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🕯️ In memoriam
The Elephant Bar
1980s
“The over-the-top Indian-Raj-themed hangout on 161.”
Dance Clubs · Northeast · Rte 161
The Route 161 nightspot northeast-side Columbus still talks about — a wildly over-the-top Indian Raj theme, carved elephants and all, that made it a destination in the 1980s. It's been gone for decades.
Hear the sound of the place: After Dark →Did you dance at The Elephant Bar? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of The Elephant Bar.
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