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4 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 LIVING LARGE DC welcome at
LIVING LARGEhome here … a community which will offer their children the best education ‘unexpected and at available anywhere … a community of strong, outspoken churches, of genuine unforgettable’ cultural interests, exciting opportunities for recreation. No such community can Columbus is the county seat of Barthol- We think the information on these pages be built without citizens determined to omew County, where Midwest farming will prove invaluable to newcomers as make their community best.”LIVING LARGE traditions have merged with modern they settle in to life in Columbus. Downsizing your residence doesn’t Fifty-six years later the city has come a at manufacturing and service industries. mean thatOur youhope haveis that newcomersto downsize will learn just long way toward fulfilling Miller’s vision. Though located squarely in America’syour lifestyle.how much Four Columbus Seasons has tohas offer. 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BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY 406.9 square miles of land by the numbers
TOTAL POPULATION EDUCATION
PERCENTAGE OF THOSE 25 and older with: 82,753 High school diploma UNDER 5 YEARS OLD: 6.6% 90.2% UNDER 18 YEARS OLD: 23.8% Bachelor’s degree or higher 65 YEARS AND OLDER : 16.3% 31.2%
6.9% HOUSING 7.9% Hispanic or Latino 81.4% 34,531 Asian White, non-Hispanic HOUSING UNITS 2.3% Black 71% HOME OWNERSHIP DIVERSITY $57,331 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
SOURCE: u.s. census bureau, JULY 1, 2018 estimates
6 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 The Midwest Triangle
Chicago INTERSTATE 94 Finding Columbus to Indianapolis: 45 miles Columbus to LouisvillE: 69 miles INTERSTATE 65 Columbus to Cincinnati: 78 miles
INTERSTATE 74 columbus Indianapolis Columbus’ location within the Midwest “triangle” allows quick access to the Indianapolis, Louisville and Cincinnati metropolises . INTERSTATE INTERSTATE 70 74 Columbus THE “TRIANGLE”
Cincinnati Taking a day trip Louisville Columbus is conveniently located along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana . Many major cities and their
INTERSTATE attractions are within two hours’ drive . Popular places to visit using Columbus as headquarters include: 65
IndianapolisColumbus to Indianapolis, 45L milesouisville, Ky. Cincinnati Corydon Columbus to Louisville, 69 miles OneColumbus hour to Cincinnati, 78 miles90 minutes 90 minutes 90 minutes Home to the Indianapolis 500 Its main claim to fame is the It hosts one of the finest and The first state capital of the in May and the Brickyard 400 legendary Churchill Downs, largest history Indiana territory is also near NASCAR race in July. New- home of the Kentucky Derby. repositories in the country, Marengo Caves. fields, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Museum Center, located the Children’s Museum and Madison in a beautiful railroad termi- Bardstown, Ky. Eiteljorg Museum are major One hour nal. Two hours attractions. The setting for Stephen Fos- Host of the Madison Regatta ter’s “My Old Kentucky Home” and historic site of numerous and the bourbon capital of 19th-century mansions. the world. TR-35036362 Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 7 DC who we are what’s the weather? There’s a popular saying that goes, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” While things really aren’t quite that unpredictable, Columbus definitely has four distinct seasons . Over the course of a year, wardrobe requirements will range from shorts and T-shirts to snow boots and parkas .
The average high temperature for the O year is 63.7 degrees Fahrenheit, though hot summer days frequently register in 63 the 90s.
The average low temperature is O 43.3 degrees. While temperatures below The warmest month is July, with zero are fairly rare, an average high of 85.6 degrees 43 they do occur. july and an average low of 65.2.
The most significant severe january weather threat The coldest month is January, with an average low tem- in this area comes in the form of springtime perature of 20.7 degrees and an average high of 37.4. thunderstorms that can pack high winds, hail and even tornadoes. The city is equipped with
storm warning sirens that public safety offi-
cials sound when severe weather threatens. Severe weather warning { sirens are tested at noon note on the first Friday of every { month .
SOURCE: national climatic data center, climate normals, 1981-2010
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COLUMBUS AREA VISITORS CENTER TOUR theCITY The Columbus Area Visitors Center, at 506 Fifth St . (at the corner of Fifth and Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Franklin streets), offers a Columbus, Indiana Municipal Airport wide variety of tour options, including architecture highlights, Miller House and Garden and walking tours . Knowledgeable staff is on hand to answer questions The museum preserves the history of the former Bakalar Air Force Base. Displays include an air base barracks section, about all Columbus has to operating WWII era rotating beacon, home-front WWII locally manufactured military items, large scale model military aircraft, offer . Stop by to watch a plus many other air base historical displays. Always free admission. The museum will reopen Saturday, August 1st and will free video about the city or be open Saturdays only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until further notice. Please follow us on Facebook for museum news and Miller House . For information updates on The Charlie 119 Project. Call 812-372-4356 for museum information or email us at [email protected]. and tour reservations visit Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum, Inc. columbus .in .us . 4742 Ray Boll Boulevard Columbus, IN 47203 www.atterburybakalarairmuseum.org TR-35036373
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12 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 The public now has the chance to visit the by Alexander Girard and landscape design by former home of the late J. Irwin and Xenia Daniel Urban Kiley. Miller, one of the country’s most highly In 2000, the property was designated a regarded examples of mid-century Modernist National Historic Landmark, the first listed residences. with a still-living landscape architect that also In 2009, members of the Miller family was still occupied by its original owners at the donated the Highland Way house and date of its designation. »gardens, along with many of the original The house features an open and flowing furnishings, to Newfields. layout, flat roof and vast stone and glass walls. The Indianapolis museum, working with The rooms, configured beneath a grid pattern the Columbus Area Visitors Center, offers of skylights supported by cruciform steel public guided tours of the house and gardens. columns, are filled with strong colors and Tour schedules and tickets are available online playful patterns. at columbus.in.us or discovernewfields.org. Amid the residence’s large geometric All tours originate at the Visitors Center. gardens, its grandest feature is a path lined by Commissioned in 1952, the Miller house honey locust trees that runs along the west was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors side of the house.
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Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 13 DC the arts art all around us Columbus is known for its collection of modern architecture . But the city is also home to some world-class public art . Visitors will see a variety of interesting and eye-catching sculptures located throughout the city . Below are some of the more than 40 pieces of art available for public viewing .
“Chaos I” The Commons, 300 Washington St . Sculptor Jean Tinguely is known for his kinetic or moving sculptures. One of those is “Chaos I.” Tinguely used locally obtained materials, and under his supervision, local crafts people helped to build the sculpture. The work represents one of his main statements: “Life is movement.”
2 Arcs de 212.5˚ — “Red C” 300 Washington St . Bernar Venet’s 2 Arcs de 212.5° — also known as the “Red C” — is typical of his minimalist work in steel. Seemingly precariously balanced, this work
reflects his love of mathematics and his habit of investigating material, form, balance and spatial perception.
“Ancestral Way” Third Street between Jackson and Lindsey streets Robert Pulley’s» 11 organic forms appear to march in procession along the hillside as visitors exit the city. The hand-built stoneware fired ceramic sculptures combine references to the human figure with organic and geologic forms.
Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans Courthouse lawn Twenty-five limestone pillars, each 40 feet high, comprise the Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans. Engraved on the columns are the names of those who gave their lives, along with excerpts from selected correspondence. Though large, the piece offers a meditative and intimate experience from the letters to and from the soldiers. It was designed by Thompson and Rose Architects and received the 1996 Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Design Award.
14 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 “Discovery” IUPUC, 4601 Central aVE . “Discovery” is a kugel (ball in German) sculpture that combines water and stone. Created by Kusser Granitwerke in Germany, the ball is 3 feet in diameter, carved from South African New Belfast black granite, and weighs over 2,000 pounds, but is kept in motion by 12 psi water pressure.
“Eos” Fifth Street median between Brown and Lindsey streets
Created by artist Dessa Kirk. In Greek mythology the winged Eos was the goddess of the dawn and rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the Ocean, dispersed the mists of the night and opened the gates of heaven every day so her brother, Helios, the sun, could ride his chariot across the sky.
