Here is some footage that I shot of the Ohio State campus in October of 1986, with my Panasonic 1-piece camcorder (new technology back then!) This is part 2 of 2.
This is great! Three years after I graduated. It's depressing to go there now. The entire South Campus bar district has been bulldozed and replaced by a shopping mall. All those mom-and-pop stores in this vid are gone, trampled by corporate chains. Used Kids Records is still there, though! And Bernies Bagels!
man I wanna go back to this time! people seemed happier, no one walking around with a cell phone attached to the side of their head that one lady was like "Take a picture of me!" nowadays they'd be like "get that f*&* camera out of my face!" definitely better times, the 80s...
Wow, amazing to see what is still there and what is no longer there. The Newport is still there, I used to go to concerts there in the late 80's, Char Bar is still around but it has moved to a different location to the Short North. Thanks for sharing, you should do footage of it now since they have torn half of it down and put all those new bars and bookstores, restaurants, etc. It is SO different now
wow the street scene...one of my first jobs i had when i moved to cols was there...it's now a chipotle...it's so interesting to see what's changed and what hasn't
weird seeing magnolia thunderpussy on the north end again...
damnyou01 3 weeks ago
hilarious... seeing people w/ video cameras was such a novelty...
damnyou01 3 weeks ago
This is great! Three years after I graduated. It's depressing to go there now. The entire South Campus bar district has been bulldozed and replaced by a shopping mall. All those mom-and-pop stores in this vid are gone, trampled by corporate chains. Used Kids Records is still there, though! And Bernies Bagels!
vherget 8 months ago
man I wanna go back to this time! people seemed happier, no one walking around with a cell phone attached to the side of their head that one lady was like "Take a picture of me!" nowadays they'd be like "get that f*&* camera out of my face!" definitely better times, the 80s...
coolbluelights 10 months ago
Wow, amazing to see what is still there and what is no longer there. The Newport is still there, I used to go to concerts there in the late 80's, Char Bar is still around but it has moved to a different location to the Short North. Thanks for sharing, you should do footage of it now since they have torn half of it down and put all those new bars and bookstores, restaurants, etc. It is SO different now
Alliem71 2 years ago
This is interesting, I'm going to get a camcorder and show you what campus looks like today.... LOL
chaoticpix93 2 years ago
wow the street scene...one of my first jobs i had when i moved to cols was there...it's now a chipotle...it's so interesting to see what's changed and what hasn't
thekanemonster 2 years ago
this is wonderful!
udanax19 3 years ago
i was born 1988, two years after this video was taken. pretty crazy to see how much different high street was in that time than it is now that i'm 20
Holl1s 3 years ago
Nice footage of High St back in the day, before the Cowtown became a city.
jdoncbus 3 years ago