The Levee
The Levee Event Center at Franklinton sits just west of downtown Columbus, Ohio, near the city’s original settlement along the Scioto River.
This beautiful facility is named after the levees that were built on the historical site to protect the city as the Scioto breached its banks in the early 1900s. The Levee, formerly known as L.A. Catering Event Center, pays tribute to the resolute spirit of Columbus after devastating floods ravaged the Franklinton community. Click here to learn more about the history of this site.
The Levee Event Center at Franklinton is available for business meetings, seminars, training workshops, wedding receptions, holiday celebrations and graduation parties. Proceeds from events at The Levee benefit LifeCare Alliance, which provides nutrition, wellness, and support services to tens of thousands of people in central Ohio.
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Rental Spaces
Event Center
Event Center
Maximum seating with tables: 200
Charge: $300 per hour (2-hour rental minimum) Friday – Sunday
Table Set Up Fee: $300
Includes: Guest tables, chairs, registration and one hour set up (Linens are an additional fee)
Main Hall
Main Hall
Maximum seating with tables: 150
Charge: $120 per hour (2-hour rental minimum) Sunday – Thursday
$200 per hour (2-hour rental minimum) Friday – Saturday
Includes: Guest tables, chairs, registration table (Linens are an additional fee)
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 1
Maximum seating with tables: 20
Charge: $35 per hour (2-hour rental minimum) Sunday – Saturday
Standard setup: Board room style with buffet set on back wall
Includes: Guest tables, chairs, registration table (Linens are an additional fee)
Meeting Room 2
Meeting Room 2
Maximum seating with tables: 50
Charge: $60 per hour (2-hour rental minimum) Sunday – Saturday
Standard setup: 5 round tables of 8 with buffet set on back wall
Includes: Guest tables, chairs, registration table (Linens are an additional fee)
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Additional Services
A/V Operations – $75.00 (includes Wi-Fi access, surround sound, computer hook up to 192’ x 104’ projection screen, microphones) *must provide laptop*
Stage – $50 per 6×8 foot section
Bar Set up – $50
Free parking
Easy accessibility to all major freeways
****No outside food or beverage allowed***
About This Location
The Levee Event Center at Franklinton, formerly the L.A. Catering Event Center, is located west of downtown Columbus, Ohio.
The Levee is in the community of Franklinton, the original settlement of Columbus. The site of The Levee Event Center, at 670 Harmon Avenue, is historically significant because of the levees that were built there to protect the city amid widespread flooding in the early 1900s (including 1904, 1906, and the Great Flood of 1913).
At the time, the Instructional District Nursing Association, now known as LifeCare Alliance, was put in charge of relief efforts, including the police and rescue crews. During the floods, the nurses upheld the vision of LifeCare Alliance’s founder, Catherine Nelson Black, to “take care of those no one else pays any attention to” by serving those who were sick, homebound, and overlooked.
Today, The Levee Event Center continues to support that same mission. Located at and owned by LifeCare Alliance, all catering and event proceeds go directly to help serve over 30,000 central Ohioans with critical health and nutrition services 365 days a year. Learn more about LifeCare Alliance at www.lifecarealliance.org.
