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  2. S.G. Loewendick & Sons - Wikipedia

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    A post-war construction boom in Columbus led to the development of highways and urban renewal, which created a need for demolition contracts. [1] In the 1950s, Tedo dropped construction and began to focus solely on the demolition company, [2] and with his three sons, began to operate in a radius of 500 miles (800 km) around Columbus.

  3. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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    A retaining wall is designed to hold in place a mass of earth or the like, such as the edge of a terrace or excavation. The structure is constructed to resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil.

  4. History of Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    To prevent flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers recommended widening the Scioto River through downtown, constructing new bridges, and building a retaining wall along its banks. With the strength of the post- World War I economy, a construction boom occurred in the 1920s, resulting in a new Civic center , the Ohio Theatre , the American ...

  5. Mechanically stabilized earth - Wikipedia

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    The wall face is often of precast, segmental blocks, panels or geocells that can tolerate some differential movement. The walls are infilled with granular soil, with or without reinforcement, while retaining the backfill soil. Reinforced walls utilize horizontal layers typically of geogrids. The reinforced soil mass, along with the facing ...

  6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio

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    526, 543, 560, and rear 526 S. Front St., and the northeastern corner of Beck St. and Wall Alley 39°57′2″N 82°59′55″W  /  39.95056°N 82.99861°W  / 39.95056; -82.99861  ( Schlee Brewery Historic

  7. U.S. Route 50 in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The section of the Columbia Parkway between William Howard Taft Road/Torrence Parkway and Delta Avenue has numerous abandoned staircases built into the Art Deco retaining walls (which were constructed in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration). The City of Cincinnati began the process of sealing up these staircases in 2008.