![]() ![]() ![]() According to OTENA and the Columbus Dispatch (unsourced) the boundaries of the neighborhood are East Long Street to the north, Interstate 70 to the south, Wilson Avenue, the alley east of Latta Avenue, Miller Avenue and the alley east of Kendall Place to the east, and Interstate 71 to the west. According to the Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association (OTENA), it is bounded to the south by Interstate 70 by and to the west by Interstate 71. The north and east boundaries of the area known in modern times as Olde Towne East has long been disputed. The new commercial activity, which is concentrated around 18th and Oak streets, attracts residents and tourists breathing new life to what had been a "collection of houses". Main Street has also seen a boom in public and private development. A series of bars, eateries and varied other business have opened up between Bryden Road and Broad Street in the Parsons Avenue business corridor. Olde Towne East is going through a major renovation due to a string of new businesses emerging. This encouraged restoration of parks and small businesses. Young families are making a return to the community. Homes are being renovated and new families are moving into the area. Today, Olde Towne East is undergoing steady growth. Present day Vacant houses in Olde Towne East, 2014, now demolished Following the trend and emergence of the 1960s American Preservation movement, and further spurred by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 which established preservation legislative, the neighborhood association of the 1970s emerged to lead the recovery of Olde Towne East and the rest of the Near East community. The construction of the interstates and the Model Cities Program cleared sections of the Near East reducing housing stock, forcing residents to move, some believe that this results in the relative isolation of the Near East. By the 1950s much of the housing abandoned by wealthy owners began to deteriorate, while houses that were much older and bigger were divided into apartments and rooming houses. Following World War II along with the emerging commonality of the car, and the rise of suburbia, the whole Near East changed. At this time, the whole Near East had begun to develop identities within its neighborhoods. 1900s Īfter World War I the area was diverse and encouraged interaction among social classes. It was common for wealthy individuals to live up the street from those of middle to lower class and in some instances bosses lived near their own employees. From this period comes the unique architectural style of Olde Towne East, there was a social mixing of rich and poor because residents were in close proximity to each other. This allowed people to leave the city and live in streetcar suburbs, causing further growth along Main, Long and Broad streets, and Mount Vernon Avenue. The area evolved from farmhouses to a subdivision in the 1870s with a few houses remaining, but the majority being gutted in favor of new store frontage. The major transportation was foot, horse, and horse-drawn buggy until the rise of the street car. A massive population boom followed the Civil War leading to growth along Broad, Long and Main streets. The Town of Columbus was laid out in 1812 by Joel Wright, with today's Olde Towne East being directly east of it on a high ridge. In later years, COSI would discover sites showing the neighborhood to have been occupied for at least ten thousand years. By the fifth century, the area had a mound-building culture whose influence lasted into the twentieth century. ![]() The site had long been a waypoint between the Scioto and Muskingum Rivers. ![]() These homes were built by many of the famous individuals of Columbus including industrialists, lawyers, judges, teachers, architects, mayors, governors, and legislators, many of whom shaped the city. The area has over 1,000 homes, some as old as the 1830s, and more than 50 architectural styles as a result of its history. Olde Towne East is a neighborhood located in the historical Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio and is one of Columbus' oldest neighborhoods. ![]()
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