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Where do you live? What do you love/hate about your neighborhood?
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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coolbuckeye
South Clintonville
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South Clintonville
Pro: Ill join the chorus on the great neighbors. Mine are awesome on each side and across the street. Aaand I just found out Alana (Yes! The amazing chef at Alana’s food and wine) lives 3 houses east of me! I can only imagine what she would bring to a neighborhood potluck. Other pros would be the walking distance to the grocery store, coffee shop, bakery, library, park, etc . I like the new zoning rules that make new development face the street and hide the surface parking lots. I also like the wide sidewalks along parts of high street.
Con: I don’t own my house and I can be priced out of this neighborhood soon. More restaurants lining high with quaint patios like North Star would really bring more life to south Clintonville. Oh, and Indianola is a freaking death trap. That street brings out the worst in drivers.Posted 2 years ago # -
somertimeoh
Harrison West
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mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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Where Victorian Village meets the Peach District.
Pros: Husband is within walking distance to work, I'm a five minute drive. Grocery, library, parks, bars and coffee shops all within walking or biking distance. Close proximity to two awesome taco trucks ;), free live music from The Shrunken Head nightly (which can sometimes be a con). Walking distance to most of our close friends. Relatively safe neighborhood, with fast police response if needed, stable housing prices.
Cons: Single family homes are expensive and at a premium; no alley (on my side of the street) so on street garbage bins which frequently get left in the street on garbage day making parking a pain. Physical inertia once I get home, meaning I rarely leave said neighborhood to visit other awesome places (thinking more German Village etc.,). On street parking challenges, noisy neighbors.
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dru
IV
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Italian Village
+ = great neighbors with a thousand excuses to have a gathering; some amazing homes; community garden; proximity to most restaurants and bars (1.5 blocks to the SJT cask ale tapping last night) we enjoy; walk downtown to movies, baseball, concerts; walk to Goodale Park summer music series; walking distance to work; easy highway access when I need to drive which equals a short trip to the airport; corner carryout; forthcoming Wonderland
- = a few speculative home owners and property developers are holding onto to houses and lots and letting the lots become overgrown or the houses structurally deteriorate versus investing in them or at least maintaining them (inner old man wants the @#$# lawns mowed); we live on a street that is labeled an alley, so it sees few city services (plowing, paving); an inordinate amount of foot traffic crossing through the area that leads to plants, UPS packages and other items magically disappearing; and in our particular case I'd love a one-car garage.
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Amber815
Westerville-ish
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Snarf wrote >>
Franklin Park.
What I love is the proximity to the park of course, the neighborhood architecture and many of the friendly neighbors and roving parties. I love the work that goes into restoring or maintaining some of the properties and being a part of improving the neighborhood in general.
What I would like to see change obviously are the board ups or super grimey places. Also some of the negative attitudes some longtime residents feel about change in the neighborhood.Agreed.
I'll also add my personal con of neighbors who don't understand the concept of street parking, and will actually knock on my door to complain if I take "their" spot.
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RoundTowner
Miranova
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Downtown Circleville:
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Housing costs, 3,000 SF Victorian $140,000, low property taxes. Beautiful Historic District with some homes approaching 200 years old, a few currently for sale. Several Bars, Restaurants, Banks, Bakeries, Grocery Stores and a 24 hour Diner within walking distance. Active Local theater, a downtown Movie theater with a BAR! Extremely convenient to Columbus with very little traffic. Small town atmosphere, everyone knows everyone, not sure if this a Pro or Con. I moved here from Downtown Columbus in 2000, much more diverse than I thought it would be, very quiet and a low crime rate.
Finally, the Pumpkin Show, or as the locals call it, The Circusville Drunken Show.Cons:
Maybe a little too quiet, except during Pumpkin Show.Posted 2 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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drew wrote >>
It'd be cool to have a CU front page segment that focuses on (the truly) less-well-known neighborhoods around Columbus, and Whitehall seems like it'd be a great candidate for it!
You mean like this? http://www.columbusunderground.com/at-home-in-whitehall
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Seriously though, I've thought about an ongoing series focused on all sorts of neighborhoods. I think sometimes we focus so much on the inner-ring neighborhoods that even places like the the historic Downtowns of Hilliard, Grove City, Delaware and Lancaster go overlooked despite their historic, walkable and unique charms.
