The Short North Columbus Ohio - Inman Stories - Real Living

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a video worth?  A Real Living video about The Short North in Columbus Ohio, calls the neighborhood "downtown."  While The Short North is an urban neighborhood,  The Short North is not downtown, it is just north of downtown, hence the name, 'The Short North'  ... a quick run for the police in the old days when it was not the place to be for galleries and restaurants.  The introduction of The Cap over 670 in the past year makes the walk from downtown to the Short North seamless.    

The Real Living video is also about the residential neighborhoods near the Short North, Victorian Village and Italian Village.

There are arches in the Short North today, but this picture is an old photo of Columbus with it's street light arches. Of coures that were the reason Columbus was known as the Arch City. The video shows the modern (and hopefully soon functional) arches in The Short North.

There are lots of colorful stories about 'The Short North' what it was like in the past, how it got the name, 'The Short North.'  I've blogged about events and place in The Short North here on Columbus Best Blog a number of times.

The Short North  ....This weekend is Gallery Hop!  It's always the first Saturday....

" Welcome to the fabulous SHORT NORTH ARTS DISTRICT"

"If Columbus is the heart of Ohio, the Short North is the pulse. Fine art. Fine Food. Great Shopping. Great Entertainment... it's the SoHo of the Midwest. Whether you're merely dipping your toe in the pool at one of the scores of galleries or shops along High Street, or diving in head first for a full night of "Gallery Hopping," you've found the sweet spot. "

 c. 2006 Columbus Best Blog

Local Columbus Blogger Skippy has a couple of photos of the 2006 Doo Dah Parade on his blog:

Skippy.net

Yahoo Albums of past Doo Dah Parades... warning some photos are risque... others are just ugly. 

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

If you get the Sunday Columbus Dispatch you saw the 'Butter Cow" beat the Midway as the Best State Fair Attraction. Midway was third, 'Mullets' were the number two attraction at the State Fair. Go figure.  

Dispatch writer, Mark Ellis wrote the article about 'HomeTown Favorites, Readers sound off on what's good about region'  with results of the Columbus Dispatch, second annual 'Best of Cental Ohio Survey.'

People, Places, Leisure, Things,  Food.... The Columbus Dispatch Weekender will continue the survey with respect to best food and restaurant in early July. 

Among best Places in the June 25, 2006 Columbus Dipatch article: 

Village

1. German

2. Victorian

3. Muirfield

A German Village blitzkrieg

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

It's the first Saturday of the month... Gallery Hop in the Short North tomorrow!  

"Those who have spent little or no time here have disparagingly referred to Columbus as a cow town for decades.  But those of us who live here know the truly cosmopolitan nature of this great town.  But since we are a good-natured people we are able to laugh at ourselves(especially when we know they are wrong).  Sure there are some cows, but there are also great museums, universities, cultural events, quaint neighborhoods (like the Short North), performing arts, galleries, parks, and the best damn team in the land." 

Columbus Best Blog Entries

Short North Neighborhood Geography

Short North Art District

The Short North Gazette  is an "independent newspaper serving the Short North neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, since 1987."

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

Near By Victorian Village  Neighborhood - Residential