Columbus Neighborhoods


Columbus Neighborhoods is a documentary television series produced by WOSU Public Media, a part of PBS. The series premiered in 2010 as a set of one-hour shows about historic neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus Neighborhoods
Created byWOSU Public Media
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes116
Production
Executive producerBrent Davis
Running time26 minutes
(54-58 in seasons 1-2)
Original release
ReleaseMarch 2010 (2010-03)

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In addition to television episodes, the Columbus Neighborhoods project involves a website, educational materials for classrooms, community storytelling events, and town-hall forums. The initiative was the largest local project undertaken by the station at its inception.[1]

The show is hosted by Charlene Brown and Javier Sanchez.[2]

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The series was initially to air in fall 2008. The first program in the series was on the Short North and areas around it: Victorian Village, Italian Village, Harrison West and Flytown.[3] In December 2009, it was reported that the series was now set to air in celebration of the city's bicentennial in 2012. Preparations for the show involved numerous neighborhood meetings, videotaped interviews, and invitations for local residents to submit stories, old videos, and photographs.[4] In March 2010, the first episode finally aired, as the first of initially only six episodes.[1]

In 2013, at the end of Columbus's bicentennial year, a copy of the first season of Columbus Neighborhoods was placed along with other items into a time capsule. The capsule was placed at 77 North Front Street, and will be opened around the time of the tricentennial, in 2112.[5]

Episodes

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Episodes include:[6][7]

Season 1

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56- to 58-minute episodes:

  1. The Short North
  2. German Village
  3. King-Lincoln
  4. Downtown-Franklinton
  5. University District
  6. Olde Towne East

Season 2

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54- to 57-minute episodes:

  1. South Side
  2. Clintonville
  3. Worthington
  4. Bexley
  5. Tri-Village (Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff, and Upper Arlington)
  6. New Americans

Season 3

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26-minute episodes:

  1. The Evolution of Preservation
  2. Civil War Stories
  3. Gathering Places
  4. Ghost Stories and Halloween Traditions
  5. Columbus' Influence on Aviation History
  6. Central Ohio Veterans
  7. Central Ohio's Ancient History
  8. Central Ohio Food and Industry
  9. Downtown Columbus
  10. The Creative Community of Central Ohio
  11. Columbus Music
  12. Small Businesses and Humble Beginnings
  13. Family and Community History
  14. Education in Columbus
  15. Columbus Public Institutions
  16. Columbus Migrations
  17. Unique Neighborhoods
  18. Early Entertainment in Columbus
  19. Activism in Columbus
  20. Evolving Neighborhoods
  21. Columbus by Rail
  22. Heading East
  23. Local Hangouts
  24. New Americans
  25. Dublin
  26. Active History

Season 4

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26-minute episodes:

  1. Columbus and the Vietnam War Part 1
  2. Columbus and the Vietnam War Part 2
  3. Entertainment in Columbus
  4. Halloween in Columbus
  5. Chasing the Dream: Getting Ahead in Columbus
  6. Columbus and World War I
  7. Columbus' Railroad History
  8. Columbus Food and Industry
  9. Central Ohio Activism
  10. Get the Picture: Columbus in Photographs
  11. Creative Spaces
  12. Retail Columbus
  13. Living History
  14. Renovating Columbus
  15. Columbus on the Move
  16. Gathering Places in Central Ohio
  17. Architecture in Central Ohio
  18. Spirituality in Columbus
  19. Breaking Barriers
  20. Lancaster, Ohio
  21. Innovators
  22. Education in Central Ohio
  23. Uncovering the History of Milo-Grogan
  24. Aging in Columbus
  25. Getting Down to Business: Columbus Entrepreneurs
  26. Westerville

Season 5

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26-minute episodes:

  1. Columbus Writ Large
  2. Columbus Sports
  3. Fall in Central Ohio
  4. Central Ohio Cemeteries
  5. Linden
  6. Military
  7. Getting Outdoors
  8. Food and Industry in Columbus
  9. Columbus Activism
  10. Central Ohio Retail
  11. Columbus Gathering Places
  12. Preserving Columbus History
  13. Entertaining Columbus
  14. Grove City
  15. Columbus Architecture
  16. Education
  17. Mount Vernon
  18. Record Keeping
  19. Preservation
  20. Villains of Columbus
  21. Ancient Connections
  22. Small Neighborhoods
  23. Intergenerational Living
  24. Notable Women of Columbus
  25. Columbus Railroads
  26. Helping Hands

Season 6

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26-minute episodes:

  1. Preserving History
  2. The Rural Side of Life
  3. Lost History
  4. Cemeteries
  5. Halloween
  6. Military Camps
  7. Food & Industry
  8. 100th Episode!
  9. Going Big
  10. Somewhere There's Music
  11. Preservation Activists
  12. Where Are They Now?
  13. Architects
  14. In the Air
  15. We Made That!
  16. Southbound!
  17. Celebrating Women
  18. Up North
  19. Preservation DIY
  20. On the Canal!
  21. Capturing History
  22. Marching Across Ohio
  23. A Celebration of New American Food
  24. Underground Railroad
  25. The Circus Comes To Town
  26. The Ohio State University Sesquicentennial

Season 7

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26-minute episodes:

  1. West Side
  2. Family
  3. Remembering Our Ancestors
  4. Spooky Ohio
  5. Connections To The Land
  6. Rush Creek Village
  7. Getting Around With Darbee
  8. The Collectors
  9. Americana In Ohio
  10. Historic Ohio Food Establishments
  11. Education Reimagined
  12. The Connectors
  13. Tribute To A Prolific Ohio Historian
  14. Columbus Pastimes
  15. Ohio History Connection
  16. Looking To Columbus' Past
  17. Before They Were Parking Lots
  18. Little cities of Black Diamonds
  19. Overcoming Challenges
  20. Stories From The 19th Century
  21. Downtown Columbus
  22. Local Crafts
  23. Asian Americans in Columbus
  24. What Local Artifacts Tell Us
  25. Our Neighbors To The North
  26. Unique Homes and Gardens

References

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  1. ^ a b Short North to go first in neighborhood series
  2. ^ "WOSU Public Media's documentary series - About Columbus Neighborhoods".
  3. ^ https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Columbus%20Neighborhoods%22%20wosu&docref=news/11F40A88B606DB38 [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Columbus%20Neighborhoods%22%20wosu&docref=news/12C84DFEFAB338C0 [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Time capsule to mark city's 200th".
  6. ^ "Columbus Neighborhoods | PBS" – via www.pbs.org.
  7. ^ "WOSU's 'Columbus Neighborhoods' Series to Continue". 15 February 2013.
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