“Exploded Engine” Cummins Corporate Headquarters, 500 Jackson St . “Exploded Engine” by Rudolph de Harak eluci- dates and entertains. The diesel engine is the centerpiece of the museum at the Cummins Cor- porate Headquarters. Nearly every nut and bolt is deconstructed to its smallest detail and hangs in midair, suspended by floor-to-ceiling wires. “Large Arch” Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St . The arch was created in 1971 by English sculptor Henry Moore and is 20 feet tall, 12 feet wide and weighs 5½ tons. It was sandcast in bronze in 50 sections in West Germany. Moore was inspired by nature and created the centerpiece for the library plaza as a sculpture that could be walked through and around. “Sun Garden Panels in Suspended Circle” “Flamenco” Columbus Learning Center, 4555 Central aVE . Created by artist Ruth Aizuss Migdal» in 2010 in Glass artist Dale Chihuly created, painted and Chicago. The abstract, painted steel sculpture signed each of the 32 panels of translucent white represents a flamenco dancer and is displayed at plexiglass positioned inside a round skylight. Each the corner of Fourth and Washington streets. The panel represents one of his blown-glass forms. Part red “Flamenco” is 11 feet tall, 6 feet deep and 9 of the Indiana Glass Trail. feet wide and weighs 2,000 pounds. “Yellow Neon Chandelier” “Skopos” Columbus Area Visitors Center, 506 Fifth St . Mill Race Park “Yellow Neon Chandelier,” by glass artist Dale “Skopos,” a Greek word loosely translated as “the Chihuly, is 900 pieces of hand-blown glass in four watcher,” is a sculpture by Rick Bauer along the shades of yellow. The piece is 9 feet tall and 6 feet People Trail in Mill Race Park. across at its widest point. It has 50 feet of neon and weighs 1,200 pounds. Part of the Indiana Glass Trail.
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architecture tours Cummins Irwin Office Building Two-hour bus tours are offered by the Columbus Area Visitors Center . Tours depart the Visitors Center at Fifth and Franklin streets . Self-guided cellphone tours also are available . For the latest ticket information and tour schedules: www .columbus .in .us .
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Robert N. Stewart Bridge
To the casual observer, Columbus one of six cities in the United States to historic structures from Columbus’ might seem an unlikely place for have such a significant concentration early years. The shops along the city’s architectural masterpieces. Situated of buildings by prominent architects. main street — Washington Street — in southern Indiana, divided by rivers Other cities with the distinction are have been restored or maintained to and creeks, the city rises from the Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., keep their historical perspective. The prairie like corn in surrounding fields. Chicago and San Francisco. courthouse, built in 1874, anchors the The city’s architectural adventure In 1994 the city was selected as the southern edge of downtown. Next to it »began with First Christian Church, site of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is a limestone monument to Barthol- which Eliel Saarinen, a Finnish ar- award ceremony. omew County veterans who died chitect, designed at the request of the Among the notable structures are serving their country. The old blends congregation. Completed in 1942, it Bartholomew County Public Library, with the new as life moves on. anchors a city block. by I. M. Pei (1969); Cummins Irwin It’s not only the buildings that Its tower, different from the tradi- Office Building, Eero Saarinen (1954); make up the interesting Columbus tional steeples of religious buildings, is Clifty Creek Elementary School, Rich- streetscape. Mill Race Park, built visible throughout downtown. ard Meier (1982); Columbus Regional along a flood plain, was designed to The notion that a small town Health building, Myron Goldsmith of withstand the flooding that can occur could be home to architecturally Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (1971); at the confluence of the Driftwood significant buildings was not lost on St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (1988) and Flat Rock rivers. The park boasts community leaders. Through the and Columbus Signature Academy an 84-foot tower and an amphitheater Cummins Engine Foundation, and Lincoln Campus (1967), both by with seating for 500. The park also has leadership of J. Irwin Miller, an offer Gunnar Birkerts. walking trails and a covered bridge. was made to pay the architectural St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, with Across the street, Cummins Inc. fees for the design of a much-needed a copper-clad roof, has a 186-foot occupies a three-block complex. The public school. Later, the offer was steeple. Another famous spire on the Fortune 200 company is the city’s No. extended for all public buildings if horizon is that of North Christian 1 employer and its Corporate Office the architects were selected from a Church. That building, designed by Building one of the city’s architectural foundation list. Eliel Saarinen’s son, Eero, has a 192- highlights. Today there are more than 60 foot spire, the tallest in the city. Fine lines, cornice stones and public and private buildings designed Many of the well-known buildings creative vision make Columbus what by notable architects. Columbus is are in the downtown area, mixed with it is today.
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Columbus City Hall columbus treasures Churches Companies Public places * First Christian Church, Eliel Saarinen, * Cummins Irwin Office Building, Eero Visitors Center, James Perkinson, 1864; 1942. Saarinen, 1954 renovation, Kevin Roche, 1995. * North Christian Church, Eero Saa- Dorel Juvenile Group, Harry Weese, Bartholomew Consolidated School rinen, 1964; Dan Kiley, landscaping. 1961; Dan Kiley landscaping. Corp., former Maple Grove/Garfield School, Charles F. Sparrell, 1896; * First Baptist Church, Harry Weese, * Columbus Regional Health, Myron William Brown Jr., principal architect, 1965. Goldsmith, design partner, Skidmore, Ratio Architects Inc., addition and Owings and Merrill, 1971. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Gunnar renovation, 1989. Birkerts, 1988. AT&T, Paul Kennon, design principal; Bartholomew County Courthouse, Jay Bauer, designer; Caudill Rowlett Isaac Hodgson, 1874; SIECO Inc. reno- Scott, 1978. vated, 1969.
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Bartholomew County Public Library Cummins Corporate Office Building
Bartholomew County Public Library, Otter Creek Clubhouse/Golf Course, Streetscape, Paul Kennon, principal I.M. Pei and Partners, 1969; James K. Harry Weese, clubhouse, 1964; Robert architect, Caudill Rowlett Scott, 1990; Paris, Architect Group Inc., addition, Trent Jones and Rees Jones, golf course; Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, 1987. Dan Kiley, landscaping. landscaping. Columbus post office, Roche Dinkeloo Four Seasons Retirement Center, Nor- Advanced Manufacturing Center of and Associates, 1970. man Fletcher, principal architect, The Excellence, Cesar Pelli, 2011. Architects Collaborative Inc., 1967. Columbus City Hall, Edward Charles The Commons, Koetter Kim Associates; Bassett, principal architect, Skidmore, Hamilton Center, skating rink, Harry CSO Architects, 2011. Owings and Merrill, 1981. Weese, 1958; Koster and Associates, addition, 1975. Mill Race Center, William Rawn and Columbus Learning Center, Kevin Ken- Associates, 2011. non and Kohn Pederson Fox, 2005. Indiana University’s Republic Building, Myron Goldsmith, design partner, Skid- * National Historic Landmark Bartholomew County Jail, Don M. more, Owings and Merrill, 1971 Hisaka and Associates, 1990.
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mill ney tannery site and woods and farmland near where the East Fork of White River is formed. Prior to the 1960s, people lived along the river in shacks made of tar paper and wood scraps. The spring rains flooded race the land, leaving a muddy residue on a blighted landscape. City leaders began a fund drive in 1963 to raise $145,000 to purchase 66 acres from park the residents for the park, pay for limited development and hire a park planner. By the In 1963, the acreage known as “Death fall of 1964, city workers had cut a roadway Valley” on the east bank of White River was into the woods near the river and gravel considered one of the most poverty-stricken pits. They also cleared the underbrush. areas in Columbus. Now, as Mill Race Park, Residents raised $18,500 by June 1966 to it hosts some of Columbus’ favorite events, move the Clifty Creek covered bridge from attracting throngs of people. Azalia Road to Mill Race Park. Otherwise, The tract contained the Death Valley the bridge would have been destroyed to »urban renewal area, the former W.W. Moo- make way for a concrete bridge. 20 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 CHECK IT OUT Address: 50 Carl Miske Drive Phone:NOBLITT 812-376-2680 PARK Website: columbus.in.us/
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A two-car, 20-passenger steam-pow- quincentennial anniversary in 1992 of the riverfront and the park’s proximity ered train copied after the General of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the heart of the city in the design. Civil War fame was dedicated in 1967 to the New World, the town searched He made the site a water-dominated as a tourist attraction. But the train cars for a project that would continue to landscape by celebrating its proximity suffered technical problems and sagging benefit the community long after the to the rivers. interest by the public. celebration. A round lake was excavated, with In 1969, the city built an outdoor Residents found that an important the soil creating mounds similar to theater west of the former tannery site dream, the park at Fifth and Lindsey those made by American Indians in near Lindsey Street. However, the pole streets, had been partially realized southern Indiana. Plants that tolerate building was damaged by wind six years almost 30 years before. They decided to flooding were selected. Spaces were later. continue the development of Mill Race designed to accommodate lunch time Artist Richard Bauer’s 15-foot-tall Park, a resource that could be greatly visitors or a class that comes to the welded steel sculpture, “Skopos,” mean- enhanced. park to study flora. ing “the watcher,” guarded the park’s Foundations, companies and individ- The Custer-Nugent Amphitheater entrance. It was dedicated in September uals agreed to take part and eventually was constructed and today hosts many 1979. Two shelter houses, a boat ramp pledged nearly $4 million to build struc- musical and theatrical events during and a playground with swings were also tures and redesign the landscape. the warmer months. added to the park during that time. Landscape architect Michael Van The renovated Mill Race Park While looking forward to the Valkenburgh incorporated the beauty of opened in October 1992.
