Ever look at a modern skyscraper or a vacant lot and wonder what was there before? Or maybe you have passed an old house and been curious about who lived there long ago. This richly illustrated new book celebrates Columbus, Ohio’s, two-hundred-year history and supplies intriguing stories about the city’s buildings and celebrated citizens, stopping at individual addresses, street corners, parks, and riverbanks where history was made. As Columbus celebrates its bicentennial in 2012, a guide to local history is very relevant. Like Columbus itself, the city’s history is underrated. Some events are of national importance; no one would deny that Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession down High Street was a historical highlight. But the authors have also included a wealth of social and entertainment history from Columbus’s colorful history as state capital and destination for musicians, artists, and sports teams. The book is divided into seventeen chapters, each representing a section of the city, including Statehouse Square, German Village, and Franklinton, the city’s original settlement in 1797. Each chapter opens with an entertaining story that precedes the site listings. Sites are clearly numbered on maps in each section to make it easy for readers to visit the places that pique their interest. Many rare and historic photos are reproduced along with stunning contemporary images that offer insight into the ways Columbus has changed over the years. A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus invites Columbus’s families to rediscover their city with a treasure trove of stories from its past and suggests to visitors and new residents many interesting places that they might not otherwise find. This new book is certain to amuse and inform for years to come.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Arena District, Argyle Park, Columbus, Ohio, Berwick, Columbus, Ohio, Brewery District, Columbus, Cherry Creek, Columbus, Ohio, Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio, Downtown Columbus, Ohio, Driving Park, East Broad Street Historic District (Columbus, Ohio), East Columbus, Ohio, Flytown, Forest Park, Columbus, Ohio, Franklinton, Columbus, Ohio, Georgian Heights, German Village, Glen Echo, Columbus, Ohio, Harrison West, Hilltop, Columbus, Ohio, Holly Hill, Columbus, Ohio, Hungarian Village, Italian Village, King-Lincoln Bronzeville, Linden, Columbus, Ohio, Mount Vernon, Columbus, Ohio, Murray Hill, Columbus, Ohio, Near East Side, Columbus, Ohio, Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area, Olde Towne East, Old North Columbus, Old Oaks Historic District, Olentangy, Columbus, Ohio, Riverbend, Columbus, Ohio, San Margherita, Ohio, South Columbus, Ohio, Sullivant Avenue, The Bottoms, The Short North, University District, Columbus, Ohio, Victorian Village, Westgate, Columbus, Ohio, West Columbus, Ohio, Wonderland, Ohio, Woodland Park, Columbus, Ohio.

Everything you need to know about the nation's fourteenth largest city. Whether you plan to pursue an education, start a business or a job, or raise a family in Columbus, this guide helps you to travel deeper into the rapidly growing Capital City of Ohio.

Everything you need to know about the nation’s fifteenth largest city! Whether you plan to pursue an education, start a business, or raise a family, this guide takes you through the rapidly growing Discovery City.

Though only a handful remain today, the Capital City once boasted a wealth of illustrious hotels and raucous two-bit establishments. Grande dame hotels like the Neil House, the Great Southern, the Hartman, the Chittenden and the Deshler achieved the height of elegance and refinement. More modest establishments were frequented by fugitive Confederate generals, notorious bootleggers and Fidel Castro's family. Join the Gilded Age bachelors who decked out banquet halls to look like camping sites and the Hungarian revolutionaries who failed to keep a low profile. From devastating hotel fires to ornate outhouse fittings, authors Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer introduce you to a whole new side of Columbus history.