Driving Park is an urban residential area on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio just south of Interstate 70.

Driving Park received its name from its historic past as a large equine racing complex for horses and eventually automobiles during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

[1] Columbus residents traveled to Driving Park to enjoy the exciting horse races being held in the area.

[2] The track hosted 200-mile events during the 1912 and 1913 AAA Championship Car seasons, won by Spencer Wishart and Ralph Mulford, respectively.

At one point the community was thriving with a theater and many diverse commercial outlets along E. Livingston Avenue and E. Whittier Street.

Line 11 has a stop at the corner of Oak and Bryden that travels to downtown, Grant Medical Center, Columbus Metropolitan Library, DeVry Institute of Technology, Alum Crest High School, Eastland Mall, and Gender Road Town Center.

The Columbus, Ohio Driving Realty Company bought the land and located it in between Ellsworth and Seymour Avenue.

There were three cars including drivers Charles and George Soules, Oscar Lear, Ballanger, and Feasal who drove 1,015 miles throughout the whole race.

Unique homes began to rise west of Fairwood Avenue, attracting middle-class shop owners and professionals.

There are many programs and classes geared towards children and young adults such as basketball, cooking, weight lifting, and line dancing.