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Columbus Skateland
The Columbus area offers a wide variety of recreational activities and programs that are available year-round . Summer and fall are the perfect times to get out in the parks, golf courses or public pool; however indoor facilities provide ample winter activity opportunities such as roller and ice skating and bowling . Columbus has more than 20 parks and over 27 miles of walking and biking trails . There are numerous golf courses, and five of Indiana’s 20 state parks are within 45 miles or less of Columbus city limits .
Parks Columbus Parks and Recreation Donner Aquatic Center 22nd and Sycamore streets, 812-376-2680, 22nd and Sycamore streets, 812-376-2683, is open www.columbus.in.gov/parks-recreation from the end of May through August and boasts an The department is responsible for the maintenance and eight-lane, 50-meter lap pool, 11-foot-4-inch diving improvement of over 700 acres of park land and almost 30 miles well with two diving boards, a 20-foot high, 160-foot long waterslide, a leisure pool with a play structure of People Trail. Columbus parks are: and fountains and 22,000 square feet of cement deck Chapman T. Blackwell III Park: Intersection of Westenedge and space surrounding the pools. Parkside drives (Parkside Elementary School is adjacent to park.) Clifty Park: Across from Columbus East High School, off Indiana Avenue CAMPING Donner Park: 22nd, Sycamore and Chestnut streets to 16th, Ceraland Park and Campground Sycamore and Chestnut streets 3989 S. Road 525E, 812-377-5849, www.ceraland.org Freedom Field: Parkside Drive, behind Parkside Elementary School (accessible playground for the disabled and able-bodied) Aquatic center, miniature golf, paddle boats, driving range, softball, baseball, basketball, camping, fitness Harrison Ridge Park: Tipton Lakes Boulevard center and more. Lincoln Park: 25th Street and Lincoln Parkway Drive Mill Race Park: Corner of Fifth and Lindsey streets
22 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 Golf courses Otter Creek Golf Course 11522 E. Road 50N 812-579-5227 Greenbelt Golf Course 10th Street and Gladstone Avenue 812-376-2684 Clifty Creek Golf Course 12000 E. Road 225N 812-372-6031 Rocky Ford Par 3 Golf Course Rocky Ford Road and Fairlawn Drive 812-376-2687 Putt-Putt Fun Center of Columbus 1080 N. Marr Road 812-376-3136 Salt Creek Golf Course Columbus Skateland Indiana 46, two miles east of Nashville 812-988-7888 Columbus Rock Gym Timbergate Golf Course 1551 Cottage Ave., Exit 80 on I-65 Edinburgh 812-799-3193 812-526-3523 www.columbusrock gym.com Indoor fun ICE SKATING — Hamilton Center 25th Street at Lincoln Park, 812-376-2686, www.columbus.in.gov/parks-recreation/hamilton-center- Get fit ice-arena. Open year-round. 812 CrossFit, 812-657-7093. ROLLER SKATING — Columbus Skateland Anytime Fitness, 812-372-3488. 2660 Talley Road, 812-372-6677, www.columbusskateland. Ceraland Sports and Fitness Center, 812-377-5849. com Columbus Fit, 812-343-3634. BOWLING — Columbus Bowling Center Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping, 812-375-9920. 3010 State St., 812-372-7857 One Body, One Soul, 812-344-4941. LASER TAG — Red Zone Laser Tag Planet Fitness, 812-376-3000. 746 Greenway Drive, 812-372-9663, Studio Fit by Nancy, 812-343-9172. www.theredzonelasertag.com Tipton Lakes Athletic Club, 812-342-4495. More fun for kids Total Fitness, 812-373-9992. Foundation for Youth Uptown Yoga, 812-799-3120. 405 Hope Ave., 812-348-4558, foundationforyouth.com Wellness Program, 812-376-5033. FFY offers swimming and other recreation opportunities. Zen Fitness, 812-350-5200. Enjoy a wide variety of choices at the 25-yard lap pool, including adult, senior and family swims and water aerobics. FFY is also home to Columbus Gymnastics Center and the Boys and Girls Club.
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JOLIE CRIDER 2.0 MEMORIAL SKATE PARK
School freshman Jolie Crider, who died at age 14 from bacterial meningitis on May 7, 1998. “When you lose a child, your biggest fear is that they’ll be forgotten, and that has never happened in this community,” Shayla Holt- kamp, Crider’s mother, said. “This is huge. Her memory goes on. I get to say her name, people hear about her. It’s such a comfort to me. It’s just the greatest thing. There’s nothing better than having her memory go on, especially in a place like this where a lot of kids come and have fun and they’re active and can be crazy like she was and full of life. It just warms my h e ar t .” The new skate park was built by Hunger Skateparks, a Bloomington-based design and construction firm, and was designed by Janne The Jolie Crider 2.0 skate park officially Saario, an architect from Helsinki, Finland. opened in late 2019, a public celebration of This project is his first skate park to debut in two years of planning and months of con- the United States, which has contributed to struction for the state-of-the-art, architectur- its attraction of local, state and out-of-state ally significant facility. It was funded through groups. Saario has developed several skate private donations, capital funding from the parks in Europe. parks department and grants, including city The park is designed into three sec- support and money from the Heritage Fund tions that flow together seamlessly. Using »— the Community Foundation of Barthol- about 2,500 square feet of the former skate omew County and the Columbus Parks park’s wood slab, the entrance section is also Foundation. equipped with all new flat-ground features The new 12,000-square-foot Information: flanked with a new bank to cub and quarter concrete skate park replaced the pipe, the developer said. To learn more about the 15,000-square-foot, mostly wooden Jolie Crider Memorial The middle section had mixed transi- skate park that had sustained Skate Park, visit tions and street features, including a rainbow considerable damage over the past columbusparkfoundation. rail and quarter, a kong wall, jumps, bank to org/projects. 20 years, parks officials said. The rails, hubbas and ledges with three elevation original Jolie Crider Memorial Skate changes. The third section is a long ditch- Park was built in Clifty Park in 1999, like bowl with two minis of different heights, the result of a dream that a group of skaters extension and a large transfer into a transition had to build a skate park in the city. The park hip area that flows riders back into the other is named in memory of Columbus North High two sections of the park.
24 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 People Trail Columbus, long known for its architecture, is Visiting trail-goers have plenty to see as they often referred to as the “Athens of the Prairie.” stroll, jog or ride through city neighborhoods Perhaps, thanks to its extensive People Trail sys- and parks. The trails also pass close to two creeks, tem, Columbus could also be called the “Athens three rivers, plenty of grassy areas and farmland. of the Trail System.” However, the more than 27 miles of orga- Following a 1983 master plan update, a com- nized trails are not only open to bicyclists, walk- mittee formed with the purpose of creating a trail ers and runners. These people-friendly pathways system for walkers, runners and bikers around are actually open to anything people-powered, the community. which includes skateboards, unicycles and in-line »The first section, stretching from Lincoln skates. Park to Donner Park along 19th Street, opened Also, when the People Trail was developed, in 1987, and the system has grown slowly but those with physical challenges were taken into steadily over the years. consideration. Wheelchairs, both motorized and The Columbus Parks and Recreation Depart- hand-powered, are always welcome. ment works to make each trail section universally If you come to visit and enjoy the People usable. The department also attempts to preserve Trail, rest assured that Rover or Spot is welcome as many trees as possible, which allows for many to tag along but that horses, cars and motorcycles scenic and peaceful miles of paved trails. are prohibited.
Bike, Walk Columbus
The city of Columbus has launched a new section of its website called “Bike Walk Columbus.” The site is intended as a resource for pedestrians and bicyclists in Columbus and will serve as a primary source of information as the city continues to improve and expand its network of bicycle and pedestrian pathways and accommodations throughout the city. “Bike Walk Columbus” features an online interactive map of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities that will be continually updated to reflect the most current inventory of bicycle and pedestrian »infrastructure in Columbus and Bartholomew County. The mobile-friendly tool can be used anywhere to assist bicyclists and pedestrians with route planning. The website also includes an interactive map of ongoing bicycle- and pedestrian-related construction projects. The map is intended to provide up-to-date information on the various public infrastructure projects underway in the city of Columbus and Bartholomew County, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, trails and similar infrastructure. The website can be accessed at columbus.in.gov/bikewalk.
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food& more photography by jana jones Culinary options are plentiful, ranging from major chains to small diners and locally owned gems .
