Hundreds of cars pass this park daily at Broadway and Columbus Street. It honors Gold Star military families and those who fought for our freedom.

Few people use any type of a sewing machine anymore but it you want to examine what sewing was like before just a needle and thread, stop by 3378 Park Street and see if you can figure out how it works.

Self-serve gasoline stations are an item of the past where a station attendant would check your oil, wash your windshield and fill the tank. Some stations would open a glass bottle of Coke and pour it on a windshield to cut through dust and grime.

If you haven’t visited the Grove City Welcome Center and Museum, 3378 Park Street behind Planks, recently, it’s time for a return trip. Always something new and exciting to see and its free. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10-4 and Saturday 9-Noon. Group tours available by calling 614-277-3061.

Adam Grant, left, shows off the first bicycle people saw in Grove City. Since Grant owned a street railway from Grove City to a switching station at Greenlawn Cemetery, his bike most likely wasn’t competition. The crowd numbered more than 50 people.