Monday, March 14, 2011

The Best of Columbia

I can hear the "nay sayers" of our town now, "there's nothing good about Columbia," "our town isn't worth the dirt its built on." Well, some of us see Columbia differently. So, here goes. From time to time, newspapers and magazines do their "best of" lists.
I tried this a few times before at the Columbia Ledger. One that was particularly effective was a special section I produced on the 100 Years of Columbia High School football. Another, was like a "Best Of" list, in combination with other newspapers in our chain.
So, even though there are no prizes involved, I'd like to try it now. Between now and April 1, let's fill out the following lists and on April 2, I'll announce Columbia Talk's Best of Columbia.
"The Best of Columbia"
1. Best Community Event?
2. Best Place to watch a parade at?
3. Best Place to relax?
4. Best Park?
5. Best place to watch a sporting event?
6. Best place to get a cup of coffee?
7. Best place to view the Susquehanna?
8. Best place to get wings?
9. Best place to get a sub?
10. Best place to get a cheesesteak?
11. Best place to get ice cream?
12., Best soft pretzel (current or "back in the day")
13. Best street in Columbia?
14. Please place to get breakfast?
15. Best place to get a haircut or perm?
16. Best stylist or barber?
17. Best place to get an adult beverage?
18. Best place to get a soda?
19. Best pizza place?
20. Best sporting event?
21. Best place to walk?
22. Best burger?
23. Best tourist attraction?
24. Best place to get gas?
25. Best fast food restaurant?
26. Best place to go for entertainment?
27. Best service station?
28. Best club?
29. Best market stand?
30. Best teacher (present)?
31. Best teacher (back in the day)?
32. Best church?
33. Best police officer?
34. Best place to purchase a lottery ticket?

5 comments:

  1. 1. Craft Show
    2. Five Points?
    3. Locust Heights
    4. Glatfelter
    5. Glatfelter
    6. Daily Grind
    7. Route 462 Bridge
    8. Union Station
    9. Smith's
    10. Joe's
    11. DQ?
    12. Hassebach
    13. Grinnell Ave.
    14. Hinkles
    15. Downtown Hair
    16. Shuppy
    17. Station
    18. TH
    19. Columbia Pizza
    20. CHS Basketball
    21. CHS track
    22. Burger King
    23. Watch and Clock
    24. Sunnocco
    25. None
    26. Club Good Times
    27. Doutrich's
    28. Hambones
    29. Amish lunch meat guy
    30. Wier
    31. Martin
    32. St. Johns
    33. J.D. Bourne
    34. Stovers

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  2. 1. Car Shoe
    2. Locust St. Park
    3. River
    4. Glatfelter
    5. CHS Gym
    6. TH
    7. Long Level
    8. Vehccia
    9. Smith's
    10. Joe's
    11. DQ
    12. Daddy O's
    13. Union St
    14. Hinkles
    15. House of Cuts
    16. The blonde on Locust St.
    17. Deitz
    18. Exxon
    19. Wrightsville
    20. CHS basketball
    21. Glatfleter track
    22. Union Station
    23. Wright Ferry
    24. Sheetz
    25. McDobalds
    26. Boro Council meeting
    27. Doutrich
    28. Hambones
    29. Keagys
    30. Ms. Eck
    31. Tiger
    32. St. Johns
    33. K-9 Max
    34. Stovers

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  3. 1. Halloween Parade
    2. 4th & Locust St
    3. River Park
    4. River Park
    5. CHS Gym
    6. Turkey Hill
    7. River Park
    8. No where in Columbia
    9. Joes
    10.Joes
    11. DQ
    12. From the guy in front of the steps of the Mason Hall (from the day)
    13. Walnut St
    14. Hinkles
    15. Rodkey
    16. Rodkey
    17. No where in Columbia
    18. Sunoco
    19. Columbia Pizza
    20. LC/Columbia in any sport
    21. High School Track
    22. No where in Columbia
    23. Clock Musuem
    24. Sunoco
    25. BK
    26. No where in Columbia
    27. ??
    28. VFW
    29. ??
    30. ??
    31. Jolene Martin
    32. ST. Johns
    33. Steve Sherk (from the day)
    34. Sunoco

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  4. 1. bridge bust
    2. locust street
    3. river park
    4. gladfelters
    5. chs
    6. turkey hill
    7. chs
    8. union station
    9. smiths
    10. smiths
    11. dairy queen
    12. ?
    13. Chestnut St
    14. columbia family resturant
    15. holiday
    16. Shoup's Barber
    17. Union Station
    18. turkey hill
    19. columbia pizza
    20. football lancaster cathlic
    21. bridge
    22.
    23. turkey hill experience
    24. turkey hill
    25. mcdonalds
    26. union station
    27. ?
    28. Foresters
    29. ?
    30. Mr weir
    31. Mrs.Phil
    32. ?
    33. ?
    34. Stovers

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  5. 1. Halloween Parade
    2. downtown
    3. Locust Street Park
    4. Glatfelter
    5. CHS Gym
    6. DG when Gallagher owned it
    7. Cottages
    8. Across the river
    9. Joes
    10. Not Smith's, Joes
    11. DQ
    12. Hassnebach
    13. There are none
    14. Hinkles
    15. Schupp
    16. Cliffy
    17. Station
    18. TH
    19. vecchia
    20. when columbia plays the fish
    21. Glatfelter
    22. BK
    23. The Man in the browbn suit
    24. Sheetz
    25. Wendys
    26. Hartmans
    27. Doutrich
    28. VFW
    29. lunch meat guy
    30. Martin
    31. Herrshey
    32. stjohns
    33. Greenya
    34. Where they have winners

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