Making Way - Demolition for University Gateway Center begins

Ohio State University President William E. Kirwan, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, USG President Eddie Pauline, and Columbus City Council member Richard Sensenbrenner released a wrecking ball Wednesday to begin demolition along two blocks of North High Street to make way for construction of the University Gateway Center.

The Gateway Center, which will be built on 7.4 acres in the area of 11th Avenue and High Street adjacent to Ohio State's Columbus campus, will be a dynamic blend of entertainment, retail, office space, rental housing and parking to serve one of the nation's largest collegiate markets. The total investment in the project is likely to be more than $100 million.

The demolition is scheduled to be completed in mid-July. Click on the image on the right for scenes from Wednesday's ceremony.

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