Back in the 1990s, Colorado Avenue (Route 611) was widened from two to four lanes with a turning lane in the middle, from Abbe Road east to the I-90 interchange.
The widening drastically changed the look of that area and stole a lot of frontage from the properties. It literally paved the way for much of the development out that way.
It’s strange to think of how the Route 611 exit off I-90 used to be. For many years, there was nothing out there but that lonely Sohio station by the highway – with no traffic lights in sight.
Anyway, shortly after construction was underway, I brought my 35mm camera along for my commute and grabbed a few morning shots of the highway view that would soon disappear. (The Camp Wa-Hoo sign mentions "Saturday, April 23" so I guess that means that these photos are from April 1994.)
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| Colorado Avenue at Route 301, looking east |
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| Colorado Avenue looking east just east of Route 301 |
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| Entrance to Camp Wa-Hoo with Colorado Avenue in the background |
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| Colorado Avenue looking east as it approaches Miller Road |
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| Colorado Avenue looking west from the parking lot of Lorrie’s Floral Shop (now a vapor lounge) |
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The Wa-Hoo Tavern sign (which was wrecked this year in a storm I believe) got me to wondering how long Camp Wa-Hoo has been out there. I checked city directories and phone books, and it appears that the campground opened sometime around 1972 or so.
