Census Data

Demographic Profile
	OTE / Franklin Park	Franklin County
Total population	9615	1163414
Housing	5686	527186
Vacant	1516	49951
Male pop.	5038	566499
Female pop.	4577	596915
Under 18	2256	278542
18+	7359	884872
White	2688	247255
Black	6430	44996
Asian	57

Interviews

Both groups of people we talked with really loved living in Olde Towne East / Franklin Park neighborhood.  One group had recently moved, while the other had lived there over 5 years, and had a large part in transforming the neighborhood.

THE Conservatory

The Conservatory

The purchase of 88 acres of land served an intial intent of being home to the Franklin County Fair. Later, in 1874 the Franklin County Agricultural Society seen both the potential and the importanc of the land, making a decision to purchase and additional 5 acres. Thereby creating it to be the original home of The Ohio State Fairgrounds.

(Source: dispatch.com)

With the Fairgrounds relocating further north, the abandonment of the acreage the Legislature deemed the open space as a public park in 1886. While the Chicago influenced glass horticultural structure was erected in 1895.

Know the park is still used as a public park, it also continues to host various events, festivals and weddings. The Park/Conservatory's beauty resurrected in the early '90s after the AmeriFlora exhibit!

Take a Look

This 49,000 sq ft building occupies 3.14 acres of the Oak St./Kelton cross-section. The lot formally was used to operate daily the streetcar system to trolley coaches in  the mid 1900s.

The property was purchased for $6,800, by Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company a subsidary of American Electric Power in 1937

(Source: Franklin County Auditor, 2011)

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