# 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.

## Attributes

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.
The show is hosted by Charlene Brown and Javier Sanchez.

## History

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. 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. In March 2010, the first episode finally aired, as the first of initially only six episodes.
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.

## Episodes

Episodes include:

### Season 1

56- to 58-minute episodes:
* The Short North
* German Village
* King-Lincoln
* Downtown-Franklinton
* University District
* Olde Towne East

### Season 2

54- to 57-minute episodes:
* South Side
* Clintonville
* Worthington
* Bexley
* Tri-Village (Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff, and Upper Arlington)
* New Americans

### Season 3

26-minute episodes:
* The Evolution of Preservation
* Civil War Stories
* Gathering Places
* Ghost Stories and Halloween Traditions
* Columbus' Influence on Aviation History
* Central Ohio Veterans
* Central Ohio's Ancient History
* Central Ohio Food and Industry
* Downtown Columbus
* The Creative Community of Central Ohio
* Columbus Music
* Small Businesses and Humble Beginnings
* Family and Community History
* Education in Columbus
* Columbus Public Institutions
* Columbus Migrations
* Unique Neighborhoods
* Early Entertainment in Columbus
* Activism in Columbus
* Evolving Neighborhoods
* Columbus by Rail
* Heading East
* Local Hangouts
* New Americans
* Dublin
* Active History

### Season 4

26-minute episodes:
* Columbus and the Vietnam War Part 1
* Columbus and the Vietnam War Part 2
* Entertainment in Columbus
* Halloween in Columbus
* Chasing the Dream: Getting Ahead in Columbus
* Columbus and World War I
* Columbus' Railroad History
* Columbus Food and Industry
* Central Ohio Activism
* Get the Picture: Columbus in Photographs
* Creative Spaces
* Retail Columbus
* Living History
* Renovating Columbus
* Columbus on the Move
* Gathering Places in Central Ohio
* Architecture in Central Ohio
* Spirituality in Columbus
* Breaking Barriers
* Lancaster, Ohio
* Innovators
* Education in Central Ohio
* Uncovering the History of Milo-Grogan
* Aging in Columbus
* Getting Down to Business: Columbus Entrepreneurs
* Westerville

### Season 5

26-minute episodes:
* Columbus Writ Large
* Columbus Sports
* Fall in Central Ohio
* Central Ohio Cemeteries
* Linden
* Military
* Getting Outdoors
* Food and Industry in Columbus
* Columbus Activism
* Central Ohio Retail
* Columbus Gathering Places
* Preserving Columbus History
* Entertaining Columbus
* Grove City
* Columbus Architecture
* Education
* Mount Vernon
* Record Keeping
* Preservation
* Villains of Columbus
* Ancient Connections
* Small Neighborhoods
* Intergenerational Living
* Notable Women of Columbus
* Columbus Railroads
* Helping Hands

### Season 6

26-minute episodes:
* Preserving History
* The Rural Side of Life
* Lost History
* Cemeteries
* Halloween
* Military Camps
* Food & Industry
* 100th Episode!
* Going Big
* Somewhere There's Music
* Preservation Activists
* Where Are They Now?
* Architects
* In the Air
* We Made That!
* Southbound!
* Celebrating Women
* Up North
* Preservation DIY
* On the Canal!
* Capturing History
* Marching Across Ohio
* A Celebration of New American Food
* Underground Railroad
* The Circus Comes To Town
* The Ohio State University Sesquicentennial

### Season 7

26-minute episodes:
* West Side
* Family
* Remembering Our Ancestors
* Spooky Ohio
* Connections To The Land
* Rush Creek Village
* Getting Around With Darbee
* The Collectors
* Americana In Ohio
* Historic Ohio Food Establishments
* Education Reimagined
* The Connectors
* Tribute To A Prolific Ohio Historian
* Columbus Pastimes
* Ohio History Connection
* Looking To Columbus' Past
* Before They Were Parking Lots
* Little cities of Black Diamonds
* Overcoming Challenges
* Stories From The 19th Century
* Downtown Columbus
* Local Crafts
* Asian Americans in Columbus
* What Local Artifacts Tell Us
* Our Neighbors To The North
* Unique Homes and Gardens