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Geez, nearly 20 replies and no comment from C-dawg on BG women, parties, and STD's. How disappointing :roll:

I'm ashamed to say I have never been there, but like the rest of the Metroparks system, it looks like they've done a great job with it. I should take my dad there next time he is down this way. Also, nice to see the New Idea manure spreader in there. New Idea was based in Mercer County for about a century--nearly all of those years in the village of Coldwater. Like much of the agricultural implement industry, New Idea went through a number of consolidations and buyouts over the years and is currently owned by the agriculture conglomerate AGCO. I had several family members that worked at the Coldwater factory, but like so much manufacturing in Ohio, the Coldwater plant was closed by AGCO in 1999. Developers have been dividing up the 1.4 million sq. ft. facility in Coldwater for reuse.

Here's a rendering of the Institute for Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) facility....

Nice shots. Troy is indeed one of Ohio's great towns. I've always liked the Miami County Courthouse, but it just seems a little too separated from the heart of downtown for me--but I shouldn't compain...they still have it, it seems to be in good shape, and they aren't trying to tear it down. But at least the square itself serves as a nice focal point for the heart of downtown. It seems like I've seen that type of mural on other movie theater building before (which is what is in that building, isn't it?), but I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm just thinking of the Neon in Dayton. Also. the building that has the construction going on may have been the victim of its roof collapsing after a snow storm and not a fire. I'm not sure if that was the building or another one, but I think they were going to try to save the building after the roof collapsed.

I think I've heard that the Cincnnati Shriners Hospital is the only hospital in the country that has an emergency air transport team that specializes in transporting children with burns. Also, a lot of the other Shriners Hospitals specialize in orthopedic issues and not burns, so I suspect the Cincinnati location is quite specialized and covers a pretty broad territory. The Shriners Hospitals is really a fantastic organization, providing treatment at no cost to the children they serve.

Lovely neighborhood with a lot of character! Easy to see why someone of such great intelligence and taste would call this neighborhood home! ;) You'll have to remind us when this gets closer. I'd like to check it out if I'm up that way!

Dayton to see Sonic boom Region set to get 30 Sonic restaurants Dayton Business Journal - July 6, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter A franchisee is about to roll 30 Sonic restaurants into the Dayton area. For more, click the link: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/07/09/story1.html

Sheldon Church is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere, between the towns of Yemassee and Beaufort, South Carolina. Prince Williams Parish Church (Sheldon) was built between 1745 and 1755 on land donated by Edmund Bellinger. The name Sheldon was used to honor the Bull Family who had a plantation nearby and thier ancestral home in Warwickshire, England were called Sheldon Hall William Bull's grave, at the base of the alter inside the church More Bull family graves Arms and ammunition were hidden in the Bull family vault during the American Revolution, and Continental troops drilled on the church grounds. Sheldon Church was burned by General Augustine Prevost's British troops in May 1779 More graves The church was rebuilt in 1826 and was given the name of Sheldon Church of Prince William's Parish. Sherman's 15th corps under General John Logan burned Sheldon Church on Jan. 14, 1865. This was considered as part of Sherman's march to the sea. There is still one service held on the grounds each year and is a popular location for weddings.

Fantastic shots...thanks for posting them. It has to be such an experience to spend an extended period of time studying in Florence. I bet an average Italian can make a way better meal in that tiny kitchen than the average suburban American mom in her huge kitchen. Also, I like your classmate's artwork :lol:

^ Rumor has it that Miami Valley Hospital may be interested in the property (knowing them, probably for a parking lot :roll: ... i.e. those historic homes they tore down on Warren St. a few years ago for a surface lot). Have no idea if that rumor is true though. I've only eaten at Dominic's in the last few years, but from what people have told me the quality and service have gone down hill considerably in the past few years since the kids took over the restaurant. All that being said, my experiences there have been good and agree with your hopes, DowntownDYT, that they reopen and remain in the city. With Dominic's closed, other than the Grub Steak, are there really any "Dayton institutions" left for family dining within the city?

I like it! So there are 3 courthouse buildings standing in Lancaster?

Personally, I think that problems of the residential neighborhood around business district were the biggest downfall of the arts district. I have heard from a pretty reliable source that there is a developer working to seriously redevelop this business district, but I don't know anything more than that.

