COLUMBUS, Ind. — A piece of Columbus’ past has found a new home.
Residents who spent hours playing on the indoor playground at the original Commons may remember a yellow spiral slide attached to two red cylinders and a staircase.
Charlie Zupancic, who lives near Morgantown, now owns the set. He bought it in late spring of 2021.
“It was on 135 South sitting along the road for years,” he said.
The woman who owned the equipment agreed to sell it to Zupancic; he did not know her name and never asked. He believes he saw the equipment maybe about four or five miles “south of the junction” but doesn’t know the area very well.
Zupancic bought the equipment because he felt it would be a good addition to his playground. He said it’s there for his grandkids to use, though it took some work to make the set play-worthy again.
“It was in pretty bad shape, so yes, we had to replace some bars, some pipes and stuff — whatever it took to make it safe again,” he said.
He declined to send photographs, as he doesn’t want crowds flocking to the property to see the slide.
For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Republic.
