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In the 19th century, it was considered the center of the Irish-American community in the city after the arrival of immigrants fleeing the Great Famine, and Naghten Street, now Nationwide Boulevard, was nicknamed the "Irish Broadway".
Feb 25, 2021 · As for the name of why Flytown was created, it was because just as quickly as the houses went up, they came down. The houses in Flytown fell apart easily and there were many condemned. In...
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Feb 15, 2021 · COLUMBUS (WCMH) – An area of Columbus that’s often forgotten dates back to 1865. Today, it’d be called a “low-income neighborhood.” But Flytown was home, a place of happiness for so many, a...
Flytown was a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Columbus, encompassing portions of the present-day Arena District and western sections of the Victorian Village. In the 19th century, it was considered the center of the Irish-American community in the city after the arrival of immigrants fleeing the Great Famine, and Naughten Street, now ...
Flytown was democracy’s melting pot for the city of Columbus. But even more important it became known as a port-of-entry for the immigrant settlers of Central Ohio. (A historical marker located in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.)
In downtown Columbus, Ohio, a neighborhood known as Flytown occupied a piece of the area now recognized as the Arena District. It was named “Irish Broadway” around the middle of the 19th century because it was regarded as the epicenter of the Irish American community in Columbus.
May 25, 2024 · Flytown was democracy’s melting pot for the city of Columbus. But even more important it became known as a port-of-entry for the immigrant settlers of Central Ohio. New arrivals found friends and relatives who guided them through the initial steps of becoming naturalized Americans.
