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DON MONROE
CASTO, SR.
1898 - 1963
DEVELOPER AVIATION
PIONEER, COMMUNITY LEADER
BORN IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. ATTENDED OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY. VETERAN OF WWI. ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF
OSU ATHLETICS AND COLUMBUS PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL.
CASTO BUILT THOUSANDS OF HOMES, APARTMENT
PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
THROUGHOUT THE U.S. IDEAS SPAWNED THE ERA OF
THE CONTEMPORARY SHOPPING CENTERS. DEVELOPED
THE FIRST REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER (TOWN AND
COUNTRY) IN THE WORLD. ALSO DEVELOPED CENTERS
ON THE MALLWAY AND ON WEST FIFTH AVENUE. A
VISIONARY FOR THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IN
COLUMBUS. SERVED ON THE ORIGINAL COLUMBUS
AIRPORT COMMISSION. INNOVATIONS HELPED IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PORT COLUMBUS AIRPORT.
MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS TO WIFE, RUTH. LIVED IN
UPPER ARLINGTON FOR 34 YEARS.
A VERY CHARITABLE, GENEROUS MAN WHO GAVE OF
HIMSELF TO HIS FAMILY, HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS
NATION.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Identifier | hiwhcasd |
| Title | Wall of Honor Collection - Donald Monroe Casto, Sr., 1898-1963 |
| Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | 1993-05-23 |
| Format |
Invitation Program Plaque |
| Subject |
Real Estate Development Shopping Centers People |
| Topic |
Religion Building and Land Development Business, Commerce and Labor Residents |
| Period | 1990s |
| Digitization | Originals were scanned at 300 dpi, 24-bit color and saved as archival TIFF files. Derivative lossless JPEG2000 images, OCR text (using ABBYY FineReader), and PDF files were then generated via CONTENTdm for optimal Web display. |
| Creator |
City of Upper Arlington (Ohio) Upper Arlington Historical Society (Ohio) |
| Description | Each year a deceased Upper Arlington resident who contributed greatly to the city, state, or nation by his or her achievements is selected for the Wall of Honor at the Municipal Services Center. |
| Location | Upper Arlington (USA, Ohio, Franklin County) |
| Original Publisher | City of Upper Arlington - http://www.uaoh.net; Upper Arlington Historical Society - http://www.uaoh.net/historical |
| Digital Publisher | Upper Arlington Public Library - http://www.ualibrary.org |
| Repository | Upper Arlington Historical Society - http://www.uaoh.net/historical |
| Rights | Access is provided for research purposes only. For permission to publish please contact the UA Archives at (614) 486-3342, and we will forward your request to the appropriate contributor. For further information please see the Copyright & Fair Use section of our Policies: http://www.uaarchives.org/policies.htm#copyright |
| Date Added | 2011-05-20 |
Description
| Identifier | hiwhcasds000_Bronze Plaque |
| Title | Bronze Plaque |
| Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | 1993-05-23 |
| Format | Plaque |
| Digitization | Originals were scanned at 300 dpi, 24-bit color and saved as archival TIFF files. Derivative lossless JPEG2000 images, OCR text (using ABBYY FineReader), and PDF files were then generated via CONTENTdm for optimal Web display. |
| Full Text | DON MONROE CASTO, SR. 1898 - 1963 DEVELOPER AVIATION PIONEER, COMMUNITY LEADER BORN IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. ATTENDED OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. VETERAN OF WWI. ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF OSU ATHLETICS AND COLUMBUS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL. CASTO BUILT THOUSANDS OF HOMES, APARTMENT PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. IDEAS SPAWNED THE ERA OF THE CONTEMPORARY SHOPPING CENTERS. DEVELOPED THE FIRST REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER (TOWN AND COUNTRY) IN THE WORLD. ALSO DEVELOPED CENTERS ON THE MALLWAY AND ON WEST FIFTH AVENUE. A VISIONARY FOR THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IN COLUMBUS. SERVED ON THE ORIGINAL COLUMBUS AIRPORT COMMISSION. INNOVATIONS HELPED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT COLUMBUS AIRPORT. MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS TO WIFE, RUTH. LIVED IN UPPER ARLINGTON FOR 34 YEARS. A VERY CHARITABLE, GENEROUS MAN WHO GAVE OF HIMSELF TO HIS FAMILY, HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS NATION. |
| Creator |
City of Upper Arlington (Ohio) Upper Arlington Historical Society (Ohio) |
| Description | Each year a deceased Upper Arlington resident who contributed greatly to the city, state, or nation by his or her achievements is selected for the Wall of Honor at the Municipal Services Center. |
| Location | Upper Arlington (USA, Ohio, Franklin County) |
| Original Publisher | City of Upper Arlington - http://www.uaoh.net; Upper Arlington Historical Society - http://www.uaoh.net/historical |
| Digital Publisher | Upper Arlington Public Library - http://www.ualibrary.org |
| Repository | Upper Arlington Historical Society - http://www.uaoh.net/historical |
| Rights | Access is provided for research purposes only. For permission to publish please contact the UA Archives at (614) 486-3342, and we will forward your request to the appropriate contributor. For further information please see the Copyright & Fair Use section of our Policies: http://www.uaarchives.org/policies.htm#copyright |
| Date Added | 2011-05-20 |
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