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The arts, gentrification, and Columbus, Ohio
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The arts, gentrification, and Columbus, Ohio

Allison R. Sweeney
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/6fv9-th33
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Gentrification Ohio--Columbus Artistic revitalization Community building Businesses Arts--Management
Artistic revitalization is something that has the power to change the fate of any neighborhood, whether that be through economic development or gentrification. Comparing the results of interviews and quantitative research in this proposal leads to an investigative look at two different neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio where such developments have taken place and are continuing to evolve. The Short North is an area known for its gentrified population and drastic artistic change that has turned the neighborhood into the arts district of Columbus. Franklinton is known as the poorest neighborhood in the city, yet one that is on the verge of this same artistic growth that the Short North has undergone. Due to the act of displacement, one negative known consequence associated with the gentrification phenomenon, the research here was conducted to establish the role of the arts in this process. The data collected for this thesis has shown that though the arts and artists in each of these two neighborhoods were the pioneers of drastic economic movements, they are not directly to blame for the displacement of families in these two neighborhoods. The intervention of businesses and other economic factors are the driving force that takes the reins in the gentrification process. The arts in each respective neighborhood exist build the local economy through inclusion and community building.

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