@@liveincolumbus As part of becoming a family historian (an outcome I didn't foresee when I went searching for my orphaned grandfather's family), I spent a lot of time trying to imagine my ancestors' lives in Columbus. Family historians go beyond collecting birth, marriage and death data, and into ancestors' membership in various communities (so churches, neighborhoods, etc.). I had crucial help from the archivists at the Catholic Record Society, Diocese of Columbus (which is where I learned the address for that shack by the railroad). I was also surprised to learn that Rev. Fr. Dennis A. Clarke, Pastor of Holy Family Church, brought the Vincent orphans to St. Vincent's Orphans Asylum, because I had previously watched a WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods episode where the current pastor was interviewed, in front of the stained-glass window, commemorating Fr. Clarke's Abstinence work. It was also an unfortunate clue why they were living at 474 Kimbell Street: Alcoholism. My worst fears were confirmed when one of my orphaned great uncles 4th great granddaughters posted his recollections of his childhood. So what would they be thinking today, beyond the noticing the scale of buildings and shiny new tech? I suspect they would also notice that people in Franklinton still struggle with the same issues they did in 1892: inequality and addiction. The worst part of being a family historian can be watching history repeat, but we Americans always overcome and rebuild. I love to see Franklinton coming back. Watching family history become US History was another outcome I did not foresee ;) Thanks to Laura & Melissa for spreading the good news!
@@denisevincent4050 , very insightful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and family history! Have you been on the walking tour of Franklinton, through Columbus Food Adventures? I've done many of their tours, but not the Franklinton one yet. It's on my list! One of my favorite things that we learned about Franklinton while doing our video was about the Franklinton Gardens...how they turned vacant land or lots with dilapidated homes into a solution, by growing food for the underserved in the community and also selling that food at farmer's markets to fund education programs.
@@liveincolumbus : I've never been in Franklinton, but though I had hoped to make a genealogical tour, rheumatism caught me in my 50s, so now I'm a poor traveler. Most of my trips when I was younger were to historic sites, in North America and Europe, so it's not as if I never got to see the world, just not Franklinton. I've lived in several neighborhoods that were undergoing renovations by urban pioneers, in Savannah (where I got to restore a little bungalow to meet historic preservation requirements) and in Seattle (where I live on historic Jackson Street, in a neighborhood redesignated as an Urban Village). The major north/south street in my area had been slated to be replaced by an interstate bypass, but neighborhood activists fought it, and funding for massive interstates was harder to find during the Vietnam Era, so the neighborhood was left to deteriorate while lingering in limbo. Once Seattle's Urban Villages plan was launched, this major route was redesigned from four lanes to two lanes and a turn lane, for traffic calming. It's carrying more traffic than ever, which gives our healthcare workers and university staffs plenty of time to admire our renewal (and to shop for little bungalows for themselves) as they commute in from more distant suburbs in the south. But hey, the City has maps that can show Urban Village maps, with our P-Patches (community gardens) included. And yes, Patch Produce often shows up at our farmers markets too;) www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OPCD/OngoingInitiatives/SeattlesComprehensivePlan/UrbanVillageMaps.pdf
