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Post by RER on Feb 13, 2007 19:46:44 GMT -5
Zaharakos Partial Menu Left As It Was ClosingI took one of Rhonda's pictures and zoomed in for a closer look on the wall. As Rhonda said Gom Sandwich is below Bologna Sandwich to the right of menu. Rhonda's large picture showed the Gom better, but she adjusted all her pictures so the bottom slide bar didn't have to be used to view and read the posts for us smaller screens. I think the Gom said $1.35 but not sure. Thanks Rhonda for your terrific and beautiful pictures. If you look 3 lines above the dished ice cream you will see the word. Rhonda mentioned the sandwich on the menu in her post.Bob
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Post by RER on Feb 13, 2007 21:27:54 GMT -5
The Library of Congress Historical Columbus Zaharako BusinessZaharako's Ice Cream Parlor, 329 Washington Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN Pictures Compiled In Year 1933. There are 9 beautiful pictures available for call-up on the internet. Note: The Library of Congress has a total of 9 pictures mostly from the 1933 time period. One is in color at a later date. Go to this address and find Zaharako for call up viewing. Once on the next page double click each picture to enlarge. Go here (just click below):memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&fileName=in/in0000/in0001/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Zaharako's%20Ice%20Cream%20Parlor,%20329%20Washington%20Street,%20Columbus,%20Bartholomew%20County,%20IN&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:4:./temp/~ammem_tGY9:: ATTENTION: If the above pictures didn't enlarge go to this site and type in the left block titled Search this Collection : Bartholomew County Indiana Then you will see this menu for 4 famous Columbus items. Double Click the choice. memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/index.htmlThe Choices are:After you click your choice click the antique camera twice.1. Zaharako's Ice Cream Parlor, 329 Washington Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN 2. Cerealine Manufacturing Company, Mill A, Jackson & Brown Streets, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN 3. Reeves Pulley Company, Seventh & Wilson Streets, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN 4. Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Haw Creek at Seventh Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN Bob
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Post by Rhonda on Feb 14, 2007 22:41:56 GMT -5
I've turned the Zaharako's menu into a negative so you can read it more clearly. Still can't quite make out the price of the Gom sandwich, but you can see lots of other things more clearly. Enjoy!
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Post by Rhonda on Feb 14, 2007 22:43:57 GMT -5
Actually...........It looks like the GOM sandwich was $1.30. What do you think?
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Post by RER on Feb 14, 2007 22:51:06 GMT -5
Your are right...........I don't know as I said. I tried to read it in enlarged but couldn't be sure. You took the picture and you can blow it up better than I can with a larger screen. Tomorrow I am buying an new computer with a 21 inch screen. Not Vista for sure........but same as I have now Microsoft XP.........my son says don't buy Microsoft Window Vista.........much problems.
Bob
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Post by Babs on Feb 15, 2007 12:36:57 GMT -5
Looks like $1.30 to me as well. I sure don't remember paying anything like $1.30 for a sandwich back in the good ole days! Now a days that would be cheap.
Lived lots of other places in this good ole U.S.A....but no one ever heard of Gom sandwiches. My mom used to make them for us at home. Now a days they call them "Manwich" or "sloppy joes"!
:-) Have a good day!
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Post by David Sechrest on Feb 24, 2007 19:21:35 GMT -5
From the East Coast..........great news on Zaharoko's getting oxygen to re-open. It has a lot of history and that is great news for many more generations I hope.
Bob [/size]
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Post by David Sechrest on Feb 24, 2007 19:22:37 GMT -5
The GREEK's shall Rise AGAIN - - YEAH !!!
Oh my heart flipped over when I opened my paper this morning and saw Hutch standing there with the little bulbs glowing overhead once more!! I keep my screen saver with a picture of the front of the store ...does that show you how much I love that place and all it's wonderful memories?
WE should all send thank you's to the Group that will restore it and reopen before Christmas this year !! So glad to see one of our classmates Bev Baker is in the group with her husband Jim. They have an awesome task ahead of them... I've seen the back rooms right before it was closed. NOT a pretty sight ! However I am anxiously awaiting a "Green River" to celebrate my birthday !! Hope they will be able to provide all the different delicious flavors from yesteryear. Anyone care to post your favorite drink ...FireBall..Chocolate Coke... Cherry Coke.. Sasparilla.... what ever Will truly miss that wonderful organ. However I can finally realize my wish to take a family picture with all 4 generations grouped around the smal children's ice cream table. MANY Fond memories for all of our families I'm sure. PLEASE PLEASE don't let it go !!! Should we transfer these posts to the original Zaharako's folder ? Never could call it by that name..it was always the Greeks to us.
Anyone care to join me opening Day ??
