I can recall growing up in Delaware, Ohio, most people would look at me funny when I would tell them I was from Delaware. '"You mean the state?" they would ask..."No, Delaware, Ohio."
Delaware wasn't as known as is is today as part of Columbus. When I was a girl you would describe it to people 'Just north of Columbus". In The Georgetowne Shopping Center across from Grady Hospital, there used to be Buehlers, Sunshine Cleaners, Cherry Tree gift shop, Baskin Robbins and Ben Franklin Store. Ben Franklin was kinda like the five and dime store, only they carried clothing and crafts. Summer was an awesome time to visit the shopping center, hot outside, air conditioned inside. T-shirts were plentiful, many times mom bought shirts for us there. There was one in particular I remember because it described how everyone in Delaware held from outsiders in town. In all colors of t-shirts, black letters would go across the front, just like this...whereinhellisdelaware?
Believe it or not, Delaware, Ohio had its own radio station, that's right W.D.L.R. Growing up, it was a pop music station on the A.M frequency. Most of the time however, it was mainly talk and when I would listen to it or any of the rest of us were for two reasons in the seventies and eighties:
One: For local information concerning Olentangy School School delays or closings
and
Two: TRADIO, yes trade-io. It was a chance for local residents to trade or sale things. Mom was on it a few times and I remember how excited we were to hear mom on the radio. She got up on the air a couple times to sale our old appliances.
Even though back in those days many people didn't even know where Delaware was, we had a radio station. I am not real sure if its around anymore, the last I knew, it was a country music station, now I think its all talk.
As it is, I have fond memories of our dear old radio station in Delaware, Ohio. so here's to W.D.L.R!
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