Columbus Neighborhoods

Once an industrial powerhouse, the neighborhood is trying to reclaim its “Steel and Glass” heritage. Learn more when the next segment in the Emmy award-winning documentary series.

Dating back to Adena earthen mounds, Clintonville has transitioned over the last 200 years from a farming community to a bustling suburb.

A library, a church and a school. Those three institutions were created in Worthington long before any of the founding fathers from New England stepped foot in Ohio. And through pioneer hardships, economic depressions and world wars, the citizens of Worthington have held fast to the principles of fellowship and lifelong learning. It’s a story of determination in the picture-postcard town.

In the countryside east of Columbus at the turn of the century, two communities joined to form a village that takes its name from a London borough. Learn about life in the largest Jewish neighborhood in central Ohio, a grassroots effort to save the Drexel Theatre, Bexley’s commitment to schools, and explore the natural beauty of the only municipality to be designated an arboretum.

Although connected through history, Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff and Upper Arlington have evolved into three unique communities; a tribute to the legacies of those leaders and dreamers who collectively made Tri-Village what it is today.

The immigrant experience not only defined the character of Columbus during its foundation and early growth, but find out how immigrants now are adding to our culture, supporting our economy and reshaping the American dream.