IHOP Restaurant 54 Johnson BLVD . Pancakes, omelets, burgers, chicken and steak. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. 812-348-2690. Indiana Smokehouse 2825 Middle Road Barbecue brisket, pork, chicken. Lunch and dinner. 812-799-0067. Lincoln Square Pancake House 2315 Jonathan Moore Pike Greek dishes, steak, sandwiches, pasta, chicken, fish and salads. Breakfast, lunch. 812-657-7420. Lucas Bros. Sandwich Shop 2318 25th Street, Columbus Hamburgers and american fare. 812-376-7010 Max & Erma’s fresh take kitchen 12105 Executive Drive, Edinburgh Sandwiches and sides in a casual atmosphere, lunch and dinner. Family Dining 812-526-6250. Amazing Joe’s Grill Cracker Barrel McAlister’s Deli 2607 Central aVE . U .S . 31 at Edinburgh 2025 W . Jonathan Moore Pike Steaks, chicken, seafood. Dinner Country cooking including Sandwiches, soups, salads, baked Monday-Friday; lunch and dinner made-from-scratch chicken and potatoes. Lunch and dinner. Saturday and Sunday. dumplings. Breakfast, lunch and 812-657-8501. 812-378-2130. dinner. 812-526-7968. Montana Mike’s Steakhouse The American Grill 3720 W . Market Place, Edinburgh Hilton Garden Inn, U S. . 31 and I-65 Blackerby’s Hangar 5 Known for T-bone steaks, burgers, Offers freshly prepared breakfast 4770 Ray Boll BLVD ,. Columbus seafood and chicken in Western and dinner. Municipal Airport atmosphere. Lunch and dinner. 812-526-8600. Open for breakfast and lunch 812-526-6600. every day. 812-378-4070. Big JT’s Barbecue Noodles & Company 300 Hope aVE . Fresh Take Kitchen 3200 Columbus Center Barbecue, salads. Lunch. 424 Washington St ,. Columbus Noodles, pasta and sandwiches. 812-799-6282. Open for lunch and dinner. Salads, Lunch and dinner. 812-307-4664. grain bowls, crepes, soups. Beer Bob Evans and wine available. 812-799-1097. Red Lobster Indiana 46 and I-65 2000 25th St . Homestyle food with country- Henry Social Club Known for Cheddar Bay Biscuits style breakfasts and dinner items 423 Washington St . and seafood. Casual dining, lunch such as meatloaf, turkey and Farm-to-table restaurant with a and dinner. dressing. Breakfast, lunch and bar and wine room. Lunch and 812-375-1733. dinner. 812-378-0442. dinner. 812-799-1371.
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Ruby Tuesday 3715 W . Market Place, Edinburgh Simple, fresh American dining with signature New Orleans seafood, ribs and hamburgers. Casual fine dining, lunch and dinner. 812-526-5311. Sirloin Stockade 3114 n . National Road Steakhouse with buffet. Lunch and dinner. 812-378-3867. E SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT special dogs & more 217 washington st . Ethnic Dining El Toreo Hot dogs and hamburgers. Open 10020 n . U .S . 31, Taylorsville 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 812-799-0030. Bucceto’s Smiling Teeth Lunch and dinner. 318 Washington St . 812-526-5850. Texas Roadhouse Pizza, pasta, beer and wine. 812- 2780 Merchant Mile 348-7600. E Sushi Japanese Restaurant Known for steak entrees in 3820 25th St . Western atmosphere. Dinner only Camila’s Mexican Restaurant Fish, sushi bar, specialty rolls, lunch Monday-Thursday, lunch and 1824 25th St . specialties. Lunch and dinner. dinner Friday-Sunday. Call ahead Mexican cuisine for lunch and 812-376-6888. for timely seating. 812-378-4632. dinner. 812-657-3663. Flavors of india Upland Johnny Carino’s 217 Washington St . Columbus Pump House 870 Creekview Drive Lunch and dinner. 812-799-0050 148 Lindsey St . Italian dining. Lunch and dinner. Greek’s Pizzeria Enjoy your favorite Upland beer 812-372-2266. 920 25th St . on tap and locally sourced food Chicago’s Pizza Pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads, in a family friendly location 3780 W . Jonathan Moore Pike beer and wine. overlooking the river. Outdoor Pizza, salad. Lunch and dinner. 812-657-3500. patio available. Lunch and dinner. 812-657-7003. 812-799-3587. Hisui Japanese Restaurant China Buffet 2790 Brentwood Drive Willow Leaves of Hope 2638 Eastbrook Plaza Lunch and dinner. 326 Jackson St ,. Hope Lunch and dinner. 812-375-1117. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, 812-376-8888. except Wednesdays. Soups, salads, KOI Grill & Sushi bar sandwiches, quiches and specials. Chipotle Mexican Grill 3860 W . Carlos Folger #150 Open some evening for special 2260 National Road Lunch and dinner, 812-342-7777. events. 812-546-0640. Lunch and dinner. 812-375-0785. Le Petit Caraibes Zaharakos 412 Washington St . 329 Washington St . Chopstick Experience the islands. Try chicken Sandwiches, ice cream and drinks. 3045 Columbus Center roti, beef roti, potato roti, jerk chicken 812-378-1900. 812-376-3333. and fried rice, red beans, lentils, split peas, macaroni pie, and stewed El Nopal chicken and rice. 812-375-0005.. 3300 W . Jonathan Moore Pike Lunch and dinner. 812-314-8991. Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 29 DC dining
Zwanzigz Pizza 1038 Lafayette aVE . Pizza, salads, calzones, sandwiches. Dine-in or carry-out. Beer and wine. Lunch and dinner. 812-376-0200.
Tavern/Bar & Grill Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill 1900 25th St . Steaks, seafood, chicken, sandwiches, sides. Lunch and dinner. 812-372-4381. Buffalo Wild Wings 2035 Jonathan Moore Pike Wings and other dishes. Lunch and dinner. 812-375-1776. Chili’s Bar and Grill 1079 n . National Road TAKU JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE Known for fajitas, baby back ribs and hamburgers. Family dining in Southwestern décor. Lunch and Luciana’s Mexican Restaurant Qdoba Mexican Grill dinner. and Cantina 1665 n . National Road 812-348-7596. 310 Washington St . Lunch and dinner. 450 North Brewing Co. Bar features 16 beers, one sangria 812-376-1005. 8111 E . Road 450N and three types of homemade Brick-oven pizza, salads, margaritas. Lunch specials 11 Ramen alley 217 WASHINGTON St ,. SUITE D appetizers. Beer brewed daily and a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through wine. 812-546-0091. Saturday. Lunch and dinner. 812- 812-552-5089. 799-7223. Riviera Maya 4th Street Bar & Grill 433 Fourth St . Marco’s Pizza 2326 25th St ., Fair Oaks Mall Famous for the 4th Street burger, 3532 W . Two Mile House Road Authentic Mexican cuisine served Letterman sandwich, pizza and Authentic Italian pizza, Cheezy in a Mayan resort atmosphere. crab cakes. Lunch and dinner. Bread, chicken wings, fresh-baked Lunch and dinner. 812-372-6576. 812-376-7063. subs, salads, soft drinks and more. Ru Yi Asian Cuisine Lunch and dinner. 812-342-9082. 2125 W . Jonathan Moore Pike The Garage Pub and Grill Morales Menu includes sushi and sashimi. Fourth and Jackson streets 2520 Central aVE . Lunch and dinner. 812-378-8888. Appetizers, salads, wraps, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, pasta, Mexican cuisine. Lunch and Taku Japanese Steakhouse dinner. 812-376-0328. 14 draft beers. Lunch and dinner. 315 Fourth St . 812-418-8918. panda express Asian fusion, steakhouse and american chinese cuisine sushi. 812-779-7956. 2005 jonathan moore pike Joe Willy’s Burger Bar Thai Connection 1034 Washington Street Lunch and dinner. 527 Washington St . 812-720-3773. Traditional American, wide Casual Thai cuisine. Lunch and selection of gourmet burgers. dinner. 812-657-3790. Pho Shiki Lunch and dinner. 2991 25th St . Yats 812-379-4559. Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine 325 Fourth St . Papa’s Grill and sushi bar. Lunch and dinner. Cajun/Creole sauces and stews 3780 W . Jonathan Moore Pike 812-375-9999. over white rice. Fast casual lunch Burgers, fries, wings, etc., lunch and dinner. and dinner. 812-372-1533. 812-342-9736.
