Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
At The Center Of Traffic Control
A Westerville Reserve Police Officer stands at the center of the intersection of State and Main Streets to direct traffic while electricians rewire the traffic signals. My Final Photo for April 8, 2020.
Making Way For New Park
Only the chimney remains recognizable as a demolition crew removes the McVay home from its location on Hempstead Road where Westerville will build a new park. My Final Photo for April 7, 2020.
Distantly Alone
A young woman checks her phone during a break in her walk through Alum Creek Park on West Main Street where other visitors practice dance steps or athletes run the stairs. My Final Photo for April 6, 2020.
Safe Together
Sherry and Gary Gardiner wear their newly obtained cotton masks as minimum protection against spreading the COVID-19 virus although they spend most of their days at home. My Final Photo for April 5, 2020.
Out For A Spring Ride
A young girl pedals along the sidewalk past flowering Bradford pear trees in Astronaut Park on West Main Street. My Final Photo for April 4, 2020.
Definitely Spring
A customer walks through the greenhouse at Hoover Gardens where Spring baskets and flowerpots fill the tables and roof. My Final Photo for April 3, 2020.
Hazards Removed From McVay Home
A contractor wearing safety gear removes an asbestos-laden window frame wrapped in plastic from the old McVay home on Hempstead where the Westerville parks department will demolish the building and party house to make way for a new park. My Final Photo for April 2, 2020.
Brick Walk Extension
A landscaping crew lays brick on the steel grate structure built to help protect and provide a level, ADA-compliant walkway around the heritage oak next to Java Central. My Final Photo for April 1, 2020.
Holy Roller
A painter rolls a finish coat on a wall at the rear of the Church of the Messiah sanctuary where contractors are nearing completion of an upgrade to the building. My Final Photo for March 31, 2020.
Untimely Sign
A sign noting businesses are open on the west side of State Street during sidewalk rebuilding appears inaccurate as workers lay reinforcing rods and forms for new sidewalks to be poured later in the week. My Final Photo for March 30, 2020.
Saving The Lure
A fisherman uses his kayak to retrieve a snagged lure from the calm waters of the inlet at Red Bank Park on Hoover. My Final Photo for March 29, 2020.
Saturday Playtime
A youngster satisfies his curiosity and playtime with a series of splashes in a puddle on Vine Street where his father took home for a morning walk. My Final Photo for March 28, 2020.
Catching The Ball
A trio of basketballs and a collection of small and tennis balls fight their way through the unforgiving waters at the base of the low head dam at Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 27, 2020.
Marquee Marked Again
Construction workers walk beneath the 8 State Barrel & Boar marquee after one of their company’s vehicles struck the edge of the iconic structure less than two years after it was previously hit by a truck. My Final Photo for March 26, 2020.
Clean Carts
Fresh Thyme shopping carts get a powerwash cleaning just outside the front entrance of the store on Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for March 25, 2020.