Personal property and reputations were not the only things damaged during the Sunday morning riots — several area businesses were also affected.
At University Book Exchange, located at 10 E. 15th Ave., rioters overturned benches and carried them across the street. A representative from UBX said cleanup crews returned the benches to their original positions later that morning.
Perhaps the hardest hit by the riots was Long’s Bookstore, located at 1836 N. High St. Three glass doors were busted at the main entrance to this longtime area business.
“We’ll fix the doors and we’ll be fine,” said Kathy Smith, Long’s general manager.
The doors were fixed by Sunday morning.
Smith said she did not think something like this would happen, but she was not surprised.
She refused to focus on only the negative aspects of the day.
“It was a great thing that the team, the coaches, the band, and 99.99 percent of the fans did on Saturday,” Smith said. “It was beautiful.”
Smith said there is no reason to kill such a great feat.
The bookstore had not seen damage to this extent to its property because of rioting since the late ’60s during Vietnam protests.
Other area businesses saw minor damages.
Most of the damage was contained to residential areas. However, an overwhelming number of people spilled into the streets and around local businesses.
Cars were overturned and lit on fire, as was furniture and debris. Public property such as trash cans, trees and street signs were also destroyed.
Some businesses were prepared for the weekend melee. National City Bank, located at 1886 N. High St., boarded up its windows Friday afternoon as a precautionary measure.
The bank knew what was likely to happen following the big game, said Steven Gutowitz, a branch assistant for National City.
Those involved with the riots should be tracked down and those that were students should be expelled, Gutowitz said.