30 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 Phi Bar & Grill Papa’s Deli Simmons Winery Hotel Indigo, 400 Brown St . 228 Chestnut St . 8111 E . Road 450N, Columbus Lunch and dinner. 812-375-9100. Breakfast and lunch. 812-546-0091. 812-378-5755. Powerhouse Brewing Co.’s Columbus Bar Starbucks Coffee Co. Breweries 322 Fourth St . — 1585 n . National RoaD . 812-314- Specialties include sandwiches, 0934 . 450 North Brewing Co. 8111 E . Road 450 N, Columbus Reuben, lunch and dinner specials — 2355 Jonathan Moore pIKE . 812- 812-546-0091. and 20 beers on tap. 812-375-8800. 376-6530 . — Target, 1865 n . National RoaD . Big Woods Brewing Co. Ziggie’s 888-796-5282 . 60 Molly’s Lane, Nashville 3029 National Road — Kroger, 3060 n . National RoaD . 812-988-6000. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Full 812-314-7824 . service menu of tenderloins, hog molly brewing biscuits and gravy. Serves fried Yo MaMa Frozen Yogurt and 830 Depot St ,. Columbus chicken on Thursday, prime rib on More 812-374-4542 Friday and steaks, chops and pasta 3780 W . Jonathan Moore Pike on Saturday. Lunch and dinner. Frozen yogurt, coffee. Free Wi-Fi. Powerhouse Brewing Co. 812-372-0898. 2735 n . State Road 9, Columbus 812-799-0560. 812-603-6055 . Sandwiches/ice Wineries Zwanzigz Pizza cream/coffee 1038 Lafayette aVE ,. Columbus Brown County Winery 812-376-0200 . Culver’s 4520 Indiana 46, Nashville 90 Johnson BLVD . 812-988-6144. Burgers, fries, sandwiches, entrees Distilleries and ice cream. Chateau de Pique Winery 6361 n . Road 760E, Seymour Bear Wallow Distillery 812-799-0035. 4484 E . Old State Road 46, Nashville 812-522-9296. Five Guys 812-657-4923. 1675 n . National Road Chateau Thomas Wine Bar Burgers, fries, hot dogs, grilled and Gift Shop sandwiches. 703-339-9500. 225 S . Van Buren St ,. Nashville 812-988-8500. Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers 3660 Jonathan Moore Pike Burgers, hotdogs, fries and ice cream. 812-799-0509. Gramz Bakery & Cafe 409 Washington St . Coffee and pastries. 812-378-9728. Lucabe Coffee Co. 310 Fourth St . Breakfast and coffee, tea. Mancino’s Pizza and Grinders 1301 n . National Road Pizza and grinders. Lunch and dinner. 812-375-1000. Panera Bread 3056 Columbus Center Handcrafted, freshly baked artisan bread. Free Wi-Fi. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. 812-375-9421.
lucabe coffee co.
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 31 DC Farmers market
The Columbus Farmers Market is find it from 9 a m. . to 12:30 p .m . Saturdays behind Columbus City Hall downtown fresh at 123 Washington St . Ample customer parking is available near the market . For more information, visit: columbusfarmersmarket .org
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what’s in store? During downtime from business meetings and sporting events, visitors will find plenty of shopping hot spots in and around Columbus, including these:
Indiana Premium Outlets
Fair Oaks Mall Clifty Crossing The mall on 25th Street includes Dunham’s Sports and Bath This shopping center at National Road and 10th Street and Body Works. features Hobby Lobby, Best Buy, Petco and Party City. Nearby on Creekview Drive, shoppers can find Kohl’s Department Store, Walmart Super Center, Goodwill and Downtown Lowe’s. Downtown retailers include Dell Brothers Clothing, Hoosier Sporting Goods and Baker’s Fine Gifts and Accessories. Nashville The small town 20 miles west of Columbus in Brown Columbus Center County is home to hundreds of independently owned Located at National and Beam roads, Columbus Center is shops full of antiques, collectibles and hand-crafted items. home to Target, T.J. Maxx, Office Max, Ulta, Kay Jewelers, Big Lots and Shoe Carnival. Indiana Premium Outlets Eight miles north of Columbus, at the intersection of Jonathan Moore Pike Interstate 65 and U.S. 31, sits central Indiana’s largest This stretch of Indiana 46 between Interstate 65 and outlet center. The lineup of 85 stores includes Gap, Banana downtown is home to a Walmart Super Center, Sam’s Club, Republic, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Ann Goodwill and Menards, plus several smaller stores. Taylor, Loft, J. Crew, Coach, Bose, DKNY and Michael Kors.
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 33 DC accommodations rooms for all Whether you’re planning to stay one night or two weeks, Columbus has a wide variety of hotels offering hometown hospitality to fit any budget .
Best Western U .S . 31 and I-65 at Taylorsville 57 rooms. Indoor heated pool and exercise room. Free continental breakfast and restaurants nearby. Information: 812-526-9883; www.bestwestern.com/ horizoninnedinburgh
Charwood Suites 2000 Charwood Drive 72 furnished one- or two-bedroom extended stay units with living room and kitchen. Indoor heated pool and sauna. Information: 812-378-4840; www.charwoodsuites. com.
Comfort Inn Edinburgh/Columbus U .S . 31 and I-65 Hotel Indigo Newly renovated, HDTV, refrigerator, microwave, whirlpool suites, fitness center, guest laundry, pool, manager’s reception. Adjacent to Premium Outlets. Information: 812- 526-9899; www.spraguehotels.com/sprague-comfort-inn- Hampton Inn edinburgh. U .S . 31 and I-65 95 rooms. Whirlpool suites with kitchenettes. Conference Courtyard by Marriott center. Heated indoor pool and fitness room. Free 3888 Mimosa Drive continental breakfast and restaurants nearby. Information: 90 rooms. Indoor pool, spa and exercise room. Breakfast 812-526-5100 or 800-426-7866; www.hampton-inn.com/ buffet and evening lounge. Information: 812-342-8888; hi/edinburgh. 800-582-1582; www.courtyard.com. Hilton Garden Inn Days Inn U .S . 31 and I-65 Indiana 46 and I-65 125 rooms. Complimentary high-speed Internet, HD 113 rooms. Free breakfast. Kids stay free. Pets welcome. flat screen TVs, 24-hour complimentary business center, Information: 812-376-9951 or 800-329-7466; 2,700-square-foot meeting room, exercise center, indoor www.daysinn.com. pool, restaurant. 812-526-8600. Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott holiday inn 2820 Merchants Mile (Indiana 46 and I-65) Indiana 46 and I-65 96 rooms. Meeting space, indoor pool, fitness center, outdoor fire pit and barbecue area, bar. Information: 812- 75 rooms. Two-room and whirlpool suites. High-speed 552-5333 www.marriott.com/hotels/bmgcf-fairfield-inn- Internet, meeting rooms, breakfast buffet. Information: 812- and-suites-columbus-in/ 376-3051 or 800-424-6423; www.dorahotels.com.
34 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 Columbus Bed-and- Breakfast The Inn at Irwin Gardens 608 Fifth St . This historically significant property, in the heart of downtown Columbus and built in 1864 by the Irwin family, has been impeccably maintained with much of the original ornamentation and furnishings intact. Information: 812-376- 3663; www.irwingardens. com.
The Inn at Irwin Gardens
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Red Roof Inn U .S . 31 and I-65 U .S . 31 and I-65 at Taylorsville 93 rooms. All rooms feature HD flat screen TVs with 56 rooms. Free continental breakfast, outdoor swimming connectivity panels and free wired/wireless high-speed pool, whirlpool rooms. Near restaurants and outlet stores. Internet. Complimentary breakfast, indoor pool and fitness Information: 812-526-9747 or 800-228-5150; center. 812-526-4919. www.redroof.com.
