# @columbuslibrary on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcqWsPrD2o1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69777301-columbuslibrary-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/73e6ed291c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-30T11:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Columbus Library (@columbuslibrary) — https://gondola.cc/columbuslibrary

## Caption

The Ohio State Fairgrounds entrance on East 11th Avenue has grown over the years 🚗

In 1891, the primary entrance was on the southwest side of the fairgrounds, and this gate served as a small entrance for carriages. 

By 1966, automobile traffic was heavy enough to need an expanded secondary entrance. A 32-foot-tall structure was built that year, featuring 100-foot-wide red and white letters spelling O-H-I-O. It was built of plywood over a wooden frame.

In 2022, the structure was replaced with a more modern design, but the massive O-H-I-O remains.

📸 Photo c. 1952
#ThenAndNow #Columbus #Ohio

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ohio, thenandnow, columbus

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