Bexley’s Toxic Past Buried Under Homes

Beneath the homes of modern Bexley lies a forgotten landfill from the 1930s, once owned by the Holtzman Piano Stool Company — founded by the city’s first mayor, Frank P. Holtzman. Built atop the site in the 1960s, duplexes became “housing of last resort,” now sitting above toxic soil that’s been capped but not remediated. The Holtzmanns were power players: Henry got land from Columbus’ Board of Trade, Frank was a lawyer, inventor, and musician who fought annexation. Their factory once employed 150 and churned out 3,000 pieces a year. The landfill, shuttered before environmental rules existed, has no EPA record — and its legacy? A Kroger store, apartments, and a city grappling with buried history. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/439e2149dde8b2db