The Gay Street District was one of the early areas of downtown Columb to experience a dg and entertament renaissance recent years. The district plays host to a growg number of rtrants, as well as the Sunlight and Moonlight Markets
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Downtown Columb - Gay Street: Downtown Columb’ origal urban neighborhood * gay street art columbus *
Why have of red and blue twe been hung up over the tersectn of North High and Gay streets? If you take a walk down Gay Street Downtown Columb you might be surprised by what you disver on your sojourn.
We ught up wh Don DeVere, Print of Devere LLC and an early pneer the velopment of Gay Street, to learn more about the district’s roots, growth and trajectory. You gused , Gay Street. “When we did 15 E Gay, at the time, was one of the early rintial buildgs wh the Central Bs District, ” said DeVere.
Gay Street had a few thgs gog for . “The formula for Gay Street isn’t plited - had buildgs, ” said DeVere. Leang to this key strength, the Cy of Columb nverted Gay Street om one-way to two-way, addg medians, and tre, altogether enhancg the area’s charm and walkabily.
The mh sculpture, signed by Ja Echelman, will hang over the tersectn of Gay and High Streets. * gay street art columbus *
“Part of what mak Gay Street lovely, ” says DeVere, “the median wh plants and tre... It showed Gay Street was viable to other velopers who had their eye on the area, velopers like Jeff Edwards, who would spend the next two s buildg on Gay Street’s anic succs. One key element that mak Gay Street so attractive not jt to rints, but to employe and visors too, is the nsy of first-floor retail offergs.
While other pockets downtown have amassed a smatterg of bars and rtrants, few have the wi variety seen on Gay Street.
Downtown Columb - Gay Street: 'Ground zero' of Downtown eback * gay street art columbus *
Gay Street is also the market heart for Downtown Columb.
The food and beverage choic on Gay Street span the full spectm, om Aracri’s by-the-slice New York-style style pizza to Veras, an upsle experiential tablishment tucked below the Cizens Buildg. A Parisian-spired bistro, Grand Rue, is also planned for the Northeast rner of Gay and High.
Gay Street, however, is aspirg to be more than a lic statn, ’s blazg a urse to bee a nex for creative work Columb. “We’re tryg to make this area really another unique arts district, ” says Jeff Edwards, Print & CEO of The Edwards Compani but Gay Street’s already well on s way. In 2021, the Gay Street District beme home to No Place Gallery and June of 2022, Sarah Gormley Gallery announced they’d be movg om the Short North to a 1, 800-square-foot space The Nicholas later this fall.