Paramount Theatre Set For Demolition
The historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Youngstown, Ohio is set to be demolished in May in a project that will take four months to complete. Initially known as the Liberty...
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Kentucky County Seats: Maysville
Maysville, Kentucky is a city that I have long wanted to share. Located along the broad Ohio River between Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio, the town is snuggled amongst the steep...
Goetz Mansion May Be Demolished
Another historic residence in Cincinnati, Ohio may be demolished for a student housing and retail development if a wrecking combination permit is approved. The Goetz Mansion, located at 151 West...
Youngstown’s Stambaugh May Become a Hotel
Youngstown, Ohio’s Stambaugh Building, at 44 East Federal Plaza, may become a hotel, according to a revelation yesterday by owner Dominic Marchionda. No further details on the project will be made available for...
Tower Place Mall to Close
Tenants at the troubled Tower Place mall in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio have been told that their leases will not be renewed. An updated article with the latest developments, and more regarding...
Gallery: Legal Arts Centre
Stephen Baytos was a visionary downtown Youngstown, Ohio developer who had earlier completed the modern Voyager Motor Inn in 1963 and proposed Plaza One a year later, a modernistic mid-rise with a Cinerama theater, shopping..
South Korea’s Rush to the High-Rise
During a trip to South Korea in October, I grew fond of the travels that extended from Seoul to Sokcho to Pohang and all of the small towns and villages...
Unbuilt: Youngstown’s Square Tunnel
Youngstown, Ohio‘s central square lies at the intersection of Federal Street, Wick Avenue and Market Street and began to be developed after the Civil War when a monument was placed in...
Unbuilt: Youngstown’s Space Needle
In 1980, a $10 million hotel and convention center was proposed for downtown Youngstown, Ohio at East Federal Plaza and Champion Street.(1) An October 1980 Vindicator noted that the project was expected...
What could have been: Downtown Youngstown, Ohio
“Downtown plan gets good, but cautious, reviews.” That headline from the January 12, 1986 Youngstown, Ohio Vindicator denoted the reception towards this redevelopment plan in a city that was fast declining in both..