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The Continent, west of I-71 on the North Side, was central Ohio’s original lifestyle center. A combination of shops, offices and apartments, it was perhaps best known in the 1980s for the French Market, a food emporium.
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The Continent, west of I-71 on the North Side, was central Ohio’s original lifestyle center. A combination of shops, offices and apartments, it was perhaps best known in the 1980s for the French Market, a food emporium.
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The Continent, west of I-71 on the North Side, was central Ohio’s original lifestyle center. A combination of shops, offices and apartments, it was perhaps best known in the 1980s for the French Market, a food emporium.
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The Continent, west of I-71 on the North Side, was central Ohio’s original lifestyle center. A combination of shops, offices and apartments, it was perhaps best known in the 1980s for the French Market, a food emporium.
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This view shows the restaurant Spain in 2021.
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Madonna Bush of Zanesville dances with her son Trevor, 6, who has cerebral palsy, Sunday night, at the Continent French Market on December 17, 1995.
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The interior of Conti’s bar in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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Drinks at Conti’s bar in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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The exterior of Conti’s bar in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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The entrance to the Sunset Negril Club/Restaurant in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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The bar and lounge area of the Sunset Negril Club/Restaurant in the Continent late Friday on January 20, 2006.
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The Continent late Friday night January 20, 2006.
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The reggae band ‘The Vision Ft. Deighton Charlemagne plays to the Friday night crowd gathered at the Sunset Negril Club/Restaurant in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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The reggae band ‘The Vision Ft. Deighton Charlemagne plays to the Friday night crowd gathered at the Sunset Negril Club/Restaurant in the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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Adam Matar and Sam Soudani take turns smoking the Argileh, a special mix of fruity tobacco and congac, while listening to music by the U-Mandara-Ke band at Panache Restaurant and Nightclub at The Continent on February 28, 2002.
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The Screen movie theaters at the Continent on January 20, 2006.
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The Made In America nightclub at The Continent has been closed after a run of 13 months in March of 1996.
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Fredrico Gambina and Carla Onoronto compete in the 2006 Salsa Classic finals at Brew-Stirs in the Continent. The pair won the contest in May of 2006.
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Ron and Doug Huff are the new owners of the Continent at the retail and residential center on February 27, 2001.
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The Continent Cinemas in Jan. 23, 1984.
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The Continent, which is a 1 million-sq.-foot, mixed-use property north of Rt. 161 and east of Busch Blvd in September 5, 1999.
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Sign at The Continent shopping center in Columbus in February 26, 1998.
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A solitary pedestrian walks by this 1919 statue by E.W.G. Benet called “Le Poilu” that graces a courtyard at the Continent in 2001.
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Dancers move across the floor before a Salsa dancing competition at Brew-Stirs French Quarter at the Continent in May 2006.
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Dancers move across the floor before a Salsa dancing competition at Brew-Stirs French Quarter at the Continent in May 2006.
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