Casto and company went on to develop several sprawling retail hubs in the suburbs surrounding Ohio's capital. These included GREAT EASTERN SHOPPING CENTER (1955), GREAT WESTERN SHOPPERS' MART (1956) and the GREAT SOUTHERN SHOPPERS' CITY (1957), which is depicted here. In June of 1962- this complex hosted the very first Woolco discount department store.

Drawing from the Columbus Metropolitan Library

 

Our TOWN & COUNTRY logo montage features trademarks of stores from the years between 1959 and 1963.

In 1968, the Union Company at TOWN & COUNTRY CENTER has just emerged from a renovation. This remodeling doubled the size of the store. 

Photo from http://catalog.clcohio.org / Columbus Citizen Journal / Grandview Heights Public Library