Wall of Honor Collection - Donald Monroe Casto, Sr., 1898-1963

              DON MONROE
CASTO, SR.
1898 - 1963
DEVELOPER AVIATION
PIONEER, COMMUNITY LEADER
BORN IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. ATTENDED OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY. VETERAN OF WWI. ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF
OSU ATHLETICS AND COLUMBUS PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL.
CASTO BUILT THOUSANDS OF HOMES, APARTMENT
PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
THROUGHOUT THE U.S. IDEAS SPAWNED THE ERA OF
THE CONTEMPORARY SHOPPING CENTERS. DEVELOPED
THE FIRST REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER (TOWN AND
COUNTRY) IN THE WORLD. ALSO DEVELOPED CENTERS
ON THE MALLWAY AND ON WEST FIFTH AVENUE. A
VISIONARY FOR THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IN
COLUMBUS. SERVED ON THE ORIGINAL COLUMBUS
AIRPORT COMMISSION. INNOVATIONS HELPED IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PORT COLUMBUS AIRPORT.
MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS TO WIFE, RUTH. LIVED IN
UPPER ARLINGTON FOR 34 YEARS.
A VERY CHARITABLE, GENEROUS  MAN WHO GAVE OF
HIMSELF TO HIS FAMILY, HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS
NATION.