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Post by David Sechrest on Feb 24, 2007 19:26:52 GMT -5
From the East Coast..........great news on Zaharoko's getting oxygen to re-open. It has a lot of history and that is great news for many more generations I hope.
Bob [/size]
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Post by David Sechrest on Feb 24, 2007 19:28:38 GMT -5
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Post by RER on Mar 31, 2007 15:52:45 GMT -5
Historical Columbus Zaharako OrganSold After Closing Bob
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Apr 24, 2007 4:48:18 GMT -5
We got first word of this at our HistoricColumbus Celebration!
from The Republic 4/24/07 Please buy and read our local newspaper!
Ready to restore By Harry McCawley
Zaharako's Confectionery has been sold to Columbus businessman Tony Moravec.
The sale marks the first time in 106 years that the historic Washington Street institution will be owned by someone bearing a name other than that of the Greek family that has operated it since 1900.
Moravec is a member of the not-for-profit Columbus Capital Foundation, which had earlier reached an agreement with the Zaharako family to purchase the business.
That plan was dropped when Moravec told fellow foundation members he would be willing to commit his personal resources to restore the once-popular eatery to the iconic status it enjoyed through much of the 20th century.
"After we had begun an intense study of what would be required to achieve our objectives and restore the building and business to its proper state, we quickly became aware that the effort would be much bigger in scope and financing than we had originally intended," said Hutch Schumaker, a member of the foundation.
"At that point Tony stepped forward and volunteered his financial resources to make the project happen."
Moravec said that the foundation's original goal to have the business reopened in time for the Christmas holiday would be unrealistic given the work to be done. He hopes to have it in operation next year.
Moravec owns Columbus pharmaceutical companies Blairex Laboratories and Applied Laboratories, which operate in northwestern Columbus.
Zaharako's had been a mainstay of Columbus' downtown through the 20th century and closed in January 2006 because of the illness of its operating partner, Lew Zaharako. He died in June 2006, and the family began seeking new owners.
A planned purchase of the building by the foundation group was endorsed by the community, and individuals and groups contributed to the restoration program.
"All of those gifts will be returned to the donors in the coming weeks," Schumaker said.
Restoration plans
Moravec's plans for restoration are centered on its reputation as a popular gathering place and the elements that helped bring it a national reputation.
Chief among them are the onyx fountain that was brought to Columbus in 1905 from the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Moravec also plans to bring back the music that was a popular attraction, especially around the Christmas holiday.
That music was provided by a one-of-a-kind Welte self-playing organ that Zaharako's imported to Columbus from Germany in 1908.
It was sold in 2005 to a California collector.
Moravec said that he approached the California collector with an offer to buy it back, but his proposal was rejected.
Despite that refusal, he has been in contact with other owners and sellers of similar instruments.
"I want that music to be part of Zaharako's when it reopens," he said. "We may be unable to come up with an exact replica but we want to find one that people can identify with Zaharako's."
Other major changes being considered include a restoration of the store front to the original early 20th-century décor.
"I've seen photos of the building as it was before the exterior was changed, and it's a much better storefront."
He also plans to tackle the restoration of the entire building instead of approaching it in incremental stages.
"There had been some talk of using the second floor space as additional revenue generators through things such as a conversion to apartments or condos, but I can see how that space can be used as part of the restaurant operation," he said.
Additional work to be considered would be a gutting and retro-fitting the kitchen area and major work on the roof.
Moravec said that while he will oversee the restoration in consultation with architects and builders well versed in preservation, he intends to find someone else to manage the business.
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Apr 24, 2007 5:02:05 GMT -5
from The Republic 24 April 2007 Please buy and read our local newspaper
Republic editioral Zaharako’s: New owner, old future
The issue: Purchase of historic business
Our position: Change in plans could actually restore original flavor of business more quickly and more meaningful. Columbus businessman Tony Moravec last week for its purchase. The sale to Moravec is a change in an earlier agreement to sell the property A change in direction for ownership of Zaharako’s Confectionery can actually shape the direction of the historic sweet shop for the better. Owned by succeeding generations of the Zaharako family since 1900, members of the current generation closed a deal with to Columbus Capital Foundation, a not-forprofit group that had previously purchased the historic Crump Theater.
The purchases by the foundation had one essential purpose — to save historic Columbus landmarks from demolition or sale to investors from outside the city.
Under the original plan, the foundation had hoped to have Zaharako’s Confectionery open in time for the Christmas holidays this year.
That turned out to be an ambitious undertaking, and it was one of many that the original investment group discovered along the way.
Rehabilitation of Zaharako’s for return to a period when it was a downtown magnet for generations of local families was estimated at several hundred thousand dollars and that was in addition to the purchase price.
There did appear to be great community support and several thousand dollars were contributed to the project (all of which will be returned to the donors, according to foundation officials) but the amounts raised were insignificant when compared to cost projections.
