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Just seen this today while browsing Ohio.com... interesting indeed http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/passenger-rail-service-in-akron-could-be-on-track-1.249536

My fave Ohio city (hometown bias, lol). Great pics MayDay

Great pics Andrew!

Great pics andrew0816! Thanks for posting. I can remember going down to Lock 2 Park (the one with the waterfalls) when I was little. We used go stare at the waterfalls and then head over to the BBQ joint on Main St (gone now, sat where Canal Park now sits) and my dad would get me and my sis juice boxes before heading home. Ahh... the memories.

Great to see some pics of my hometown. I really, REALLY HATE that tacky FirstMerit sign on First National Tower... WTF!!! I noticed it when I was down there a couple weeks ago. I almost ran off the road from staring at the ugly thing! Desicrating one of my favorite scrapers... shame on FirstMerit... SHAME!!! OK, now that I'm done with my little rant, great pics. :-)

Sorry to hear that Mayday. Hope things work out for you. Beautiful set of pics!

:clap: I can't believe this rediculous saga is finally over. At least the best decision was made, certainly didn't see that coming. It's a relief to know that we're a step closer to getting the CC/MM actually built.

Hard to believe that's Shaker Square in that pic with no mature trees. Great pics, though the last one makes me a little sad. Hard to fathem all the neighborhoods that were lost or disected in the name of "progress".

I went down there with my wife and kids. Had a great time, kids really enjoyed themselves. I couldn't believe all the people that were in Tower City! We got off the Rapid and from there till you got out to Public Square it was pretty much a sea of bodies. I loving experiencing the city during the holidays. Some of my favorite memories are visiting the O'Neils department store in DT Akron when I was a kid. We'd watch the parade, then everyone would file into O'Neils, go up the escalators, and then wait in line to see Santa. Going to the mall at Christmas time just can't beat the memories of being downtown during the holiday season IMO.

Wonderful tour Ink!

I was on the Red Line a few weeks ago and saw the new Juve Center construction; wasn't sure what it was at the time. Love seeing all the projects going up on that side of town.

Excellent slideshow Ytown Steel. It's amazing to think that only 50 years ago, things were pretty good in Youngstown; almost unimaginable how things can change so quickly.

Beautiful pics MayDay. I gotta take me a ride on the Health Line this weekend.

Nice pics. Love the first shot of Terminal Tower peaking through the tree branches. Oh, and the last one is nice too :-D

^ Same thing I was thinking :? My parents had a peach tree in their garden, but I've never really known Ohio to be much of a peach producer.

lol :laugh:... brilliant! Great pics, your a brave guy... glad to see you made it out ok.

Saw this in the paper this morning. Nice to see the PD put together a piece acknowledging the praise Cleveland gets from areas outside of our region.

^I feel ya. My wife was born an east sider, so crossing the river wasn't an option. Not originally being from the Cleveland area, I really had no real strong bias towards east or west, but she would never consider moving to the dark, I mean, west side :evil:

I've lived in Cleve Hts. for about a year. Looked between Shaker Sq., Shaker Hts., and Cleve Hts. Found a house we loved on the Shaker-Cleve border in the Ludlow neighborhood, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. Eventually found our current abode in Cleve Hts. My wife and I chose Cleve Hts mainly due to our kids. We were drawn to downtown living, but with the kiddies, we more drawn to having a yard. Cleve Hts really gave us what we wanted; it close to all the urban ammeneties we like, it's walkable, close to public transportation, and it's safe.

I watched the game last night. I've never been a big fan of AFL football, but I'm kind of psyched about a Cleveland team possibly winning it all. They certainly have the best chance at present moment. I think I'll definantly take my boys to the Q to see a game next year, looks like a very exciting version of football. Go Gladiators!!!

Great set of pics zipsrifle! Akron is looking good, it's so exciting to see all of the recent development.

THAT building? The former Motor lodge turned ratty senior citizens center? I think that was demolished because the foundation was in dilapidated beyond repair. Yeah I believe it was torn down last year. The parking deck underneath the building hadn't been used in years because it was literally crumbling, pretty scary to think that the building was still being used with the deck below in such disrepair. Love the pics of Canal Place (former BFG complex). I grew up around the corner from there and me and my brother used to go exploring through the complex before many of the buildings were converted for re-use. It was amazing see how many of the buildings were left as if the workers were going to be back later for another shift. Tires were still on some of the conveyer belts, much of the machinery was still there. Kind of an eery feeling. I remember peering in through the windows of the AES building before it was renovated; hard to believe it's the same building now. Great tour and great pics!

Great tour. Enjoyed all 4 threads and the pics were great. I've never seen that building on top of that old bridge; pretty cool.

Yah!!!... A-K :clap: Great pics, Northside looks great. I love the lighting on the building, really makes it stand out at night.

I have to agree, he does make some good points. Honestly, I've found myself in the last few years really questioning whether to stay or go. I've made the choice to remain at this point, but it is a little frustrating at times watching a state with all of our resources just limping along like Ohio is.