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The presence of the manufacturing district in the northeast 

 corner of Columbus has prevented the spreading of the residence 

 section into that corner until recently; and now, in the last 

 five years, there has been a phenomenal growth between the 

 factories and shops of this corner and the State Fair Grounds. 

 This recent growth has occurred also still farther northeast 

 beyond the Fair Grounds and the State University. Alum 

 Creek also served as a temporary barrier for many years on 

 the east, but these same recent years have seen a great expansion 



Fig. 11. State Asylum for the Insane. The flood plains below are used for 



gardens, the wooded slopes for walks and the level upland 



for the buildings, drives and lawns. 



beyond that stream over the till plain for a mile and a half east, 

 and for three miles north and south. Likewise there has been 

 added to the city about four square miles of residence blocks in 

 the southeast corner of the Greek cross. This tract was wet 

 and undesirable for city lots, was poorly drained, untouched 

 by street car service which for years had been confined very 

 closely to the four cardinal arms of the city and was far from 

 much of the business and manufacturing. But with the estab- 

 lishing of factories and mills even beyond this district, and the 



