The Short North is heavily populated with art galleries, specialty shops, pubs, nightclubs, and coffee houses. Most of its tightly packed brick buildings date from at least the early 20th century, with traditional storefronts along High Street (often with brightly painted murals on their side walls), and old apartment buildings and rowhouses and newer condominium developments in the surrounding blocks. The city recently installed lighted metal archways extending across High Street throughout the Short North, reminiscent of such arches present in the area in the early 1900s.
The Short North is also known as a substantially gay neighborhood, and even the local businesses that do not explicitly cater to gay clientele typically sport the gay pride flag.
Its reputation for diversity and artsy, somewhat bohemian atmosphere have made the Short North a very trendy and expensive neighborhood to live in since its revitalization in the 1980s. Prior to that, it had suffered serious decay and crime as many Columbus residents relocated to the suburbs during the 1960s and 1970s—the name "Short North" actually comes from the shorthand term used by the Columbus Police for the area.
The Short North hosts the "Gallery Hop" every first Saturday of the month, when its numerous art galleries open their doors until late at night to hundreds of visitors and the sidewalks are commonly populated by street musicians and bands.
A significant Irish population settled in the north along Naghten Street (presently Nationwide Boulevard), while the Germans took advantage of the cheap land to the south, creating a community that came to be known as Die Alte Sud Ende (The Old South End).
ComFest (short for "community festival") is an immense three-day gathering in Goodale Park (just north of downtown Columbus) with art vendors and live music on multiple stages, hundreds of local social and political organizations, body painting and beer.
The ShortNorth is host to the monthly "Gallery Hop", which attracts hundreds to the neighborhood'sart galleries (which all open their doors to the public until late at night) and street musicians.
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