Use this invitation as your pass on your first visit to purchase at "The Canterbury area, west Knowledgeable, Courteous Service the posted price plus 5%. of Tremont Road between 1988 Rookie of the Year Cash Only. Lane A venue and Zollinger 1989 Pacesetter Award Road, is one pocket with an UA Resident for 31 Years abundance of comfortably COLUMBUS sized ranch homes about AREA LOCATIONS 40 years old." 3760 Interchange Road Wilson Road at 1-70 the Northwest Area Realtors Association or and a sales associate at King Thompson/ Holzer-Wollam Realtors. 3885 Morse Road "Two distinct groups are interested in 1 Block West of 1-270 homes in Upper Arlington," he says. Families with children like the highly Scioto Country Club touted school system; witness the recent In 1916, Burgess & Niple resurgence of youngsters that prompted designed and built the driveway for the city to reopen Wickliffe Elementary Scioto Country Club in Upper School. Retirement-age folks appreciate Arlington. Thus began an what Bock describes as the "country- association with the City which has club-quality" community services. continued to this day. We have been Both groups of buyers include a sub­ an active participant in Upper stantial number of people who already Arlington's development and live in the area. "It's a very strong market prosperity through such diverse from within itself," Bock says. "Upper projects as: Arlington tends to build on its own histo­ Street & intersection design ry that way." Traffic signals WAREHOUSE HOURS Within the young-family group is a Water tank design & inspection subcategory dubbed the move-ups. "Peo­ Water system studies Weekdays: Noon - 8:30 p.m. ple that live in Upper Arlington in their Water & sewer lines Stormwater management Saturday: 9:30 - 6 p.m. first home tend to stay in Upper Arling­ ton with their second home," Bock ex­ Land development Sunday: Noon - 6 p.m. plains. "In Old Arlington, the section Burgess & Niple, Limited south of Lane Avenue, there are a good Engineers and Architects two generations of families who have 5()85 Reed Road • Columbus, OH 43220 (6I4| 459-20SO come up in the area. Every house at one

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Trouville condominiums near Kenny and Tremont roads. time had two or three kids in it. Now people, because the housing is so condu­ those kids are buying houses, and they all cive to staying in it." says Hall. "I don't want to live in the old neighborhood." know what percentage of the Arlington "It's getting harder and harder to do," population is over 60. but it has to be Bock admits. "There's a shortage of sup­ significant." ply; hence the prices go up. If people Younger families are flocking to the can't buy here, they buy in Dublin. Wor­ River Ridge area, bordered roughly by thington. or Hilliard." JoAnn Hall says, Mountview Road and the Scioto River "People moving in from out of town to the east and west and Fishinger and who've heard about Upper Arlington Zollinger roads to the north and south. sometimes don't settle here simply be­ Many of these smaller ranches and Cape cause it's difficult for Arlington to com­ Cods built in the late '50s were selling in pete with the amenities and newer con­ the $60,000 to $70,000 range a few years struction that are available, say. in Dub­ ago, according to Bock. c lin, Muirfield and Powell." Todav they carry an average price tag Wreti HW The buy-downs, older residents who of about $86,500. That may buy a 1,200- Interior^ are selling their homes to the move-ups. square-foot starter home with three bed­ are helping the community remain stable rooms and a bathroom. Similar houses despite the challenge from the newer sub­ can be found in the $80s and $90s in the urbs. "They're buying smaller houses, area west of North Star Road and north • Total Design Services maybe a ranch, and staying here," says of Lane Avenue. An older house with the Bock. same square footage in the desirable Old • Window Treatments "A lot of the subdivisions that are be­ Arlington section might be priced at • Fine Furniture ing built today are missing that ranch- $130,000. • Wallcoverings style home. It's been real good in Upper JoAnn Hall guesses that a comparable Arlington because people can stay in the ranch or Cape Cod in Beechwold might •Floor Coverings city limits in a smaller house, and that al­ go for $5,000 to $6,000 less than the so brings the value of those homes up." $86,500 figure. Steve Bock puts the figure Ranches are popular with older buy­ closer to 25 percent less, while a glance at ers because of their single-level floor real estate classified ads shows differences 2118 Arlington Avenue plans. The Canterbury area, west of Tre­ of$ 10,000 or more. mont Road between Lane Avenue and Even stepping just across the Upper Olde Arlington Mallway Zollinger Road, is one pocket with an Arlington corporation line could mean a 488-3196 abundance of comfortably sized ranch hefty price cut. Steve Bock saw a ranch homes about 40 years old. "There are house in good condition east of Kenny- many areas where there are a lot of older Road that was listed at $96,900. "If it J Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 25 UP ER A LINGTDN Rev. James H. Wessel Rev. Paul T. Wring Choral Opportunities Christian Pre-School were in Upper Arlington it would be in Youth Activities | Bible Studies the $ 118.000 to $ 120.000 range," he says. Realistically, that's still at the lower • i i end of much of the Arlington housing "Singles Ministries" market. "There's a limit to what people "A family chutch for 1 fi\ ^^^^J 1^^^ "Small Group are willing to pay, but almost any price families of all sizes" %\^J#|^^^"l IV. ^# Opportunities" range sells," says Hall. Higher-priced properties may range from $200,000 to ^V ^^H •& ^H $250,000, and "They go up a lot higher UPPER ARLINGTON LUTHERAN CHURCH than that. One home on Kipling is on the 2300 Lytham Road • Columbus, Ohio 43220 market for over $ l million," she says. 451-3736 A recent U.S. News & World Report survey of top housing markets ranked Summer Schedule Columbus 17th in the nation. Upper Ar­ Sunday Worship 8:45 & 11 am lington was singled out, along with Bex­ Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15 & 10:30 am ley and Muirfield Village, as a top-of- the-line suburb where prices range from Winter Schedule (September through May) $160,000 to $400,000 for a "traditional Sunday Worship 8:15,9:30 & 11 am brick or modern cedar and stone house Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15 8t 10:30 am with 4-5 bedrooms" and where "most- Early dismissal for small children at all services. Babysitting provided for those under 3 at all services.

