Some friends and I stopped by “Go West” in the Franklinton Arts District. Lots of interesting art, and I really loved the circus themed art. I thought the event was really nice, they used 2 different abandoned buildings in the neighborhood, plus the FAD office to host the artwork. I heard somewhere that they will be hopefully turning these into permanent galleries, though don’t quote me on that. While we were enjoying the artwork, I saw a 10tv cameraman come in and do some interviews and set up in the room we were in for a few minutes for some footage. I don’t watch tv news, so hopefully someone else caught that. By the time we arrived, there was maybe an hour and a half left of the show, so there was only a trickling of people. I met Jim Sweeney, who is the executive director of the Franklinton Development Association and he seemed really amiable and eager to get to know all the people who came out to the show. Deanna spent more time in their inner offices looking at what the FDA has in store for Franklinton, and it sounds really exciting. Before this event, the most experience I’ve had in the area was going to Spaghetti Warehouse on my lunch hour from downtown. Because the events were taking place deeper in the neighborhood, we got to see a lot of the unique businesses atmosphere. I know we already made plans to return and try some of the yummy looking restaurants (Tommy’s Diner and a deli, whose name I can’t remember). Also, we saw the most gorgeous chow outside of a shop, who we figured out must be a neighborhood icon, since he was incorporated into some of the art in the main office. I’m really eager to go back to Franklinton to shoot more as well, I loved the feel of the area. The rest are of the photos are here.
