The community has received urban renewal efforts in recent years fueled by the Columbus Department of Development and Milo-Grogan Area Commission.

Separate communities of Milo and Grogan were established by Jonathon Fallis Linton, one of Columbus's largest land brokers, just before the turn of the twentieth century.

The unification of Milo-Grogan was further promoted by Cleveland Avenue which was shared by the communities and used as a business strip.

The factory opened a plant half a mile northeast from Union Station on the west side of the railroad tracks.

The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company also moved into the area around the same time and built a massive industrial factory along the northbound rail line.

The employee population was quickly growing in Milo- Grogan and Columbus could not keep up with its police force, water, electricity, and fire services, causing an annexation from the city.

His first action as the figurehead was to invest two million dollars into the purchase of Galion Iron Works, a manufacturer of road rollers and graders for sale to local and state governments.

Jeffrey Manufacturing survived the Great Depression and company prosperity continued into the immediate post war years.

Jeffrey began to fail when the company neglected to replace its underground coal hauler with the new rubber tired hauler, an innovation that would save the company time and money because the rubber tires did not require built tracks as mine shafts were extended.

[2] The Milo-Grogan community area is defined by the rail corridor to the north, east, and west, and Interstate 670 to the south.

It is bordered by Italian Village and Weinland Park to the west, The Fairgrounds and South Linden to the north, and Amercrest and the Devon Triangle to the east.

Housing in the old Milo Public Elementary School, the center saw considerable change in 2000 and 2001 when city officials requested closure due to fire risk and building maintenance issues.

Today, the center's studio space hosts 29 local artists who live and work in the building and offer educational opportunities to area youth.