Henderson Rd. Tl "At Riverpark Apartments off McCoy Rd. 8 O) 4 Riverside Drive near Lane T3 T Avenue, townhouses rent for •a S•6 N 0 Ii up to $650 a month for three LYTHAM RD. H o 5 s bedrooms, while one-floor garden apartments bring up to $580."

wanted features" include a master bath­ room with whirlpool bath and a three- car garage. Buyers willing to forgo some of these luxuries can find good housing available from $150,000 to $200,000, says Hall. "That'll get you four bedrooms, two and a half baths, generally a first-floor family room, a two-car garage, a basement, and an average Upper Arlington-sized lot, around 80 feet by 130 feet." Property tax in the city is $79.13 per Serving the Upper Arlington $ 1,000 of assessed value, with assessed value approximately 35 percent of mar­ market for 30 years ket value. By comparison, Worthington's 2460 Northwest Boulevard 486-9626 property tax is $80.63 per $1,000 and Columbus's is $60.35. Clintonville-Beechwold office Arlington houses tend to turn over quickly, and multiple offers are common. 3560 North High Street 267-5475 "You have to move faster than most peo­ Worthington office ple like to move when they're making a 5354 North High Street 888-4444 big decision," says Bock. "If you see something that suits your needs, you ought to grab it." For relocation Ohio (800) 282-6965 One house in Old Arlington attracted four offers in its first week on the market National (800) 848-1021 in April. The story-and-a-half, three-bed­ MLS room home, built about 40 years ago, was priced at $ 119,000. "Something in

26 Upper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 ITER ARLINGTON that price range south of Lane is extreme­ Benecke. marketing director for Provi­ around $200,000 an acre for residential ly difficult to find," Hall says. "The house dent United Properties, which manages property." needed some redecorating, but it's in a Riverpark. the apartments attract a num­ Because it's not always necessary to good, stable neighborhood, and it's a ber of singles, young couples and OSU ante up a breathtaking wad of cash in ex­ good house." graduate students. change for an Arlington ZIP code, the Fixer-uppers can be found in Arling­ Back at the upper end of the scale, real attraction of the address goes well be­ ton, Bock says. "Usually, what's needed "there are some lots available if you want yond that of a mere status symbol, says is cosmetic work—papering, painting, to build your dream home in Upper Ar­ JoAnn Hall. carpeting, having the roof replaced." lington," says Steve Bock. About a dozen "The community feeling, the school Homeowners in the older areas often lots are active on the market now, he system, the parks and recreation, the face the tasks of updating kitchens and says. In Wickliffe Woods, six or so va­ convenience to downtown Columbus adding family rooms. cant properties are tied to specific build­ and OSU—those are all things that have Buyers who prefer condominiums have ers and start at $ 159,000 for half an acre. made Upper Arlington unique and have limited choices, mostly in the northern "Overall." Bock says, "the going price is kept it a very desirable community." • part of Arlington. Condos in Concord Village, near Coach Road and MacKen- zie Drive, have sold for $114,000 to $275,900, according to Hall, who quotes prices of $80,000 to $150,000 for condo conversions farther south, around Far- leigh and Harwitch roads. On the other hand, Bock says, "There's a surprising amount of rental Service. property. We see a lot of people rotating in and out of Ohio State, a lot of people coming to Columbus in middle manage­ ment who aren't sure if they're going to be here for fiveyear s or nine months." "Likewise, we have people rotating out of the city for short periods of time. At Rather than sell their house and be stuck not being able to find one when they come back, they keep it and rent it out." Chicago Title, Monthly rents may range from $ 1,200 to $1,800 for larger homes and between $650 and $750 for smaller, three-bed­ it's on the house. room houses, Bock says. The Wallace Ackley Company man­ Your clients are highly selective about their new ages some 400 rental units in Upper Ar­ homes. Why should it be any different when it lington. Property manager Bruce Yuhas comes to choosing a title insurance agency? Go puts starting rents at about $475 for old­ with the leader, Chicago Title. Each of our 13 er, two-bedroom townhouses such as offices has an attorney on staff; fully-automated those lining Northwest Boulevard. Ranch- closing and search capabilities; major lender style twin singles near Kingsdale Center approval; and backing of the country's Largest average $675 a month. Newer units on Masters Drive near Riverside Drive start underwriter. What that means to you is service. at about $650 to $800. Service no other local title agency can match. Call Tenants in the latter two areas include us. At Chicago Title, there's no extra charge for many retirees, says Yuhas. "They've sold good service. It's on the house. their homes and they want someone else to cut the grass and take care of things so they can go to Florida." Typically, single people, young families, and divorced parents with school-age children popu­ late the properties close to Tremont Cen­ ter and Upper Arlington High School. At Riverpark Apartments off River­ side Drive near Lane Avenue, townhous­ Chicago Title (§) es rent for up to $650 a month for three *^-™ The rhnirf orflBMOn. bedrooms, while one-floor garden apart­ ments bring up to $580. Amenities in­ clude an outdoor pool, a party house, and paddleboats and rowboats for cruis­ ing on the Scioto. According to Colleen