If it is Rolls Royce, I don't think it would necessarily be auto based (actually, I don't think it would be)....I think the Rolls-Royce plant in Indy makes jet engines and employs 4,000 people and has meant a lot of engineering and research jobs and facilities for the state of Indiana. Also, the global headquarters for Rolls-Royce Energy Systems is in Mt. Vernon, OH, where they design and manufacture turbines, modify jet engines to serve as gas turbines for use in oil and gas fields, and stuff like that. And just last year, Rolls-Royce decided to headquarter their Fuel Cell division in Canton. So even if it is "just" a manufacturing plant, I think it could be a great opportunity to bring some high tech jobs and also work in high tech fields to Ohio, in addition to the manufacturing jobs. In regard to location, I think a manufacturing plant more or less can locate anywhere in the US (or for that matter, many places in the world) and achieve similar results. So if the state would try to steer the company into a place they aren't interested in, they would just likely locate to another state that would provide them with exactly what they wanted. Yeah, I think it stinks, but IMO the potential good from this amount of investment should outweigh the negatives...regardless of where it is located. But as KJP points out, it definitely illustrates the lack of importance place on good planning in the US as a whole. And, although on a much bigger scale, Honda's investment in Ohio has resulted in suppliers in 52 of the state's 88 counties. So depending on what this investment is, it could have a much greater impact than just where this investment is made. I'm really trying to figure out what this $2 billion investment could be....to put things into perspective, the Honda plant that ended up going to Indiana is stated to be a $550 million investment, so this thing, whatever it is, is nearly 4x the investment. (Maybe they are including anticipated spin-off development in the $2 billion figure???)

...but it's on the upper part of the Sandusky River, which flows north into Lake Erie. (in other words, its up river from Sandusky) At least that's the explanation I've heard for why Upper Sandusky is "below" Sandusky.

Ahhh yes, inkaelin , the resident streetlight expert. :-D Here's an example of the streetlight I think they are going with for the downtown area. I think one of these is also visible in your 6th picture down.

I wonder if it is the Rolls-Royce plant that Ohio has been trying land? http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=11862.0

I might be a little biased, but I tend to disagree. There are the businesses that have been around forever, but it seems like more and more of the businesses are place that open up and end up closing within a few months. Although I don't think this problem is exclusive to Celina, I have been noticing it more and more. I'm sure a good part of it is because of the Wal-Mart effect, but city seems to be trying to take some action. They recently complated a survey of all downtown businesses and hopefully will create some viable plan from that. Main Street is to be reconstructed by ODOT in the near future, so last I heard the city was hoping to include streetscaping as a part of that project.

Southwest, art and music in Dayton airport's future? By John Nolan Staff Writer Monday, June 25, 2007 DAYTON — Coming to the Dayton International Airport's terminal by the end of this year: art and photographic displays and live music from solo singers or choruses, the city's aviation director said Monday. Iftikhar Ahmad said it is part of his plan to make the airport a more appealing entry point for visitors to the Dayton region. Other airports have begun bringing in art displays and live music, so Dayton needs to get in on it, he said during an interview with the Dayton Daily News' editorial board. Ahmad also said he has met twice this year with Southwest Airlines to discuss the possibility of service to Dayton. He believes there is a chance that the Dallas-based airline would consider serving Dayton at some point. "Is there a chance? Yes. Have they promised anything? No," Ahmad said. Full article at http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/25/ddn062507airportweb.html

Nicely done, Ink. Celina is one helluva town, if you ask me! ;)

Thanks for sharing. It looks like a nice enough place. I've been by Upper Sandusky a number of times, but I don't think I've actually been downtown.

Gottcha. I took some picture of Greenfield last summer, including some pictures of the high school, but never posted them on here. That got me interested in find out more about the high school and I was able to find a great history of the high school. The impressive thing is they were able to use Ohio School Facilities Commission's money to renovate and keep their historic high school--what a concept!!!

Very nice. Did you get a chance to take any pictures of the high school? That's what impressed me most about Greenfield. (It certainly wasn't the gas stations and fast food restaurants in and at the edge of downtown).

Absolutely beautiful!

Mmmm...In-N-Out...Suddenly I'm very hungry (the other stuff looks great, too)

Nice job, Ink. I think that new building next to the courthouse is bothering me more than the art deco tower. I've never been to Tiffin, but it looks like there's some nice architecture. That last building reminds me just a little of the Celina City Hall. Also, for some reason I like this building a lot....