Moreover there was the example of the Crump experience. It too enjoyed community support for the rescue effort but lacked — and still lacks — any kind of institutional buy-in that could see it fully restored to become a crown jewel of the downtown.
Moravec has pledged to retain the original restoration goals and to also provide the resources to make that happen in a timely and meaningful manner.
He also hopes to incorporate all of the building into the process instead of having to attack it in a piecemeal fashion.
While the undertaking represents change, it can bring back to downtown Columbus a business that is so much of its history.
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 26, 2007 16:36:46 GMT -5
A couple of things:
First off, the price of the GOM sandwich was, indeed, $1.30.
Lew always promised to tell me the story of the GOM sandwich, but alas, we never got to have that talk.
One of the Zaharako's came up with the name GOM. I can't remember which one.
Second, thanks to Ricky for posting the latest news about this beloved place!
Lew Zaharako (Sr.) came up with a new ice cream dish during the time I worked there. The name of the dish eludes me at the moment. The deal was, if you could eat 4 of them, you got the 4th one free! Well, being the show-off I was back then, I sat down at the counter and tried my best to do it.
I got through one...
This was a HUGE dish of ice cream. Something like 4 or 5 scoops and all the trimmings. Ok, thanks to Rhonda's pic, it was the Benny's Special.
I hope they keep that one on the menu!
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Post by RER on Apr 26, 2007 17:43:17 GMT -5
Thank you David for your carrot seeking eyes of GOM at $1.30. I wear tri-lens and can't seem to reach Bugs Bunny yet.
Bob
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Post by nancs on Aug 26, 2007 8:56:26 GMT -5
In amongst the transported and saved treasures, I found this item. It appears to be a mailer of sorts, advertising 'The Greeks. There is no date on it, and it is printed on card stock. Nanc
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Post by 3veh7zp on Dec 19, 2007 2:40:37 GMT -5
bjikl1g from The Republic24 April 2007 Please buy and read our local newspaper Republic editioralZaharako’s: New owner, old future The issue: Purchase of historic business Our position: Change in plans could actually restore original flavor of business more quickly and more meaningful. Columbus businessman Tony Moravec last week for its purchase. The sale to Moravec is a change in an earlier agreement to sell the property A change in direction for ownership of Zaharako’s Confectionery can actually shape the direction of the historic sweet shop for the better. Owned by succeeding generations of the Zaharako family since 1900, members of the current generation closed a deal with to Columbus Capital Foundation, a not-forprofit group that had previously purchased the historic Crump Theater. The purchases by the foundation had one essential purpose — to save historic Columbus landmarks from demolition or sale to investors from outside the city. Under the original plan, the foundation had hoped to have Zaharako’s Confectionery open in time for the Christmas holidays this year. That turned out to be an ambitious undertaking, and it was one of many that the original investment group discovered along the way. Rehabilitation of Zaharako’s for return to a period when it was a downtown magnet for generations of local families was estimated at several hundred thousand dollars and that was in addition to the purchase price. There did appear to be great community support and several thousand dollars were contributed to the project (all of which will be returned to the donors, according to foundation officials) but the amounts raised were insignificant when compared to cost projections. Moreover there was the example of the Crump experience. It too enjoyed community support for the rescue effort but lacked — and still lacks — any kind of institutional buy-in that could see it fully restored to become a crown jewel of the downtown. Moravec has pledged to retain the original restoration goals and to also provide the resources to make that happen in a timely and meaningful manner. He also hopes to incorporate all of the building into the process instead of having to attack it in a piecemeal fashion. While the undertaking represents change, it can bring back to downtown Columbus a business that is so much of its history.
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 21, 2007 11:49:48 GMT -5
I've just learned of some G R E A T, E X C I T I N G new regarding Zaharako's, but I'm not going to ruin the surprise here. Please be sure to read The Republic this coming Monday, December 24th to find out!
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Post by Rhonda on Dec 24, 2007 9:46:39 GMT -5
What a great story they held for today's paper! I had heard this from Hutch several weeks ago, but am glad that the deal came through! How exciting this will be!
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Dec 24, 2007 18:05:18 GMT -5
We have a lot to look foward to! A restored and expanded Zaharakho's with the original German organ returned and it will be working like it was new. For those that don't know, Tony Moravec has bought the retail space to the right of Zaharakho's and has purchased three truckloads of additional soda fountain equipment from a turn of the century parlor in New York City. That could have so easily been the fate of the interior of Zaharakho's to have seen it loaded up and hauled away. The 1907 Welte player pipe organ has been bought back from it's new owner and is currently being restored. They won't reopen untill 2009 but plans are being made for some type of Christmas celebration in 2008 with the Christmas music from the Welte spilling out into the busy downtown Washington Street sidewalks.
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