I Ippcr Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 27 M ARLINGTON ylVUA By Homer Mincy

y first encoun­ than one occasion ter with an publicly endorsed MUpper Arling­ school levies. He ton celebration was would merely say to the 1972 Fourth of levy chairpersons, July parade. Be­ "Write something cause friends had positive about edu­ told me the Fourth cation for your cam­ was an Upper Ar­ paign and I will sign lington must, my it." Woody's last family and I ar­ pitch for education ranged my employ­ in UA came after he ment here as school had several bouts superintendent to with poor health but begin on July 5, and had agreed to speak we pulled a trailer at a levy rally at the several hundred miles high school stadi­ to arrive in UA um. As he came to around midnight, the microphone, the July 3. Neighbors feebleness disap­ made us feel a part peared and Woody Homer Mincy of the celebration gave a passionate the next day, and I have participated in development of a model city. plea for citizens to "pay forward" to the or witnessed every Fourth of July cele­ Early residents strained to meet mort­ next generation. bration since. Along the way during the gage payments; they shared in develop­ Volunteerism has long been a hall­ past 18 years I like to think I have been ing the young city; their high-school-age mark of Upper Arlington. During the part of a team that has created more than boys performed the summer street main­ 1970s, the school system pulled together one reason to celebrate. tenance work; and the families gathered a Citizens Communication Network that Having previously served in positions in King Thompson's house on New involved almost 1,000 citizens for the similar to my present one in two unique­ Year's Day to celebrate. The spirit of purpose of facilitating two-way commu­ ly different small American cities, I had planning, closely knit cooperation and nication between schools and the com­ to question the authenticity of Upper Ar­ celebration began early and flourished. munity. Most Columbus-area charities lington's cause to celebrate. One of my In less than eight decades, Upper Ar­ are strengthened by Upper Arlington vol­ points of reference was a city whose be­ lington has attracted to its midst or pro­ unteers. For almost two decades, the Ro­ ginnings went back to Revolutionary duced men and women who have carved tary Club of Upper Arlington has annual­ War days, while the other was a city 40 a niche for themselves and their commu­ ly acknowledged Northwest Area Wom­ years younger than Arlington, but nity in almost every endeavor imagin­ en of the Year, women who win that ac­ steeped in important history in that brief able. Their contributions have been at claim through acts of volunteerism. And period. I soon realized that cities actually state, national and international levels. City Council and School Board members more steeped in history would not adopt Yet, most have been willing to be in­ usually see their service as another in a school levy campaign slogans such as volved in the planning and necessary long series of volunteer efforts instead of "IV UA" or "We Are UA." We are dif­ day-to-day efforts at the community level as a springboard to other political aspira­ ferent, and there is much to celebrate. that have made this a great city. tions. The spirit of planning and celebration I can still close my eyes and see The spirit of cooperation that exists probably began on Christmas Eve, 1913, Woody Hayes sharing his personal phi­ within Upper Arlington could serve as a when King and Ben Thompson met in losophy in a variety of settings. On a wall role model for any city. The city's Youth- James T. Miller's house to purchase the in my adult son's bedroom is an auto­ in-Government program is a cooperative thousand acres of farmland that would graphed note from Woody obtained by effort of the Upper Arlington Civic Asso­ become the original Upper Arlington. then third-grader John when he engaged ciation, city government and the Upper The spirit of planning continued when Woody in conversation at a local fast- Arlington Schools. The city and schools the Thompsons employed one of the na­ food restaurant. The note, given after a joined forces to organize the Senior Cen­ tion's premier landscape architects, Wil­ free history lesson, merely says, "To ter several years ago. The Citizens In­ liam Pitkin Jr., of Rochester, New York, John Mincy, Yea Ohio! Woody Hayes." In volvement Program (CIP) is a beautiful to lay out and establish standards for the the years that followed. Woody on more partnership among the city, schools and

