Parker Flats: CinWeekly Story, 4 blocks of fun

Fourth Street starts a historic district that thrives with businesses, residents

GINA DAUGHERTY | CIN WEEKLY

In addition to being one of the most populous areas, the Fourth Street Historic District is also one of the most coveted areas for downtown living.Lee Salsbury, a graphic designer from Columbus, moved into Kinsey Flats last year with his girlfriend, Kate Noble, and dog, Mr. Beefy. Though Mr. Beefy doesn't exercise (he's an English Bulldog who doesn't like walks), Salsbury has come to appreciate the community of Fourth Street living, including the dog bowl and biscuit offering outside of Bromwell's.
Kinsey Flats also fits Salsbury's graphic-designer sensibilities, with its open floor plan, 14-foot ceilings and views of the neighborhood's historic architecture - options not found in other neighborhoods. "On our little block of Fourth Street, there are wonderful businesses and everybody knows each other," McClorey says. "In the suburbs you drive past each other and wave, but in this neighborhood we stop and chat and have a cup of coffee together. There is a real sense of community."

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