South Fairmount lies just beyond the Western Hills Viaduct:
This carving on a Queen City Avenue Water Works building is a fitting picture for introducing the neighborhood because a storm stystem that runs below the valley that makes up South Fairmount could someday be "daylighted" and turned into a pedestrian-friendly park complete with a run/walk path:
When I planned our South Fairmount run, I was excited to find what appeared to be a soft surface trail running along the Mill Creek all the way to the Hopple Street viaduct. With my legs still sore from the marathon, I thought that exploring this stretch would be a nice break from the concrete. Unfortunately, when we got to the trail we found locked gates. We turned back, deciding to improvise instead.
Our route to the creekside path took us through an industrial where both sides of the street were flanked by single story brick buildings with loading docks.
Returning to the South Fairmount proper, Kayla posed for the obligatory neighborhood sign photo.
We jogged along Queen City Ave, where the neighborhood transitioned from industrial to commercial and residential. There's no doubt about it, South Farimount has good bones and a great location: just on the outer limits of downtown, the neighborhood is an easy run or bike ride to Central Parkway and then into the city.
In the heart of the neighborhood, we found the South Fairmount Playground, a sizable greenspace that separates Queen City and Harrison avenues.
We made a few circuits around the playground before heading back down Queen City.
-Donnie
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