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I believe that the downtown freeway predates the Interstate system.

How do you say Lancaster in this case? Lank-a-ster or Lan-cast-er?

122 buildings! I used to drive past there often but never knew it was that massive.

That graph shows that fuel economy basically leveled out in 1987. Wouldn't the problems have happened in the early '80s? Engines are getting more efficient; too bad the actual cars, trucks and SUVs aren't. Cars aren't using less gas. They keep making them heavier and taller, let alone the continued popularity of trucks, minivans and SUVs.

These people are not normal.

Oh, awesome! I graduated from SSU in 2003 and served on the Facilities Committee for two years while there. Shawnee has distinct advantages in attracting students that seek more freedom than the average university provides. 1. No traditional dorms. All resident students live in apartment buildings and share a restroom with a maximum of four people (most only share with one). Visitors can come and go as they please. Students have one or zero bedroom mates, and each apartment has its own common area and kitchen. Housing is quite affordable. Many students find it difficult to accept other school's living arrangements after visiting Shawnee. Today's kids value privacy much more than previous generations. 2. You don't have to give up your car. That may sound like a bad thing, but Portsmouth is very walkable and students take advantage of this immediately. By keeping their cars, Shawnee students can explore the wonderful Appalachian region and visit family and friends much more easily. Some people think that can contribute to suitcase-schoolism, but in my experience, almost all state schools are subject to that problem. 3. Shawnee State has the lowest tuition in Ohio. 4. This is going to sound nasty -- but it's the truth. Shawnee doesn't saddle its professors with over-the-top research requirements, so the quality of teaching is vastly better. 5. Killer facilities. Every building at Shwanee is new or has been properly maintained and renovated. Other schools have made ugly, tasteless, half-assed renovations to their buildings. Not SSU! This has become a source of pride for ever one involved whether they know it or not. Every building matches perfectly. There are no brokedick poorly ventilated buildings on campus. 6. Portsmouth is tons of fun. At first people think Portsmouth is run down (although Portsmouth is getting nicer very rapidly) or scary. Within a year, the town's manifold charms sweep over students and Portsmouth burrows into their souls, never to escape. From what I've learned about other schools by getting two Master's degrees at two different schools besides SSU and visiting many other schools, I don't believe Shawnee's growth is going to slow any time soon. Once people actually find out about the school, they're hooked.

That is very much a 'blah' area. Hospital expansion is nice for creating jobs and replacing vacant areas with stuff. At the same time, it's a reminder how how poorly people in the U.S. take care of their bodies.

Saw that years ago. The terrible truth.

It'd be nice if criminals had to actually stay in jail for their crimes. So, instead of revamping out justice system, we discourage walking and build neighborhoods that are allegedly "crime proof" because they take up so much space. Which approach costs more both literally and figuratively?

^^^Really... so much for socialism stopping sprawl.

Most criminals are way too lazy to use 300 yards of steps anyway.

What, no more Obetz? I guess all these soccer guys don't like seeing the engineless Novas and Camaros on the way to work. I like Obetz because I'm a car guy, but if that's not you're lifestyle, you probably want to be somewhere else.

I bet people who live in these types of developments in the Fatherland take a lot of shit for living in them.

Ah, I'm friends with a dude who is a consultant for Miller-Valentine Group. I'll see what he has to say about it. That liquor store is still open. By the way, Dixie Dr. will be closed from 4/11-4/15; almost certainly to tear down the rest of the building.

What is, er, WAS this? The labelscar says Woody's. I drove through here yesterday and thought it was really cool that the building went over the street. Then I realized that they were tearing it down. What's going on with the colors? Was it some sort of department store? All I could see on the back side were bathrooms. Scope the pix: This one is actually of the liquor store next door. You can't see it in the picture, but somebody wrote 4:20 in huge numbers with their finger on the windows this side.

True - Columbus' fallout areas mainly consist of old big box stores and strip malls which are cleaner than industrial sites.

Cincinnati would be much cleaner if it had the same trash can laws as Columbus.

12th pic from the bottom -- a buddy of mine lives in the building that has the "Eagle" sign (which has since been removed). He's on the third floor. It's a nice place.

Portsmouth rules!

Fuck middle school. Worst four years of my life. Yes, four. Don't ask.

Oh duh, I thought I was looking at the Lazarus building from a different side.

I'm always up for more dead presidents; especially without doing anything.

Has the pedestrian crossover from the Lazarus building to City Center been removed?

I sometimes wonder if Nickelback was created to indicate the smart and the stupid. Almost like an Nazi arm band for the slow.

That's why the I-75 upgrade between Sharon Rd. and Lockland is held up.