How Black neighborhoods in Columbus were destroyed in '60s by …
Dec 3, 2020 · How highways destroyed Black neighborhoods in the '60s, as told by elders who were there. Born in 1949 in Hanford Village, an African American neighborhood on the Near East Side, Shirley Mixon...
Examining The Predatory Habits Of Columbus ... - Columbus …
Apr 24, 2017 · Rental owners found that these desperate and starving souls would put up with all manner of negligence in order to keep a roof over their heads. It was out of this mix of equal parts desperation and greed that the “slumlord” was born.
Legacy of neglect: Slumlords play the system - The Columbus Dispatch
Nov 8, 2013 · The seven-month probe shows that slumlords have been allowed to rent unsafe dwellings to thousands of Columbus residents for years, putting them in harm’s way. These scofflaw operators have...
Remembering Flytown and those who made the neighborhood home
Feb 15, 2021 · COLUMBUS (WCMH) – An area of Columbus that’s often forgotten dates back to 1865. Today, it’d be called a “low-income neighborhood.” But Flytown was home, a place of happiness for so many, a...
What to know about Columbus' massive zoning overhaul
Apr 7, 2024 · The most intensive of six new zoning districts, "urban core," would allow up to 16-story buildings with no parking on North High from Downtown to and including Lane Avenue, and on East Broad ...
Slumlord Watch of Columbus, Ohio - Facebook
Slumlord Watch of Columbus, Ohio. Founded circa 2010, we are a group of concerned Columbus citizens dedicated to drawing attention to the disrepair, deteriorating, and unsafe property...
Bottoms Up: Photographs of a Columbus Neighborhood in Transition
Apr 27, 2021 · Bottoms Up: Photographs of a Columbus Neighborhood in Transition. Bordered by the Scioto River on the north and east, Franklinton is Columbus, Ohio's oldest neighborhood—and also one of its most struggling. Within the last few years, developers have made efforts to rebrand the neighborhood with upscale housing, breweries and other attractions.
Understanding Columbus’ Racial Divide - Columbus Monthly
Apr 28, 2021 · Goodson and Hill were Columbus residents, shot dead within weeks of one another last year. In a season of national reckoning over race, Columbus, like other urban centers, sits mired in a back-to-the-future, 1960s-like drama of deadly law enforcement visited upon Black citizens.
Racism in Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia
Racism is a prevailing issue in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States. Minority groups may face some societal, health, and legal challenges not experienced by non-minority residents. Racism was recognized as a public health crisis in Columbus and its surrounding county, Franklin County, in 2020.
Neighborhood Studies and Plans - All Columbus Data
Nov 9, 2024 · This page highlights neighborhood studies and plans, meaning that they are detailed documents pertaining to certain areas or neighborhoods in and around Columbus. The files are in PDF form and are organized by neighborhood and date.