The Changing Face of a Hometown - In Photos - Autumn
One week, the temperatures were in the high 80s, and then the next week, apparently fall was settling in to the Wheeling area, The Wheeling area experienced perfect weather for "OglebayFest," the Wheeling Park Commission's annual "Thank You" to local residents in the Upper Ohio Valley, but then cooler temperatures have prevailed, and the foliage has begun to sprout. High school football now has only a couple of weeks of regular-season action left and then the postseason will kick in, and the stores at The Highlands have started stocking up for the annual shopping season. LEDE columnist Erikka Storch penned a commentary this week about her love of the Wheeling area, and one Facebook member questioned why she referred to the city's "growing pains" when Wheeling's population has declined since the 1940s, but anyone utilizing an honest, realistic perspective is quite aware that the Friendly City has grown in many other ways. So, what's next? These are known as "horse apples" or "hedge apples," but locally, these fall-time fruits are "Maclura pomifera"—commonly known as Osage oranges. The Wheel Restaurant - Sports, Food Drinks - has opened in the former T.J.'s Sports Garden location and the new owners have made some changes on the interior and will continue to renovate as time passes. Tobacco remains the name of the game at this location in South Wheeling with Swisher International operating at the former local of Bloch Brothers - Mail Pouch Tobacco. These two photos offer history lessons to those who care to delve deeper into the reasons for the statues at Heritage Port in downtown Wheeling. The top photo displays the Augustus Pollack Monument, and the second is a statue of legendary union leader Walter Reuther. This storage business is still in shambles after the fatal flash flooding took place on June 14-15 in the Valley Grove, Triadelphia, and Elm Grove areas in Ohio County. The corner of 14th and Main streets is ready for the beginning of the Nailers season on November 1st. The owner of the Char House on the Boulevard has placed this large, steel bull atop their sign along East Bethlehem Boulevard. The Atrium Gallery is inside the Wheeling Artisan Center and features artwork created by local painters and photographers. Read the full article
