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Mount Vernon (Columbus, Ohio)

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era of segregation and isolation for the community, and thus Black families were self-sustaining in the area. Beginning in the 1950s, interstate highways were constructed in Columbus. The highways physically divided parts of the neighborhood and their large land uses forced families and businesses to relocate, leading to more vacancies and an overall neighborhood decline.
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The neighborhood is named for Mount Vernon Avenue, the center of a once-thriving economy. In the 19th century into the 1970s, the area (including the present-day King-Lincoln Bronzeville) held thousands of Black families and businesses, with a variety of businesses lining the avenue. It was during an
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The neighborhood also includes a large apartment complex, Latitude Five25. The complex was formerly a public housing project called Sawyer Towers. It was privatized in 2009 and renovated into Skyview Towers, and changed hands twice again. In 2023, following numerous violations, the city attempted to
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in the neighborhood is a historically-significant house near an Ohio State University medical center. The building was proposed for demolition in 2023.
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force the owners to pay for its long-needed repairs, and ended up deeming the towers unsafe, forcing its residents to relocate.
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Mt. Vernon Avenue in 1922; the East End Market House is at the right
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Interactive map pinpointing the approximate neighborhood center
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Mount Vernon, part of the shaded area redeveloped in the 1950s
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Neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio
The Macon Hotel
Macon Hotel
39°58′N 83°0′W / 39.967°N 83.000°W / 39.967; -83.000
Country
State
Ohio
County
Franklin
City
Columbus
African-American historic neighborhood
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Near East Side
King-Lincoln Bronzeville
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Leonard Pearl Henderson House
Historical marker
Former Engine House No. 8
Engine House No. 8
The Vernon (later Cameo) Theatre, 1914
The Felton School
Felton School
Mt. Vernon Avenue in 1922; the East End Market House is at the right
Mt. Vernon post office
Saint Dominic Catholic Church
Refuge Baptist Church

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