From the Bottoms Up: Rethinking Columbus’ First Neighborhood

The Ohio State University
Knowlton School of Architecture
City and Regional Planning Program
cordially invites you to attend

From the Bottoms Up:Rethinking Columbus’ First Neighborhood
presented by
The Ohio State University
City and Regional Planning Master Candidates
under the direction of
Adjunct Professors
Kimberly Gibson
Christopher Hermann, AICP

Columbus Firefighters Union Hal l (Local 67)
Former Toledo and Ohio Central Rai lroad Station
397 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
6:30 p.m.
R.s.v.p. by Tuesday, May 20

EastFranklinton@gmail.com

Complimentary parking available in the adjacent Spaghetti Warehouse lot

About Franklinton:

Franklinton, founded in 1797 by Lucas Sullivant, is the oldest neighborhood in the City of Columbus. Located along the west bank of the Scioto River, Franklinton boomed for many decades despite continually falling victim to river f loods. However, following four days of major flooding in 1913 that caused unprecedented amounts of damage and loss of life, residents and business began to abandon Franklinton. Continual disinvestment in Franklinton since then has left the neighborhood plagued by high levels of crime, unemployment and poverty. With the completion of the Franklinton Floodwall Project in 2004 the threat of future flooding has been alleviated leaving Franklinton poised and ready for redevelopment.

About the Master Plan:

The Franklinton Development Association (FDA) has requested OSU City and Regional Planning Master Candidate students prepare a master plan for East Franklinton to spark development interest in this economically distressed subsection of Franklinton. East Franklinton’s boundaries are def ined by SR-315 (west), the Scioto River (south) and CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks (north and east). This presentation represents the culmination of an intensive, ten week long studio.