Tscherman auto im Tscherman Village, genau wie im Deutschland…..

 

 

 

Well, not really….

 

 

…but German Village is certainly “different”, maybe not genuinely German but more uniquely Columbus.  Every time I come here I appreciate this neighborhood a bit more.

 

Particulary the brick cottages, which (in this style) are unique to Columbus (maybe that they survive makes them unique?)

 

 

And the frequent zero lot line  development, which reminds me of parts of Lexington KY, or the Mexican War Streets in Pittsburgh

 

 

Some pix from the edge of German Village, where it meshes into downtown Columbus and the Brewery District….I’m always interested in these parts of cities, the last of the houses as you get into the CBD.  I suspect these are the oldest housing stock, so an interesting place to grok on what assumes is the older vernacular architecture of a city, the urban fabric that imparts a certain genus loci to a place. 

 

 

 

Columbus as an mid 19th century industrial city (near Brewrey district)….houses filling the back lanes as well as on the main streets.  Perhaps this is the oldest part of German Village?

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting frame house

 

 

I recall ColDayMan saying that this neighborhood was like this all the way into downtown to the “South Market”, but the closer in areas were cleared by the freeway and urban renewal?…you can imagine this street extending into the heart of Cols, lined with brick cottages and two-stories, zero lot line development.  Fascinating to imagine.

 

 

Picturesque German Village

 

 

 

Quirky GV buildings

 

 

Not sure what’s going on with this façade.

 

 

 

Great shots Jeffrey, as usual. I appreciate your commentary also.

Very interesting neighborhood

I really love German Village...this building is just fantastic:

^ hard to believe but that home was decrepit and abandoned when i lived in cols.

recall ColDayMan saying that this neighborhood was like this all the way into downtown to the “South Market”, but the closer in areas were cleared by the freeway and urban renewal?…you can imagine this street extending into the heart of Cols, lined with brick cottages and two-stories, zero lot line development.  Fascinating to imagine.

 

Indeed.  You can see remanants along the back alleys behind Main Street along with "Town-Franklin" and areas north of Broad as well.

^ hard to believe but that home was decrepit and abandoned when i lived in cols.

Given that German Village now probably has the highest per square feet house prices in Columbus (and who knows maybe even Ohio) its transformation is absolutely amazing.

To think that my folks wouldn't buy a house there in the 60's because they thought 10k was exorbitant.  That  house is probably worth 450k now.  Oy.  Lucky us moving out of the Village for the southern suburbs in the middle of nowhere.  At one point, you literally couldn't even give the little houses away.  Thank god that people woke up, and saved the wonderful neighborhood.  Even the grand houses on Deshler were going for the low 20's back then.  My mom's take was that it would cost a fortune to heat one of those monstrosities.  We lived at Greenlawn and High before the White Castle took over the corner.  Wish I had pictures from back then....

There is nothing like German Village when the seasons change.  Autumn and Spring there are absolutely stunning!

The building in the second to the last picture is up for sale; its actually a residence. Go to www.vutech-ruff.com to check out the listing. Its listed at $1.65 million and is known as the Schwartz Castle (at 492 South Third Street).

That house is a giant beast.

Fab neighborhood but I would like a few trees.

German Village actually has arguably the best landscaping of any urban neighborhood in Columbus.

Fab neighborhood but I would like a few trees.

German Village actually has arguably the best landscaping of any urban neighborhood in Columbus.

 

David's right.  German Village is very tight and dense but it does have some great landscaping. 

 

Many of the photos showed the area's alleys, which don't have any trees.  But most of the streets do have street trees.  Some of the lots have small front yards, which are usually well landscaped. 

 

Plus many of the houses have wonderfully landscaped garden patios that are hidden from public view.  The only time you can see these is during the annual Haus & Garten tour. 

To think that my folks wouldn't buy a house there in the 60's because they thought 10k was exorbitant.  That  house is probably worth 450k now.  Oy.  Lucky us moving out of the Village for the southern suburbs in the middle of nowhere.  At one point, you literally couldn't even give the little houses away.  Thank god that people woke up, and saved the wonderful neighborhood.  Even the grand houses on Deshler were going for the low 20's back then.  My mom's take was that it would cost a fortune to heat one of those monstrosities.  We lived at Greenlawn and High before the White Castle took over the corner.  Wish I had pictures from back then....

 

That's a great story!  But don't be too hard on your parents, Spike.  Buying that home would have obviously been a great deal.  But back in the 60's it must have seemed insane.

 

The German Village certainly has the best urban gardens in the state, not just the city.  The Haus Tours are fantastic.

I love that area so much.

Fab neighborhood but I would like a few trees.

German Village actually has arguably the best landscaping of any urban neighborhood in Columbus.

 

Plus many of the houses have wonderfully landscaped garden patios that are hidden from public view. 

 

This is what really took me by surprise, that almost everyone does something interesting with their little garden patios. Too bad they're usually hidden; I tried to get some pictures of it but of course it's never the best view.

 

Ahh, whats that street called...I think it's City Park or something like that; walking through there is a great experience.

City Park is one of the best residential streets in the state.