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In 1979, the Falls Village District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district. The district represents about 70 acres (280,000 m 2 ) that were built in the middle of the 19th century as a result of the area being selected as a station stop for the Housatonic Railroad in the early 1830s. [ 8 ]
Roughly bounded by Parsons Ave., Broad and Main Sts., and the railroad tracks; also 43-125 Parsons Ave., including 684 Oak St. and 690 Franklin Ave. 39°57′43″N 82°57′53″W / 39.961944°N 82.964722°W / 39.961944; -82.964722 ( Columbus Near East Side
Gary Trent (1974– ), NBA player; attended Hamilton Township High School and was born and raised in Columbus Louie Vito (1988– ), professional snowboarder, 2010 US Olympic Team, four-time Overall US Grand Prix Champion and two-time Dew Cup Overall Champion; six career X Games medals, including two gold medals; born in Columbus
It covers an L-shaped area extending south from Atheneum Square North, bounded on the west by Main Street and the north by Central Row. It is bounded on the east by the Modern Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building, and by Grove and Prospect Streets. This area has been a business and commercial area in the city since the late 18th century, and ...
The annual auto show Cruisin' on Main Street is held every August and is one of the largest shows of its kind in the northeast, showcasing over 14,000 vintage and rare vehicles and attracting over 400,000 visitors since its inception in 2001. The event has also endowed an annual scholarship for local area high school students pursuing further ...
388-392 Main Street, Wrubel Building, early 20th century, contemporary marble facing over Art Deco facade (now Main Street Market) 393 Main Street, City Savings Bank, ca. 1915, Colonial Revival; 412-416 Main Street, R.W. Camp Company, 1920, Renaissance Revival; 418-420 Main Street, Sheldon Building, 1866, mid-19th century Commercial
It had a small but locally important port on the Connecticut River, which declined in the 19th century, and Main Street afterward became the principal economic and civic area of the town. Main Street was part of a major turnpike route, connecting Hartford and Old Saybrook, and is where the town's early civic buildings were located. [2]
Main Street, now U.S. Route 44, was then the Albany Turnpike, and Wickett Street is named for the control structures on the canal that provided water to the various industries powered by the dam. Industrial uses included a brass foundry, textile mill, and the woodworking factory of the Chapin family, which became one of the village's dominant ...