Looking Back – October 22

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nd ColumbusOct. 22News around Columbus and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in the pages of The Evening Republican and The Republic 10, 25 and 50 years ago.

2005

Two local pianists, Garrett Myers, son of the Rev. Michael and Rebecca Myers, and Anne Marie Kiel, daughter of Mark and Tamara Kiel, played at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

1990

About 1,000 visitors toured the 280,000-square-foot Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing plant.

1965

City officials and state highway district officials began discussing prohibiting parking on Washington Street between 11th and 25th streets to provide a better flow of traffic and remove hazards in the area.