Columbus Crew’s new stadium cements Arena District’s evolution into sports destination
June 28th, 2021
Article originally published in The Columbus Dispatch by Jim Weiker
The Columbus Crew’s new stadium isn’t the final piece of the Arena District puzzle. Several large parcels remain to be developed in the neighborhood at the western edge of Downtown.
But the soccer stadium does cement the district’s evolution from a nightlife destination into a residential and office neighborhood anchored by sports.
From the beginning, the Arena District was designed to include far more than an arena.