In 1795, the Commonwealth of Virginia employed Lucas Sullivant to survey the Central Ohio portion of the Virginia Military District. Sullivant surveyed the western side of the Scioto River at the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers. This area became known as Franklinton and is today the oldest part of Columbus. Franklinton’s mix of residential streets and former industrial areas is now home to five parks, art galleries and event spaces, and some 36,000 residents. The current resurgence of Franklinton was made possible by the 2004 completion of the Franklinton Floodwall, a seven-mile-long barrier which has helped Franklinton reinvent itself. With a panel of key neighborhood stakeholders, we unpack what’s happening today in a resurgent Franklinton.
Featuring Johnny Riddle, Executive Director, Franklinton Arts District, Trent Smith, Executive Director, The Franklinton Board of Trade, Kim M. Campbell, Ph.D., Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, and Jeffrey J. Woda, Principal, Woda Cooper Companies, with host Deborah Pryce, Former Member of Congress, 1993-2008.
