Awesome documentary!!! I'm a young african american residing in the neighborhood, and it was great to see how rich and cultured the community once was.. I'm so sad to see all the young foolishness that carries on everyday... We need a better sense of self, to better our community.
My cousins called me to tell me that our relatives were shown in this documentary. They built a lot of the structures on Mt. Vernon and my own mother was born on the corner of Champion and Mt. Vernon....I remember Spicers....
I feel as if I was born a generation too late,, all that wonderful music and especially the jazz. So much talent that has not come about again. Nancy Wilson was from Chillicothe so it was easy for her to sing in Columbus. They all were hard working with pride in themselves nd their neighborhood, what happened?
One evening back around 1962, my dad took me to the Lincoln Theatre to see the old movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, with Clark Gable. I think he saw it as a kid and wanted me to see it, too. I was only eight years old, but I remember observing that the neighborhood seemed to have no life to it. It was just dark and quiet, no neon lights or sounds. It's easy to see that some of the problem was the huge amounts of real estate lost to the development of the I-70 and I-71 corridors through neighborhoods in the 1950's. Whole residential blocks were razed, displacing many people. The side streets that went into the near East side from downtown were cut off by I-71.
I am currently looking at the 1936 redlined map of Columbus. A great great great Grandfather had Giammarcos Grocery Store at 947 Curtis Avenue. It either just barely did or didnt get cut off by the interstate system and is either highway or a patch of grass near the highway. Just barely a hair due north of Leonard ("Old Leonard" now and St Clair. It is indeed very saddening to know that part of family history was razed so to speak. My late relatives of yesteryear were amongst the Italian community within this neighborhood. I want to learn more. In fact, I may move into the neighborhood someday.
I think the war on poverty, busing,broken homes ,hurt us much more than it helped us.God ,hard work and family worked really well in the 1940s and 1950s. Where are the fathers of our children?
Ed Hammond Yes. most people don’t understand Our own Black History. Maybe if they did. They’d reinvest in their own neighborhoods. And stop the cycle of Pregnancy without husbands.
Amen!!!!!!! Busing trashed so many schools and neighborhoods Muhammad Ali said something so perfect one time. Basically what you just said. You can’t pass children into a different neighborhood so they don’t know anyone and take them out of their element it’s not being racist at all because as teenagers and adults we got along just fine and learn to get along with people just find of all races but a child cannot be away from their home and confuse like that every day and forced to do things that are just not natural.
This is one of my favorite shows. I know my grgrandparents came from Georgia. My Great Grandfather who came was a brick mason and also worked for the railroad. My uncle Jimmy had a record shop I think it was on long St.
Very powerful...My Grandfather made the very first double neck guitar...he is seen in the beginning of this film. My Grandmother is seen as well. So much more is not listed here....
i am doing my english project on the bronzeville area, it has a lot of rich history but it is sad to see how it declined i lived on garfield and i would see the plagues and read them but the history is so much more rich
Turned the only store into a food stamp office... To be this close to downtown and the community not get any attention other than how they can lower the value purchase and sell high to people that don't get the depth of culture that started the whole community...
That's what I. Saying and I'm from all the hoodS Columbus Ohio has to offer Bolivar arms 5th circle where my mom and my auntie's and my grandma lived in the 50s and 60s till the 80s and 90s Mom Dukes first create was in Chesterfield which became Uzi alley Greenbrier to alger green AGG alger green gangsters where I live from 3 years old to 13 years old Moved 5th the Sicc nicc just beyond the dirty nickel hustled in Greenbrier five apartments between the ages of 16 years old the 32 years old while living in the presidential on E 5th avenue 3262 hurray from 14 to 42 Years old Saying and I'm from all the hoodS Columbus Ohio has to offer Bolivar arms 5th circle where my mom and my auntie's and my grandma lived in the 50s and 60s till the 80s and 90s Mom Dukes first create was in Chesterfield which became Uzi alley Greenbrier to alger green AGG alger green gangsters where I live from 3 years old to 13 years old Where I became A real muthafuck Gangsta G's up 5th the Sicc nicc just beyond the dirty nickel
you seemed to of left out the older African Americans who still live in the area. this means that the great Oral history of those who Lived and Grew up in this area was not represented. those over the age of 80 is who i am referring to. the young black entrepreneurs and whites who benefited from the destruction of the area are very well represented.
I love the city, and I love history. We need to preserve the heritage.
I grew up on Long Street.....such beautiful black community memories! 🥲
Awesome documentary!!! I'm a young african american residing in the neighborhood, and it was great to see how rich and cultured the community once was.. I'm so sad to see all the young foolishness that carries on everyday... We need a better sense of self, to better our community.
I "LOVE MY COMMUNITY", I am humbled to have worked with and personally know many of the people featured in this presentation.
My cousins called me to tell me that our relatives were shown in this documentary. They built a lot of the structures on Mt. Vernon and my own mother was born on the corner of Champion and Mt. Vernon....I remember Spicers....
I love this documentary, it shows the history and potential of a great neighborhood.
I feel as if I was born a generation too late,, all that wonderful music and especially the jazz. So much talent that has not come about again. Nancy Wilson was from Chillicothe so it was easy for her to sing in Columbus. They all were hard working with pride in themselves nd their neighborhood, what happened?
