About Columbus Neighborhoods
Welcome to columbusneighborhoods.org! We invite you to browse these pages and celebrate the different neighborhoods that collectively make up Columbus, Ohio. We ask in return that you join us in telling the story of central Ohio by sharing your cherished photographs, your favorite video clips, your most amusing or poignant audio clips, or your memories and thoughts around your own particular neighborhood. Thanks for coming along for the fun—your contributions will make this site richer and the celebration of our community more powerful.
Inspired by WOSU's six-documentary series, Columbus Neighborhoods (Columbus Neighborhoods: Short North premieres on Monday, March 8, at 8pm on WOSU TV), WOSU and The Columbus Metropolitan Library built this site to offer our neighbors an opportunity to share what's great about their own neighborhoods. The Ohio State University Medical Center, State Auto, AEP Ohio, and Bailey Cavalieri LLC heard about what we were doing (as did Bob and Missy Weiler, Tad and Nancy Jeffrey, Barbara Fergus, the James W. Overstreet Fund of The Columbus Foundation plus a variety of other supporters), and they graciously offered to support these projects because they too believe in the power of community.
Why these neighborhoods?
Good question. Difficult answer. There are a lot of neighborhoods in Columbus—304 to be precise (thanks for the information, City of Columbus). We simply started with a manageable number of some of the largest and most recognized of our neighborhoods.
When building this site, we wanted to be as inclusive as we could be, so we are allowing users to Add A Neighborhood »
If a lot of people tell us that a particular neighborhood really deserves more attention and its own landing page, we'll add it to the site. In the meantime, if your shared content doesn't fall neatly into one defined neighborhood, go ahead and tag your content with multiple neighborhoods. You might also want to include clarification in the comments section.
About WOSU Public Media
WOSU Public Media has been serving the central Ohio community since 1922. If you didn’t already know, we produce and broadcast news and classical music on the radio (820 AM and 89.7 FM), we operate a television station (WOSU TV), and we are an affiliate of both PBS and NPR. Educational programs, podcasts, arts coverage, community service, bluegrass, local productions, Columbus on the Record, In the Know, All Sides with Ann Fisher, wosu.org, ohiowarstories.org, election coverage, OSU sports—Yes, we do all of that. In an effort to celebrate our community, WOSU will roll out six documentaries entitled Columbus Neighborhoods. We trace our community roots in the Short North (March 2010), German Village (Autumn 2010), King-Lincoln (2011), Olde Towne East (2011), University District (2011), and Franklinton/Downtown (February 2012).
Visit us today at www.wosu.org
About the Columbus Metropolitan Library
The Columbus Metropolitan Library has been serving residents of Central Ohio for more than 125 years. The Public Library and Reading Room opened in 1873 in the New City Hall and since has expanded to 20 branches and a Main Library. The collection has grown to include 3 million items. But the library is much more than the number of items on the shelf. It is a staff of dedicated librarians who devote themselves to the community's good by helping children learn to read, guiding new Americans to critical resources, directing entrepreneurs to important business information and sharing great reads with the public. Every day our staff makes an impact on someone's life, just as they have for 125 years.
Thanks to our Funders
The Ohio State University Medical Center, State Auto, JP Morgan Chase, AEP Ohio, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Bob and Missy Weiler, Tad and Nancy Jeffrey, Barbara Fergus, and the James W. Overstreet Fund of The Columbus Foundation.
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