Washington Beach 

Historically known as an artist's haven, Washington Beach is the north campus area of Columbus, Ohio. Once designated as SoHu (because the area lies south of Hudson Avenue), the vast majority of Washington Beach real estate is comprised of rental property. The large student population in the area is generally less rowdy than what may be found a little further south. Parking can at times be a pain, however the Beach does not require parking permits or meter maids. Famous for its crime as well as its artistic residents, Washington Beach has also been referred to as the Vertical Slum.
The origin of the Washington Beach moniker supposedly stems from the Grand Theft Auto video game. As legend has it... in the spring of 2003, Mike Carney and his roomate were joking about north campus. They were playing Grand Theft Auto a lot and started calling the hood, Washington Beach. This title was intended to bring pride to the citizens that live in north campus that have nothing to do with The Ohio State University, mostly kids not in school or attending CCAD.
Geographically speaking, the boundaries of Washington Beach are Hudson Avenue to the north, Patterson to the south, Summit Street to the east, and High Street to the west.
Subsidaries of Washington Beach include Baja Clintonville, Washington Grove, Washington Heights, and Washington Flats.
Bands hailing from Washington Beach include 84 Nash, Tree Of Snakes, The Jive Turkeys, Times New Viking, Necropolis, Night of Pleasure and (little) neon wilderness.
Famous sites within Washington Beach include The Dube, Bourbon Street, Taco Ninja, Inglesia de la Playa, Columbus Discount Records and The Spot.

1. Rumour has it that the last two "Neighborhood" songs on Arcade Fire's "Funeral" are about Washington Beach.
2. If you walk around Washington Beach on a sunny day you can hear a band practice on every street corner, find enough furniture in the alleys for an Upper Arlington mansion, and see at least one local celebrity.
3. If Washington Beach were a foosball player, he would dominate the tour unmercifully with a display of brutal offensive violations. He would spank his competition with geometrically calculated moves like the "Jahlalabad" (which involves banking the ball off your opponent's dome) and the crowd-pleasing closer the "Sodomizer".
4. I used to live in Washington Beach, but it wasn't a cool neighborhood then, it was a bunch of wack-ass people. from the racist, drunk-ass, coked-up, gun-stealing rednecks next door to the makeshift orphanage on the corner, it was generally fuckin shitty.

Washington Beach by donewaiter October 30, 2005

Washington Beach 

Loosely defined as the cultural center of the SoHud (South of Hudson) neighborhood located on the North Side of Columbus, Ohio, with Summit Street (U.S. Route 23) forming its north-south spine. Situated northeast of Ohio State University's Main Campus, the population is a mix of students, working-class Whites (many the oft-unruly grandchildren and great-grandchildren of former CAP and Columbus Coated Fabric employees), university employees, retirees, and artists/musicians drawn to the area from other parts of Ohio.

As SoHud/Washington Beach falls within the Old(e) North neighborhood of Columbus, many long-time residents simply use the term "Old North" or "North Campus" when referring to SoHud and/or Washington Beach, although the neighborhood is not technically part of the OSU campus. SoHud/Washington Beach is generally agreed to be bordered by East Hudson Street to the north, the former Conrail railroad tracks to the east, East Lane Avenue to the south, and Indianola Avenue to the west.

Void of more traditional retail endeavors, the neighborhood is home to a number of bars and live music venues, a vegan friendly restaurant, and a record store. Crime is not unheard of, although encounters with insufferable Social Justice Warriors (SJW) are more likely.

I went to a concert in Washington Beach and was asked to leave after ordering a White Russian from the bartender.

Washington Beach by vince4202 April 3, 2017