One evening back around 1962, my dad took me to the Lincoln Theatre to see the old movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, with Clark Gable. I think he saw it as a kid and wanted me to see it, too. I was only eight years old, but I remember observing that the neighborhood seemed to have no life to it. It was just dark and quiet, no neon lights or sounds. It's easy to see that some of the problem was the huge amounts of real estate lost to the development of the I-70 and I-71 corridors through neighborhoods in the 1950's. Whole residential blocks were razed, displacing many people. The side streets that went into the near East side from downtown were cut off by I-71.
I am currently looking at the 1936 redlined map of Columbus. A great great great Grandfather had Giammarcos Grocery Store at 947 Curtis Avenue. It either just barely did or didnt get cut off by the interstate system and is either highway or a patch of grass near the highway. Just barely a hair due north of Leonard ("Old Leonard" now and St Clair. It is indeed very saddening to know that part of family history was razed so to speak.
My late relatives of yesteryear were amongst the Italian community within this neighborhood. I want to learn more. In fact, I may move into the neighborhood someday.
being from mt.vernon makes me so proud and happy It Help Make Me Who I Am
I will always love the history here.
I’m so excited to learn more about Columbus I love learning about history. I relocated from Color town and now I’m Columbus bound.
Oh it was wonderful watching this I love the history of our African American parts of the city I just took in so much !!!
I think the war on poverty, busing,broken homes ,hurt us much more than it helped us.God ,hard work and family worked really well in the 1940s and 1950s. Where are the fathers of our children?
Ed Hammond Yes. most people don’t understand Our own Black History. Maybe if they did. They’d reinvest in their own neighborhoods. And stop the cycle of Pregnancy without husbands.
Amen!!!!!!! Busing trashed so many schools and neighborhoods Muhammad Ali said something so perfect one time. Basically what you just said. You can’t pass children into a different neighborhood so they don’t know anyone and take them out of their element it’s not being racist at all because as teenagers and adults we got along just fine and learn to get along with people just find of all races but a child cannot be away from their home and confuse like that every day and forced to do things that are just not natural.
This is an excellent documentary!
It is so amazing to see these community that made Columbus Ohio! I am researching for inspiration of Columbuses reach history!!! Thank you WOSU!
This is one of my favorite shows. I know my grgrandparents came from Georgia. My Great Grandfather who came was a brick mason and also worked for the railroad. My uncle Jimmy had a record shop I think it was on long St.
Very powerful...My Grandfather made the very first double neck guitar...he is seen in the beginning of this film. My Grandmother is seen as well. So much more is not listed here....
i am doing my english project on the bronzeville area, it has a lot of rich history but it is sad to see how it declined
i lived on garfield and i would see the plagues and read them but the history is so much more rich
Urban Spirit is gone and now a developer office. The city is giving away its soul to developers.
My hood. Money earning Mount Vernon.
This is very well done. Great neighborhood and great people!
This is Bronzville
The nicest people in the world are in Columbus Ohio! Even after chaos.
I would think you would be somewhere around Miller and kelton like somebody said Livingston in Seymour Main and James
The 60s-80s really messed up a lot of black communities. Crack in the 80s was the nail in the coffin
My uncle Jimmy had a record shop on Long st.
Can I use this for a documentary?
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Turned the only store into a food stamp office... To be this close to downtown and the community not get any attention other than how they can lower the value purchase and sell high to people that don't get the depth of culture that started the whole community...
That's what I. Saying and I'm from all the hoodS Columbus Ohio has to offer Bolivar arms 5th circle where my mom and my auntie's and my grandma lived in the 50s and 60s till the 80s and 90s Mom Dukes first create was in Chesterfield which became Uzi alley Greenbrier to alger green AGG alger green gangsters where I live from 3 years old to 13 years old Moved 5th the Sicc nicc just beyond the dirty nickel hustled in Greenbrier five apartments between the ages of 16 years old the 32 years old while living in the presidential on E 5th avenue 3262 hurray from 14 to 42 Years old Saying and I'm from all the hoodS Columbus Ohio has to offer Bolivar arms 5th circle where my mom and my auntie's and my grandma lived in the 50s and 60s till the 80s and 90s Mom Dukes first create was in Chesterfield which became Uzi alley Greenbrier to alger green AGG alger green gangsters where I live from 3 years old to 13 years old Where I became A real muthafuck Gangsta G's up 5th the Sicc nicc just beyond the dirty nickel
you seemed to of left out the older African Americans who still live in the area. this means that the great Oral history of those who Lived and Grew up in this area was not represented. those over the age of 80 is who i am referring to. the young black entrepreneurs and whites who benefited from the destruction of the area are very well represented.
Columbus Ohio, the big country town that wants to be a city...with all of its working parts trying to be the same
Mt Vernon doesn’t look the same at all
Interstate 71 killed the neighborhood and cut it off from downtown 💯
The Lincoln Theatre is like a wanna be showtime at the Apollo but never making it. Nancy Wilson was always just a mediocre entertainer
Unfortunately welfare Ruined America therefore Destroyed looted rioted your community. Still segregated still a horrible neighborhood. 4/20/2022