Hotel Indigo Residence Inn 400 Brown St . 4525 W . Indiana 46 85 rooms, including nine suites. Indoor pool and hot Extended stay hotel with 83 suites with fully equipped tub, fitness room, restaurant and lounge, meeting space. kitchens. Hot breakfast served daily; evening receptions Information: 812-375-9100; www.dorahotels.com. Monday through Thursday with food and beverages. Wireless high-speed Internet, indoor pool and fitness room. La Quinta Inn & Suites Information: 812-342-2400. 101 Carrie Lane 78 rooms, including some two-room suites and two rooms Sleep Inn & Suites with hot tubs. Completely smoke-free. Free breakfast bar. 2315 Jonathan Moore Pike Indoor pool, fitness room and business center. Information: 72 rooms, including 22 suites. Business lounge, free 812-379-4657 or lq.com. breakfast buffet, indoor pool, sauna, fitness room, laundry, high-speed Internet. Information: 372-7200 or 866-802- Motel 6 1100; www.sleepinn.com. Indiana 46 and I-65 88 rooms. Restaurants nearby. Children under 18 stay free. Super 8 Motel Information: 812-372-6888. Indiana 46 and I-65 55 rooms. Restaurants nearby, free satellite movies. Information: 812-372-8828 or 800-800-8000
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Covered Bridge Loop bridge to history
Covered bridges capture the of approaches of the builders Driving tour gives national imagination like few who created the structures. other historical artifacts. Perhaps The Brownsville Bridge in visitors look at it’s due to there being fewer than Mill Race Park in Columbus was 1,000 left in the country, accord- built in 1840 by Adam Mason 19th-century ing to the U.S. Department of and was located on the state’s Transportation, or the degree of east side until it was moved to engineering prowess required in its present location in 1986. It’s covered structures their design and construction. now situated over the park’s lake. »Covered bridges were built to The Long-truss structure was protect the wooden structure featured in a key scene in the from the weather. 2017 movie “Columbus.” STORY BY BARNEY QUICK While the concept had been From there, one might head around in Europe for a few east to Decatur County to see the PHOTO BY ANNA PERLICH centuries, most covered bridges Westport Bridge near Greens- in the United States were built burg. It was built in 1880 by A.M from the 1820s through the Kennedy & Sons, a firm well- 1880s. Soon afterward, they were known for its covered bridges. superseded by metal bridges, One of its distinguishing features which didn’t require protection is its windows, which run from from the elements. end to end. Indiana is home to 98 cov- Cross into Jennings County ered bridges, nine of which are to and you’ll find the Scipio bridge, be found on the Covered Bridge on that community’s north edge. Pictured: The Loop, which winds through six It was built by a Toledo, Ohio, Brownsville Bridge counties. The circuit shows off firm, the Smith Bridge Co., in in Mill Race Park in some of the state’s best rolling 1886. It features a Howe-style Columbus countryside as well as the variety truss. It is the way that County
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To find a map of the loop and more information: jacksoncountyin .com/portfolio-posts/ indianas-covered-bridge-loop/
Road 575W crosses Sand Creek and pass through the charming hamlet of the structures in Parke County, also accommodates one-lane vehicular Medora. One mile east, you’ll find the known for its high concentration of traffic. Medora bridge, also built by Joseph J. covered bridges. The Ramp Creek In Jennings County you’ll find Daniels (in 1875). It still has its orig- bridge is open to vehicular traffic, and another Howe-truss bridge, the James inal truss and is the longest, historic if time permits, you really should tra- bridge, built in 1887 by Barron & covered bridge in the nation. It crosses verse it and check out the park, which Hole. It’s often referred to as the kiss- the East Fork of the White River. On contains some panoramic vistas that ing bridge. the west end, there is a small park with rival any in the nation. If you head west, your next stop picnic tables. Take State Road 135 into Nashville on the loop will be the Shieldstown Continue west, and you’ll come to and head north to Bean Blossom, bridge, located in Hamilton Township the Williams bridge, on the western where you’ll take a left on the aptly in Jackson County. It has an interest- edge of Lawrence County. It’s another named Covered Bridge Road and ing history. The multiple king post Joseph J. Daniels structure. It’s a pe- continue a short way to that village’s Burr Arch Truss bridge was built in destrian-traffic only bridge that spans namesake bridge. It was built in 1880 1876 by Joseph J. Daniels. It accom- the East Fork of the White River. by Capt. Joseph Balsey and is open to modated vehicular traffic for 104 If you travel the Covered Bridge one-lane traffic. years. It was only closed to the public Loop in this order, your last stop It might be best to break your for 35 years, until 2019, when after will be the crown jewel of the hills investigation of the loop into two a four-year restoration effort, it was of southern Indiana, Brown County, days. If you decide to do so, you’ll find reopened as a tourist attraction. an inspiration to landscape artists a bounty of hotels, inns and bed-and- If you proceed west on U.S. 50 since the 19th century. At the north breakfast establishments that put through Brownstown, you’ll notice entrance to Brown County State Park Hoosier hospitality on full display. that western Jackson County sports you’ll find the Ramp Creek bridge. You’ll head home edified and majestic hills that loom in all direc- It was built in 1838 by Henry Wolf, charmed as only an immersion in the tions. Take a left at State Road 235 and who was also responsible for many of essence of Indiana can provide.
38 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 Ramp Creek Covered Bridge
9 BRIDGES. 6 COUNTIES BROWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE JAMES COVERED BRIDGE WILLIAMS COVERED BRIDGE Bartholomew County Jennings County Lawrence County Directions: In Mill Race Park, Columbus . Park Directions: Take State Road 3 south of Lovett Directions: From State Road 450 west of entrance is at Fifth and Lindsey streets . The and turn east on West County Road 650S . The Williams, turn south on Huron-Williams Road . bridge crosses part of the Driftwood River . bridge crosses Graham Creek on County Road The bridge crosses East Fork of the White 625S . River . WESTPORT COVERED BRIDGE Decatur County SHIELDSTOWN COVERED BRIDGE BEAN BLOSSOM COVERED BRIDGE Directions: Take East Main Street east out Jackson County Brown County of Westport . The road becomes West County Directions: From U .S . 50 east of Directions: South of the State Road 135 Road 1100S . Turn east on West Layton Drive . Brownstown, turn north onto East County intersection with State Road 45 in Bean The bridge crosses Sand Creek . Road 200N to Shieldstown . The bridge crosses Blossom, turn west on Covered Bridge Road . East Fork of the White River . The bridge crosses Bean Blossom Creek . SCIPIO COVERED BRIDGE Jennings County MEDORA COVERED BRIDGE RAMP CREEK COVERED BRIDGE Directions: Take State Road 7 just north of Jackson County Brown County Scipio and turn east on North County Road Directions: Take State Road 235 east of Directions: Take State 46 east of Nashville . 575W . The bridge crosses Sand Creek . Medora and turn north onto road leading to The bridge is located at the North Gate covered bridge . entrance to Brown County State Park and crosses Salt Creek . — Indiana Covered Bridge Loop Brochure
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 39 DC new in town? WELCOME HOME Did you just Water and sewage Columbus Sanitation Department 812-376-2509 relocate to the area service Columbus City Utilities Rumpke of Indiana or are you planning 1111 McClure Road 1950 Tellman Road 812-372-1225 or rumpke.com a move to town? 812-372-8861 or columbusutilities.org Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. New residents to Taylorsville Other services 812-526-9777 or Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. easternbartholomewwater.com Columbus can find 1200 Central Ave. all the relocation Hope Utilities 812-376-4234 or bcsc.k12.in.us 529 Mill St., Hope Bartholomew County 211 information they 812-546-5469 812-376-6666 or 211 or uwbarthco. need in this list . Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp. org/2-1-1 4735 W. Carlos Folger Drive Bartholomew County Sheriff’s 812-342-4421 Department 543 Second St. 812-379-1650 or bartholomewco.com/ Telephone service sheriff AT&T 800-288-2020 or att.com Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce 500 Franklin St. Sprint 812-379-4457 or columbusareachamber. 800-877-4646 or sprint.com com Verizon Columbus Police Department 800-922-0204 or verizonwireless.com 123 Washington St. 812-376-2600 or columbus.in.gov/police Cable TV service Columbus Visitors Center 506 Fifth St. Comcast 812-378-2622 or columbus.in.us 877-237-0576 or comcast.com Columbus post office 450 Jackson St. Satellite TV services 812-378-3521 or usps.com DISH Network Columbus Regional Hospital 888-275-8068 or dishnetwork.com 2400 E. 17th St. DIRECTV 800-841-4938 or crh.org 800-644-8103 or directv.com Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center 1039 Sycamore St. Waste pickup 812-379-1630 or lcnfc.org Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District The Republic 720 S. Mapleton St. 2980 N. National Road 812-376-2614 or bcswmd.com 812-372-7811 or therepublic.com
40 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 putting down Whether people are here for the long term or a fixed period, are single or part of a family, HOME ROOTS options exist at various income levels . Real Estate Home prices have remained fairly stable in the area Krishna Holdings LLC compared with the volatility seen on the national scale 703 Washington St., 812-549-5022 due to economic developments of the last few years. [email protected] Columbus has a variety of housing available, from historic homes to subdivision properties to custom- Lincoln Village designed structures on rugged landscape with scenic Cooperative »views. 5135 N. Lincoln Village Drive, 812-376-0338 Apartments Monarch Crossing 420 Wint Lane, 812-372-8100 Apartment complexes in the Columbus area are located in a variety of environments, from densely populated parts of town near commercial centers to Parkview Townhomes settings with a more natural ambiance. 3393 N. Country Brook Court, 812-373-0711 The major complexes are listed here. Quail Run Arbors at Waters Edge 1182 Quail Run Drive, 812-376-9266 4060 N. Road 150W, 812-669-1076 River Stone Briarwood 3440 Riverstone Way, 812-372-5399 2350 Thornybrook Drive, 812-376-9727 Spruce Ridge Cambridge Square 3770 Blue Court, 812-375-0047 3301 McKinley Ave., 812-372-8562 Steinhurst Manor Canterbury House 133 Salzburg Blvd., 812-376-9933 3501 Nicholas Lane, 812-379-4299 Stonegate Charleston Square 1001 Stonegate Drive, 812-376-3478 2410 Charleston Place, 812-378-2178 Office: 4740 Fox Trail Lane The Villas 4101 Waycross Drive, 812-379-1225 The Cole 200 Jackson St., 800-737-3980 Wedgewood Commons Flintwood North Housing Addition Columbus Village (office: 5540 25th St.) 812-376-6810 1560 28th St., 812-379-2043
Westwood Pines Eastlake Woods 4745 Pine Ridge Drive, 812-342-1100 1020 Thicket Court, 812-342-2310
Fairington Williamsburg Way 2351 Fairington Court, 812-376-8836 3838 Williamsburg Way, 812-376-3718
Fox Pointe Apartments Willowwood Apartments 4740 Fox Trail Lane, 812-378-2178 3549 Cardinal Court, 812-376-9160
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 41 DC Faith a place to worship More than 80 congregations reflect the community’s diversity . The following is a partial list: Predominantly African-American churches Calvary Community Church 1031 Chestnut St. Dayspring Church of God Apostolic 2127 Doctors Park Drive Faith Hope and Love Church of God in Christ 11401 State Road 7, Elizabethtown Faith Ministries Church 5103 W. State Road 46 God’s House Missionary Baptist Church 423 Eighth St. Second Baptist Church 1325 10th St.
