Columbus, Ohio: Walk O' Wonders (Gone)

The "Wonders" were a great way to interest an 11-year-old in the world beyond Ohio. We visited in the summer of 1961 and I went home and read everything I could about them! It was fun.

As a kid in the '60s I always enjoyed the "Walk O Wonders" at the Great Western shopping center on the west side of Columbus. I can remember this attraction, visited it often, and was sad when it was removed. I was very surprised to find very little on the internet about it. While looking through old [family] photos I found some of the Walk O Wonders.

Our car broke down in Columbus during a summer trip. While waiting, we discovered the Walk of Wonders. Here's a photo with the Kroger in the background.

My grandfather was Ivan Pusecker, and he was both an artist and a set/display designer. He and his employees made the Walk of Wonders, as well as a Mississippi River paddle boat scale replica for John Galbreath, and many of the Christmas displays for Lazarus over the years.

We have the original over-sized postcards for the Walk of Wonders, as taken by professional photographers. They are a great example of what he could do with a good design and a little time.

This attraction was demolished due to cost of upkeep. It was put up in the [1950s]. There was a recent story related to the designer and artist Ivan E. Pusecker in the West Side News, a local paper in Columbus OH. Mr. Pusecker lived most of his life on the west side of Columbus.