Unlike the other historic buildings pages, this one will focus not on looking at photos of individual buildings, but rather on before and after historic streetscapes and scenes.
The same concept will apply, however. You can look at historic photos of street scenes and compare them to the modern day view.
**Last Updated: 9/24/2025- Added to Downtown 1900-1909.
Downtown
1880-1889
Before: Jefferson Avenue beginning at #39, looking north in 1889.
After: 2019
1890-1899
Before: South 4th Street from Broad Street, looking south in 1897.
After: 2019
Before: South High Street at State Street, looking east in 1898.
After: 2017
1900-1909
Before: North 4th Street between Broad and Lynn, looking north in 1900.
North 4th Street in Columbus, Ohio in 1900.
After: 2021
Before: West Broad Street, looking west from Mitchell Street (Belle) in September, 1906
After: 2021
Before: South 3rd Street, looking north from E. State Street in 1906.
After: 2020
Before: East Spring Street, looking east from N. 5th Street in 1906.
After: 2021
Before: North High Street, looking north just south of Gay Street in 1906.
After: 2020
Before: East State Street just east of 3rd Street, looking east in 1906.
East State Street in Columbus, Ohio in 1906.
After: 2016
1910-1919
Before: North High Street, looking southeast from the railroad tracks around 1910.
After: 2021
Before: South 3rd Street, looking southwest in August, 1910.
After: 2021
Before: South High Street, looking north from Cherry Street in 1915.
After: 2021
1930-1939
Before: The Scioto Riverfront, looking south near the Broad Street Bridge in 1930.
After: 2020
1950-1959
Before: Civic Center Drive, looking south in 1951.
After: 2017
1960-1969
Before: 167-195 East Main Street, looking east from South 4th Street in 1960.
After: 2020
Before: 235-239 East Main Street looking east from South 5th Street in 1960.
After: 2021
Before: North High Street just north of Chestnut, looking south around 1965.
After: 2023
1970-1979
Before: Civic Center Drive at West Broad Street, looking southwest, in 1971.
After: 2019
Before: South 4th Street, just south of East Mound, looking north in May, 1976.
After: 2019
South Side
1890-1899
Before: South City Park Avenue at Lansing Street, looking north around 1899.
After: 2020
1900-1909
Before: South High Street, looking southwest just north of Beck Street in September, 1907.
After: 2018
1920-1929
Before: Parsons Avenue and Groveport Road, looking east in 1922.
After: 2015
Before: Jaeger Street and Thurman Avenue, looking southwest in 1922.
After: 2021
West Side
1910-1919
Before: Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company at 1111 W. Broad Street, looking southeast in 1910.
After: 2021
1920-1929
Before: West Broad Street and Hague Avenue, looking west in 1922.
After: 2019
1940-1949
Before: West Broad Street, looking northwest from Hague Avenue in 1945.
After: 2020
1950-1959
Before: West Broad Street at Dana Avenue, looking southeast in 1950.
After: 2022
Before: West Goodale Street in Flytown, looking east from Michigan Avenue in November, 1956.
After: 2021
1970-1979
Before: Near 2840 W. Broad Street, looking west in May, 1976.
After: 2024
East Side
1880-1889
Before: East Broad Street, looking east from Garfield Avenue in 1889.
After: 2021
1900-1909
Before: Bryden Road, looking east just west of South 17th Street around 1900.
After: 2024
1930-1939
Before: East Long Street, looking west from 21st Street in 1939.
After: 2017
1940-1949
Before: East Broad Street, looking west from Napoleon Avenue in 1945.
After: 2016
1970-1979
Before: East Main Street, looking east just west of Miller Avenue during and Elks parade on June 14, 1970.
After: 2022
Before: Mt. Vernon Avenue, looking northeast from 19th (Miami) Avenue in 1974.
After: 2020
Before: Frankin Avenue at Monroe Avenue, looking west in 1976.
After: 2024
North Side
1900-1909
Before: Chittenden Avenue, facing east from about #400 in 1906
After: 2021
1910-1919
Before: N. High and Goodale, looking north around 1910.
After: 2021
Before: N. 4th Street, looking north at Warren Street in August, 1926
After: 2021
1940-1949
Before: North High Street, looking east along 13th Avenue in November, 1948.
After: 2022
Before: North High Street, looking northeast at Oakland Park Avenue in 1945.
After: 2021
1960-1969
Before: North High Street, looking north from 3rd Street in 1966.
After: 2021
1970-1979
Before: North High Street, looking north from Milay Alley in 1972.
After: 2022
1980-1989
Before: 1960 N. High Street, looking south in 1980.
After: 2019
Historic before and after images for other neighborhoods can be found at the Historic Building Database
