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2. Forest Park (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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   The Metzger Brothers Company developed Forest Park as a well-planned, self-contained community. In 1961, Forest Park West was the first residential neighborhood in Columbus, and among the first in the nation, to incorporate internal shopping and recreation (including a swimming pool and bowling center), making it virtually self-sufficient.

3. Circus House - Wikipedia

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   During their ownership, the Hardings renovated the carriage house into a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath home to allow for its use as a guest and rental space. They commissioned a four-car garage (finished in 2011) and large patio nearby, with an outdoor fireplace and 30-ft. chimney, resembling the chimneys that are part of the Circus House. [7]

4. Poindexter Village - Wikipedia

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   It was known as a hard-working and self-sufficient community, where neighbors took care of each other and set high standards for their careers - it became home to community leaders, doctors, educators, and artists. [2] The project was named for James Preston Poindexter, an abolitionist and Baptist minister who lived and practiced in the city ...

5. Is Off-the-Grid Living the Future of Housing? - AOL

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   During the construction of her first self-sufficient treehouse, she and her husband, Mateo, were forced to live in a tent in the mud. The initial process of going off-grid, she said, was "chaotic ...

6. Hilltop (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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   Summer Jam West is a grassroots, free music and arts festival held annually in Westgate Park on the second Saturday in July. Live local bands, local art for sale, local hand crafted items, food trucks, free face painting and a free Children's Art zone are a few of the activities available. Summer Jam strives to leave permanent art on the Hilltop.

7. Mount Vernon (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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   In the 19th century into the 1970s, the area (including the present-day King-Lincoln Bronzeville) held thousands of Black families and businesses, with a variety of businesses lining the avenue. It was during an era of segregation and isolation for the community, and thus Black families were self-sustaining in the area.

8. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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   A recent concept design by Eric Wichman shows a multi-family community, which combines all of these technologies into one self-sufficient neighborhood. To grow the community you simply add neighborhoods using the same model as the first. A self-sustained community reduces its impact on the environment by controlling its waste and carbon footprint.

9. Michael E. Reynolds - Wikipedia

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   Reynolds in 2011. Michael E. Reynolds (born 1945) is an American architect based in New Mexico, known for the design and construction of "earthship" passive solar houses.He is a proponent of "radically sustainable living".