Assemblies of God Columbus First Assembly 2100 10th St.
Baptist Bethel Baptist Church 142 Deaver Road Columbus Baptist Church 4812 N. U.S. 31 Corner Stone Baptist Church 1425 Jonesville Road First Baptist Church 3300 Fairlawn Drive First Baptist Church of Hope 455 Jackson St., Hope St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
42 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 First Baptist Church Episcopal of Taylorsville Presbyterian 9118 Main St., Taylorsville St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Fairlawn Presbyterian Church 2651 California St. 2611 Fairlawn Drive Friendship Missionary Baptist Church First Presbyterian Church 5520 E. Base Line Road Hindu 512 Seventh St. Memorial Baptist Church Hindu SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA Reformed Presbyterian 2320 Seventh St. TEMPLE Church of Columbus 7930 W. Goeller Road 550 N. National Road Open Bible Baptist Church 843-478-8799 2222 Ohio Ave.
Parkside Baptist Church Hindu Temple of Central Indiana Other 1780 Rocky Ford Road 3350 N. German Church 25th Street Church of Christ Road, Indianapolis 5620 25th St. Catholic Apostolic Hope Tabernacle St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Jewish 1525 19th St. 1306 27th St. (offers Sha’arei Shalom Columbus Apostolic Revival Tabernacle Spanish language Mass) Hebrew Congregation 2264 Illinois Ave. 7850 W. Goeller Road Bible Church of Columbus Christian 3010 10th St. East Columbus Christian Church Methodist Church of Jesus Christ 3170 Indiana Ave. Asbury United Methodist Church of Latter-day Saints 1751 27th St. 3330 30th St. First Christian Church 531 Fifth St. Columbus Free Methodist Church Community Church of Columbus 22nd and Maple streets 3850 N. Marr Road Garden City Church of Christ 3245 Jonesville Road East Columbus Crossroads Community Church United Methodist Church 9550 N. Road 700W, Elizabethtown Jonesville Christian 2439 Indiana Ave. Off State Road 11 in Jonesville Faith Victory Church First United Methodist Church 4286 Jonathan Moore Pike New Hope Christian Church 618 Eighth St. 1404 W. Road 400N Flintwood Wesleyan Church Rocky Ford Free Methodist Church 5300 25th St. North Christian Church 3990 Rocky Ford Road 850 Tipton Lane Lakeview Church of Christ Sandy Hook 4040 N. Road 150W United Methodist Church Lutheran 1610 Taylor Road First Church of the Nazarene 1245 McClure Road Faith Lutheran Church White Creek 6000 W. Indiana 46 United Methodist Church Hope Moravian Church 202 Main St., Hope First Lutheran Church 6730 W. Road 930S 3600 25th St. Seventh Day Adventist Church 2809 Talley Road Grace Lutheran Church Muslim Seventh Street Church of God 3201 Central Ave. The Islamic Center of Columbus 2005 Seventh St. St. John’s Lutheran Church 2310 Chestnut St. 16270 S. Road 300W Terrace Lake Community Church 4260 W. Road 200S St. Paul Lutheran Church Pentecostal 6045 E. State St. (offers Spanish Unitarian Universalist Congregation Calvary Pentecostal Church language services) of Columbus 1031 Chestnut St. 7850 W. Goeller Road St. Peter’s Lutheran Church The World of Pentecost 719 Fifth St. Westside Community Church 3939 Central Ave. 124 Tipton Lakes Blvd. Wilson Chapel Church 9435 N. State Road 7, Elizabethtown
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 43 DC connections
The Columbus Young Professionals NextGen Awards Luncheon at The Commons. finding a place to fit in Many groups and organizations in the community help newcomers become acclimated to the area . Here are a few:
44 DISCOVER COLUMBUS | Summer 2020 Columbus Young The Columbus Columbus Human Professionals Newcomers Club Rights Commission Mission: To enhance life, community and Find new connections and to learn Mission: To lead Columbus in careers of young professionals in the something interesting about the building and maintaining an inclusive Columbus area. community. community by: Get involved: Meetings: 9 a.m. the third Thursday • Enforcing the Human Rights • Become a member (first-year of each month at Foundation for Ordinance. membership is $50 or $25 for students). Youth, 405 Hope Ave. Newcomers • Educating the public. welcome. Activities include several • Attend an event. Monthly opportunities • Challenging attitudes and systems that groups that meet throughout the to volunteer, socialize and attend create barriers to equality. month including culinary, book club, professional development sessions. conversational French, coffee & crayons, • Empowering community members to • Join a committee to help coordinate bunco, needles and threads, exercise advance this mission. events and activities for young and health, conversational Spanish, Website: columbus.in.gov/human-rights professionals in Columbus. international cooking, couples night Contact: 812-376-2532 • Promote CYP to employees, colleagues out, etc. and friends. Email: columbusnewcomers@yahoo. Leadership Information: www.columbusyp.org, com Bartholomew County www.facebook.com/columbusyp Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Mission: To champion a diverse NewcomersColumbusIN leadership throughout Bartholomew Su Casa Columbus Website: www.columbusnewcomers. County by assisting and empowering A cross-cultural bridge between wordpress.com leaders for community enrichment and Bartholomew County’s Hispanic and non- civic engagement. Inclusive Community Hispanic population. Get involved: Mission: The main focus is to provide the Coalition • Apply for the next class most current information on health, social Mission: Fostering dialogue about services, educational programming and sexual orientation and gender identity. • Promote LBC to employees, colleagues, and friends. any other service or opportunities that Website: www.ColumbusICC.org. will help meet the short- or long-term Information: www.leadershipbc.org Contact: [email protected]. needs of the Latino community. Services include: NAACP Mill Race Center United Way Center • Translation of documents (English to Mission: Mill Race Center is a Spanish or Spanish to English). community center for active adults 1531 13th St., Suite 1310 • Notary services. located in Mill Race Park. Its purpose Contact: 812-314-2708, www.naacp.org • Phone interpreting. is to develop a nationally recognized model for dynamic, comprehensive, • Court and medical Interpreting services; Columbus Area collaborative programming for the age please call for details. Multi-Ethnic 50-plus population. • English class. Organization (CAMEO) Website: www.millracecenter.org • Assistance with online and paper Mission: To provide a forum for ethnic Contact: 812-376-9241 applications. associations to: • School supply/Christmas assistance • Develop and coordinate programs and Pride Alliance activities that encourage everyone to program. Columbus recognize and appreciate the traditions Website: www.sucasacolumbus.com Mission: To build a community of of all ethnic cultures. Contact: 812-375-9370 inclusiveness, equality and justice for • Help make people feel welcomed in all, regardless of sexual orientation or the community. gender identity. Cummins Inc. Get involved: Cummins Inc. also has many diversity Meetings: 6 p.m., fourth Thursday of • Attend a membership meeting, 6 p.m. affinity groups. Contact Cummins Human each month, conference room at the second Wednesday of the month at Resources for more information. Bartholomew County Public Library the library. Website: PrideAllianceColumbus.org. • Join CAMEO as an individual member Contact: Info@PrideAllianceColumbus. or partner organization (no financial org. obligation). Information: www.columbuscameo. org.
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 45 DC entertainment OUT& ABOUT Within Bartholomew County, you can choose from a spectrum of culture, from casual entertainment to the most refined forms of artistic expression . Movie Theaters AMC Showplace Columbus 12 555 Creekview Court, 812-372-1166 or 888- 262-4386, amctheatres.com First-run films on 12 screens. Yes Cinema 328 Jackson St. 812-378-0377, yescinema.org A variety of film fare, plus live comedy.
The Arts Columbus Area Arts Council 431 Sixth St. 812-376-2539, artsincolumbus.org The Columbus Area Arts Council is a private, nonprofit organization Kidscommons children’s museum that promotes the arts in and around Columbus. It produces arts programming for all ages Columbus City Band Dance throughout the year, including columbuscityband.org Neighborfest and First Fridays Columbus City Band likewise has Beth’s Dance Center for Families. The arts council also a long history and a repertoire 527 Washington St. 812-372-3287 manages a community gallery and of classical fare and pops Tap, jazz, hip-hop, jazz funk, cultural space, 411, at 411 Sixth St. material. The band welcomes new members of all ages and lyrical, ballet. experience, with no audition Dance Street Studio Music required. 3136 N. National Road, Suite D 812-373-9505 Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Live Music 812-376-2638, thecip.org Ballroom, Latin and social. Several bars in town also offer live Presents a full season of concerts, music, everything from singer- Dancers Studio often hosting prestigious guests. songwriters to old time rock ‘n’ 211 Washington St. It also invests heavily in education roll. Check the Go section in the 812-376-8080, dancers-studio.org programs, such as a children’s choir Thursday edition of The Republic Ballet, modern dance and others. and a strings camp. for the latest. Sonya’s Dance Zone Columbus Symphony Orchestra 3136 N. National Road csoindiana.org 812-372-7000, [email protected] The CSO is the oldest orchestra Tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical in the state, having given its first and hip-hop. concert at the Crump Theatre in May 1923.