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Anne
King Lincoln
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Mercurius wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
friends randomly showing up at my front doorI need to do this ASAP. :)
Yeah you do.
People still like this? I used to do this, but every time I read an advice column about the subject it said it was rude so I stopped doing it. :(
Merc, we would love to see your new place too!King-Lincoln District
Pros: neighborhood turning around, lots of great homes for not much money, historic homes, we know all of our neighbors and everyone is really nice. Diverse mix of people. Close to downtown, on 3 bus lines, all of the potential this area has!
Cons: Busier street -lots of sirens because of that, park close to us lacks swings, some homes need more fixing, could use more places to eat., school over here is not that great.
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Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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i got reprimanded by a very close friend for just stopping by. i thought it was a nice gesture, but i guess not...
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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+1 to everything Anne said about the KLD. ;)
One additional pro: The ongoing public and private investment in the area in the form of the Lincoln Theatre, Whitney Condos, NoBo development, Gateway Building and the potential that lies in the highway caps with a redeveloped split fix at I-71.
One additional con: I think the neighborhood association over here could stand to focus less on fighting with city hall and focus more on working collaboratively with city hall. A neighborhood association should be about organizing block watches and beautification and safety and neighborhood pride and communication and less about seeing how many weeks in a row people can get themselves kicked out of city council meetings.
That being said, there's no other place in Columbus I'd rather own a home right now. I love this area today and know that it's on an upward trajectory. :D
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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Anne wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
friends randomly showing up at my front doorI need to do this ASAP. :)
Yeah you do.
People still like this? I used to do this, but every time I read an advice column about the subject it said it was rude so I stopped doing it. :(
Merc, we would love to see your new place too!I think it matters what type of personality people are - I'm a convivial extrovert, so yeah, I love it. I actually get kinda sad if I knew someone came through the neighborhood and didn't stop by.
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DonnaTate
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Victorian Village
PROS: Close to all the shops and restaurants I like to frequent. It gives me the opportunity to walk a lot more. I don't think I've filled the gas tank in my car in the last month. AWESOME!! The houses here are beautiful, and so is the landscaping. I love watching everything bloom in the spring. There are always people walking or riding their bikes nearby, which is nice to see.CONS: No yard or garage. There's a playground and pool a couple blocks away, so that's a good compromise for now. The cost of living here might also be considered a con too. Also, the homeless people are pretty bold here and often times knock on your door asking for money. One in particular gets violent when you don't give him what he wants.
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alison
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Woodland Park:
Pros: Extremely friendly neighbors on my one-block street; folks helped me shovel my walk this winter, and mow my "lawn" last summer.
Franklin Park, Alum Creek, and the East High marching band winding thru the neighborhood on football Friday nights. Some spectacular renovated homes, lots of more modest, restored homes, and tons of great housing stock waiting for someone's touch. The feeling that good things are starting to happen in the neighborhood, and the number of people I've met who grew up there and are moving back and buying as adults. A branch library with super-helpful staff a block away. And according to my friends, #1 pro is the hospital a block away. (I didn't know they all think I'm that accident-prone!)Cons: Little retail within walking distance or within a short bike ride.
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DanDanNoodles
Brewery District
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Brewery District
Love that it is quieter, and has easy access to all of Columbus (bike path, COTA, or car: easy parking).
Hate that it is quieter, had a wonderful heyday - and still has great potential.
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rory
NW Short North
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Weinland Park
PROS: Most walkable neighborhood. Can be to St. James Tavern or Oldfields in less than 8 minutes. Bike ride to Short North is downhill. Can be pretty rewarding; if you want to be active and engaged you can actually affect what the neighborhood is going to look and be like for the next 100 years or so. Way more diverse and funky neighborhood than IV or VV with cool neighbors. Lots of artists, musicians etc. Cheap historic houses with good sized yards.CONS: Uphill from anywhere on a bicycle. Could have more appreciation for historic architecture and its development potential. Lots of civic engagement and neighborhood change. Civic engagement and strolling about not always for the faint of heart. I yearn for the day when the biggest battle is the color of the house and garden tour posters. Of course by that point I'll probably be just too bored with it to live there ;)
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