🕯️ In memoriam
Crazy Mama's
1970s–1980s
“Columbus new wave before the radio caught on.”
Dance Clubs · Campus / near-East Side
A legendary pioneer of the Columbus counter-culture scene — it started on campus and later moved to the near-East Side (Glandon Court), and it was THE place for cutting-edge new wave, post-punk and synth-pop, spinning the B-52s, Talking Heads and Blondie long before they were radio fixtures. Its heyday ran through the late 1970s and '80s, with later iterations after.
Did you dance at Crazy Mama's? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Crazy Mama's.
Community Memories
⚰️ Also gone
Mean Mr. Mustard's
1979–1998
“AC/DC-Cult Sunday nights and the black-clad crowd.”
High St · OSU
Papa Joe's Draft House
1970–1996
“Beer by the bucket and kegs-'n'-eggs on gameday.”
High St · OSU
Larry's Bar
1938–2008
“Poetry readings and the bohemian corner of campus.”
High St · OSU
The Oar House
†2004
“A South Campus rite of passage.”
High St · OSU