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Museums Henry Breeding Farm 13730 N. Road 100W, Edinburgh Kidscommons children’s museum 812-372-3541, bartholomewhistory.org 309 Washington St., Open by appointment 812-378-3046, An 1860 farmhouse and surrounding land and kidscommons.org buildings, which also has a 3,500-square-foot barn Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 available for events. p.m. Sundays. Flush yourself down the giant toilet, climb the rock wall The Atterbury- Bakalar Air Museum and more. Admission: $7 a person. The climbing wall 4742 Ray Boll Blvd., Columbus is $3 plus admission. A 10-visit pass is available for $50. Municipal Airport, 812-372-4356 or Annual memberships and grandparent memberships atterburybakalarmuseum.org are also available. Displays from World War II, the Korean War, the Cuban crisis and the Vietnam War as they affected the lives of Bartholomew County Historical Society local residents and military personnel stationed in the 524 Third St., 812-372-3541, area. bartholomewhistory.org Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and by Simmons School appointment. 9575 N. Indiana 9, Hope, 812-546-4877 FREE Admission – donations accepted Open by appointment Enjoy the permanent exhibit Sharing the History and A restored one-room schoolhouse behind Hope Heritage of Bartholomew County that includes an Elementary School. interactive map table, notable people, county time Yellow Trail Museum line, history on early industrialists and much more. The Northwest corner of Hope’s town square, 812-546-4877, museum also shares rotating artifacts through exhibits yellowtrailmuseum.com from their extensive collection in addition to their Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and by appointment broad Arvin collection. A museum chronicling Hope’s Moravian past.
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Mill Race Center Mill Race Center is a community center and pro- tion-and-distribution arm of Mill Race Center, also gramming agency for the 50-plus population in uses the facility. Bartholomew County that offers a comprehensive The therapy and wellness area is staffed by collection of services and activities for this demo- experts in physical therapy and occupational therapy graphic under one roof. from Columbus Regional Health’s Rehabilitation The center, at 900 Lindsey St., houses a multi- Center. Mill Race Center membership is not re- purpose space, lounge, patio, woodworking shop, quired to make an appointment. »arts room, fitness center, catering kitchen, billiards The fitness center is considered part of the area, a therapy and wellness area run by Colum- therapy and wellness area but is available to center bus Regional Hospital and space for Just Friends members at a discounted fee. Adult Day Services. Senior Products, the produc- Information: 812-376-9241, millracecenter.org
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Library read all services A wide range of materials, about it services, informational and entertainment programs and facilities is available for As usual for Columbus buildings, materials, his attention to the details Bartholomew County residents. the Bartholomew County Public of form, color and texture, and his Fiction and nonfiction books, Library is architecturally unique. awareness of spatial relationships are current and back issues of The New York firm of I.M. Pei and reflected in his designs. magazines and newspapers, Partners, Architects, designed the Henry Moore’s “Large Arch” audiobooks, music CDs and building, which was dedicated sculpture was installed on the library DVDs for all ages are included in May 16, 1971. plaza on April 15, 1971. The sculp- the library collection. The library is a sculptured brick ture is a focal point to control the » Downloadable e-books, pavilion formalized by the east and space of the plaza between the two audiobooks, and e-music are west walls and cornice. The design architectural masses presented by available via the library website brings daylight to the lower level. the library and the Eliel Saarinen-de- (www/barth.lib.in.us). A number An integral concrete coffer slab and signed First Christian Church. of databases on the website brick bearing wall construction are The natural organic quality of provide always-available the main features of the design. the sculpture, similar to rocks and reference services. Other services The landscaping features trees, bones, is in contrast to the stark include in-person reference help, surrounded by brick and concrete, geometric shapes of the buildings public computers for all ages, in a courtyard. The view of the First around the plaza. The arch is 20½ wireless internet access, Indiana Christian Church campanile has feet tall, 12 feet wide and weighs Room, programming for all ages, been retained, and the open space 5½ tons. It is sand-cast of bronze. reading clubs for all ages and of the immediate library area con- The recently renovated library interlibrary loan. trasts with nearby tree-lined streets. plaza now includes “Modern To- Pei is the recipient of many tem,” a Martin Beach sculpture com- Meeting facilities for awards for outstanding achievements missioned by Columbus Area Arts community groups include in architectural design, including the Council and Columbus Museum a large multipurpose room 2010 Royal Gold Medal from the of Art and Design. The sculpture is accommodating 150 people and Royal Institute of British Architects. part of the connection between the three small meeting rooms. His concern for the integrity of plaza and the Visitors Center. Information: 812-379-1255.
Summer 2020 | DISCOVER COLUMBUS 49 DC EXHIBIT COLUMBUS Building on stature Exhibit Columbus announces curators with global reputation
By Brian Blair | The Republic | bblair@therepUBLIC .COM
Exhibit Columbus has built another For more on Exhibit Columbus platform to high-profile visibility. Exhibit Columbus is an exploration of architecture, art, design, and com- This time it comes through an munity that activates the design legacy of Columbus. It creates a cycle of inaugural curatorial fellowship — one programming that uses this context to convene conversations around inno- featuring two design leaders with a vative ideas and commissions site-responsive installations in a free, public global reputation. exhibition. For more, visit exhibitcolumbus.org The duo will provide programming guidance and direction along with the Exhibit Columbus staff for the organi- zation’s fall symposium — which could leaders still champion the expertise of — and also female architects — has »be virtual and/or in person — and its those leaders, said Anne Surak, Exhibit appeared in the New York Times, Me- 2021 exhibition of temporary architec- Columbus director. tropolis, Dwell, Domus, Dezeen, and tural installations highlighting the city’s “But we want to use this as an Architectural Review celebrated Modernist past and present. opportunity to bring new voices to the She was warmly received when Landmark Columbus Foundation, project,” Surak said. “We really feel like she spoke and served as emcee at The Exhibit Columbus’ parent agency, has allowing some fresh eyes to look at the Commons at the 2019 Exhibit Colum- announced that Chicago architect, program and how we do things, and bus Miller Prize installation designs curator and editor Iker Gil and Los then apply their expertise would be preview in January 2019. But she most Angeles-based critic, editor, author and really interesting. And now we’ll have remembers being warmly received curator Mimi Zeiger will be among that evolve every two years.” when she visited Columbus years ago the first of a series of international That means a new selection of cu- and stopped by one of her favorite leaders to influence a reshaped Exhibit rators, possibly varying in number, will structures here — Fire Station No. 4 Columbus, a popular celebration of art, be brought in every two years to keep designed by noted architect Robert architecture, design and community. the events fresh. Venturi on 25th Street. The pair has worked together on a Surak said most other architectural “Talk about welcoming,” she said. range of major projects in the past 12 symposiums and exhibitions already “The firefighters just let us wander in years. That includes being co-curators work that way. and showed us everything including with two others of the U.S. Pavilion for Gil, a native of Spain, is founder their bunks and where they store the the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, of MAS Studio in Chicago and the hoses. We got the full tour. As an archi- the world’s largest art and architecture nonprofit journal MAS Context and tecture fangirl and geek, I just couldn’t festival that attracts about half a million executive director of the SOM Founda- get enough.” people. tion. The SOM Foundation’s goal “is to Gil first visited Columbus about 10 “It’s great to be able to work with advance the design profession’s ability years ago, and became impressed with Iker again,” Zeiger said. “We both ad- to address the key issues of our time what he calls “its huge architectural mire the other’s work.” by bringing together and supporting h i s t or y.” Iker said he would hope some of groups and individuals, each with the He appreciated the city’s Modernist their work could help position “Colum- highest possible design aspirations,” foundation, too. bus as something of a think tank even according to its website. “The city’s architectural legacy, I for the rest of the U.S.” Zeiger is the author of books such believe, was created from a very forward- In the past, Exhibit Columbus staff as “New Museums: Contemporary Mu- thinking idea about what it means to has worked with a 12-person board seum Architecture Around the World” truly contribute to a community,” Gil said. on its symposiums and exhibitions and “Tiny Houses.” Her writing about This story originally appeared in The that began in 2016. Exhibit Columbus architecture, art, design, and urbanism Republic on June 19, 2020.
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