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1. Where was The Flower Factory before it's present location?
Yes, it was in the building in the front of the parking lot (the one at a 90-degree angle to the present location).
2. Where was Duff's, and what was it? Bonus point if you remember it's unique feature.
Correct, it was a buffet and in the location described. A little enhancement to the "circular serving island" thing - it was circular, but more unique - it rotated to bring the various items to you. To date, I've never seen anything like it.
3. Where was Alladin's Castle and what was it?
Yup, it was a game room inside the mall.
4. There were a number of Sohio gas stations in Jackson - name one location.
There was a Sohio where Family Video now is at Wales/Portage. Yup, there was one on the south side of Portage just west of 77. It's now a brick retaining wall for the plaza Cold Stone is in, but you can still see some of the concrete pad. There is still at least two more. Not sure what Braucher's was, although it definitely was a gas station at one point.
5. Belden Village Mall's principal interior feature in the 1970's & 1980's was what?
Correct - it had fountains and foliage. Of particular interest was the deep sunken fountain near the main Everhard entrance - was always kind of spooky looking to me.
6. What was there before Springbrook Plaza (Circuit City, Outback, etc.)?
The correct answer was Green Thumb Nursery.
7. Where did Giant Eagle used to be located and what store was it prior to Giant Eagle?
Yup - it was approximately where Fashion Bug & Factory Card Outlet sit now and was previously a Krogers.
8. The original headquarters of the Jackson police was where?
At the administration building at Wales/Mudbrook.
9. Where was the first Jackson fire station?
Lake O'Springs at the 'Y'.
10. Speaking of fire stations, the station now on Dressler was where?
Correct, it was indeed on BV Drive - it's now Valvoline.
11. It's now Macy's, but what was it originally? And what were the two names in between?
You had all the names. It opened in 1971 as O'Neils, then was also the May Co & Kauffman's.
12. It's now Dilliard's, but what was it before that? And give yourself a brownie point if you know the original tenant in that location!
Yes, it was Higbee's before Dilliard's. But what was it originally? And no, it was never a grocery store. The grocery store, Fazio's, was where the Food Court now is.
13. When did I-77 finish in Stark County, including in Jackson? Give yourself another brownie point if you know why it ever went through Jackson - because it wasn't supposed to!
No answer yet on the date or why it originally wasn't supposed to go through Jackson. Unless you are really stretching, it had nothing to do with North Canton.
14. To my knowledge, Jackson has only ever had one go-kart track, where was it?
This might be debateable - now that I think about it, there might have been one at Jaxon Forest, but that wasn't the one I was looking for. The one I was looking for was indeed located next to Grand Slam.
15. Of the current elementary schools, which one was constructed first?
By process of elimination - Sauder is correct. It opened as a Junior High for the 1959-60 school year, five years before Lake Cable and six years before Amherst. It became Sauder Elementary in 1976/77 when the new HS was opened and the MS students transferred to their current location.
16. What's Discovery Zone and where was it?
Yup - an indoor play place for kids next to (the recently defunct) Circuit City.
17. Why did Topp's Chalet close?
Correct, it closed because it burnt to the ground. For the newer folks, Topp's was in that vacant property on the northwest corner of Everhard & Whipple, adjacent Taco Bell. It was a pretty fancy restaurant.
18. Mountain Jack's was a ____ and was located at _____.
Correct, it was a great restaurant (finer dining) and was located where Max & Erma's is now.
19. How many screens were at Belden Village Cinema and when did it close?
Correct. It originally had two screens, then bought the property in the other part of the plaza to add two more. It closed in 1997.
20. Lake Cable is manmade. True or false?
True. It's a manmade lake, built sometime around 1920.
Almost done....still need a few more!