28 tipper Arlington Advertising Section / June 1990 ITER ARLINGTON WITH THESE FINE SHOPS: Please The Union citizens for the identification of commu­ plan to The Limited Join us Limited Express nity needs and establishment of pro­ at this Victoria Secret grams to meet those needs. One of the Lazarus programs, Latchkey, celebrated its tenth family- Jeffrey Thomas birthday in April. Intergenerational pro­ oriented Ruby's grams in our schools have won national event. awards. School-business partnerships are among the best in the nation. June 2 from 10 am to 6 pm Our Chamber of Commerce works to pull together community businesses and institutions toward common goals and UPPER holds periodic celebrations to honor the results. And the Arlington Community Team (ACT) is a model umbrella agency coordinating alcohol and drug preven­ ARLINGTON tion activities for the city's youth. It is no accident that seven of eight of IN A the city's schools have been cited for ex­ BUSINESS cellence by the United States Depart­ ment of Education or that our high school athletic teams have won 52 state championships. One of my greatest CELEBRATION thrills has been to celebrate the acknowl­ edgment of Bruce Brombacher as Na­ tional Teacher of the Year with First La­ KINGSDALE dy Nancy Reagan and other dignitaries at the White House. Upper Arlington residents are highly SHOPPING CENTER involved in public planning and discus­ It's all here...from Paper Moon sions regarding such divergent issues as fashion to fabrics, Madison's gifts to groceries. Designs on You street lights, location of traffic lights and You'll find all the Backstage appropriate methods to teach children Music & Tapes things you need at how to read. Residents by the hundreds Argo & Lehne Kingsdale. From Jewelers have been involved in discussions about A partial list of exhibitors: banking to books, Pineapple the closing and reopening of schools as Banc One from hair care to Primitives our school population has undergone en­ Financial hardware. At Melon's rollment decline and growth. Although Center Kingsdale Center we Lair's Hallmark the involvement is sometimes intense Chicago Tftle give you our all— And more! and painful, the results are reasons to cel­ Agency of every day of the AND TERRIFIC Central Ohio EATERIES: ebrate. week! So, the next City of time you've got some Umberto'sCaffe Our elected officials, while represent­ UpperArlington • Meet U.A. area shopping to do, come Macri's Deli ing the ultimate of volunteerism, have business owners and MCL Cafeteria CNF This Week to Kingsdale employees Thursday's not been shrinking violets. For example, Center—it's the Fifth Third Bank • One-on-one Cheryl's elected School Board members have left Center of it ALL! Cookies First discussion Located in their mark on the schools' programs. Colonial Coffee Community of their business UpperArlington Merchants John Elam used his best courthouse skills Village • Demonstrations and 457-0259 to push for a strong sports program for King hands-on displays of girls, and Upper Arlington became an Thompson/ how they do business Ohio pioneer in this area. Bill Gibeaut Holzer-Wollam • Please be used his board position to push for what Lauterbach & Eilber on hand for is now the schools' nationally recognized Insurance raffle drawing informal alternative program. And Ed • Free hearth Meyers Red Whipps, LoAnn Crane and Mary Ann Carpet and screenings Krauss each initiated and supported var­ MMI Real ious components of the community edu­ Estate cation programs that are now acclaimed, Results Realty but were unheard of 15 years ago. State Savings By now you should understand that Bank Upper Arlington is a special place. The Wholesale IV UA! n Club Tri-Village Studio Upper Arlington Homer Mincy is superintendent of Up­ Public Library perArlington City Schools. KING THOMPSON HOLZER-WOLLAM REALTORS8 THE QUALITY CHOICE Our dedication to providing the highest quality service to our cli­ ents has made King Thompson/ Holzer-Wollam the oldest and one of the largest real estate com­ panies in Central Ohio. Almost 80 years have passed since our found­ ers' created Upper Arlington. We now have more than 325 full-time professional sales associates and have grown to 10 offices conve­ niently located near you. Our con­ tinued growth since 1912 has enabled King Thompson/Holzer- Wollam to provide you with a complete range of services with­ out compromising our goal of delivering those services with the highest standards of excellence.

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