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The New York Times wrote
Columbus Cool
By MONICA KHEMSUROV
Published: September 23, 2007
Most travelers don’t give much thought to Ohio. But in the last few years, Columbus has undergone a transformation. By luring young professionals to its homegrown empires like the Limited and Abercrombie & Fitch, the city has seen a flurry of downtown development — and gained an unexpected new profile as a Midwestern style capital.
The transformation has mostly taken place in the Short North district, a gallery-filled strip of North High Street.
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‘grats on the mention…
and I love that they close it with a TeeJayes shoutout :)
while i love the fact that this current article gives us a positive nod and certified our ‘cool’ness, i really enjoyed that they included a link to their 1981 review of Columbus:
the recommend:
1. flying TWA
2. choosing the Columbus Inn as an option to the just closed Neil House
3. enjoying the $19 lobster meal at One Nation
4. absolutely no mention of a soon to be up-and-coming neighborhood, the Short North
LOL…the Short North wasn’t too up and coming in 1981, trust me.
Cool for you, TT.
We went to TT and Rosendale’s last night as part of a family bike cruise to the SN. Marcella’s was too full. We would have hit some of the other shops, but it lamentable that so many close before 8. There was enough foot traffic, I think it would warrant staying open longer on a Sat. night.
It is nice to be able to cruise on the bikes from 5th to Goodale and have so many options for shopping and food.
A.
Yeah the SNBA had mentioned at one of their past meetings that this article would be coming out.
I am pretty sure the writer, Monica Khemsurov, is from Columbus.
That probably helped. :)
shhhhhh
Hahaha.
That 1981 article was pretty sad. The Tee Jayes they mention is up on Morse Road, nowhere near the SN. If the New York Times were a credible and decent publication, it would have certainly mentioned the Tee Jayes at Dublin Rd and Grandview Ave. or the one on Parsons and Frebis. Both of which are much closer the the SN.
Good for TT to get a mention despite those trucks blocking the place. TT you should just start catering to truckers and sell junk food and cartons of smokes as well as street wear.
The Tee Jayes nod ruined it for me. That place is gross, and there’s a lot of better greasy spoons closer to the Short North than that. Why not mention the Goody Boy instead?
Are New Yorkers really interested in washing down our high-end boutique shops with a mouthful of gravy? :?
i think they were just being sarcastic by mentioning the TJ’s. when most people outside of columbus think of restaurants, they probably don’t realize we have so many good ones and that we are still a bunch of biscuit and gravy hicks.
…blasphemy.
It’s ecclectic! It’s intruiging! It says, to me, that SN runs the gamut with a little bit of something for everyone. Not just the high-end.
Except for the fact that the TeeJay’s is no where near the Short North.
I wouldn’t have minded if they mentioned some cheaper dining/shopping options actually in the Short North.
9/23/2007
Dear Sweet Lack of Jesus, but nobody in their right mind should travel to Columbus, Ohio to buy clothes from NYC and LA designers. The reason to travel to Columbus is to experience something unique, not for copycat shops just like they have in Manhattan. Anybody who doesn’t live in New York City knows there’s nothing more annoying than a New Yorker who comes to town and feels the need to point out what is and isn’t like “The City.†So let’s nix the underhanded tributes to coastal living and look for what Columbus offers that’s different.
Perhaps we should begin with a bit of accuracy. The Wexner Center for the Arts isn’t in the Short North District, and neither is Tee Jay’s Country Place.
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Hmm. I just left a comment on that blog. I am a little offended by the accusation that we are “copycats” of new york shops.
Oh, hey, so did you. Thanks.
I left one too. From my own POV.
A.
I added this in a more serious vein :
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There is also a rather dopey idea that the NYT Travel section is all written in the same way a Conde Nast Traveller is, that everything is a destination.
People forget that the NYT sees it audience as much further than the five boroughs and that article was written for Nashvillians, Omahites and Phoenicians as much as a Noo Yawker.
Furthermore, a lot of travel pieces are written with the non-vacationing traveller in mind. So, you are going to Columbus? Here’s what’s cool. Very valuable to those who don’t always pick their destination.
You are criticizing the article for something it is not.
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Except for the fact that the TeeJay’s is no where near the Short North.
I wouldn’t have minded if they mentioned some cheaper dining/shopping options actually in the Short North.
Sorry, Kids! Not up on all the SN spots yet. But getting there.