September 17, 201014 yr Some neat buildings; the courthouse is super, and the county building intrigues me. Marion was really somethin' back in the day, with a considerable heavy-industry manufacturing base. Marion steam shovels (from Wikipedia) quarried rock and excavated basements and foundations across the country and dug the Panama Canal, Huber return-flue steam traction engines, tractors, and separators threshed wheat across the US and into Canada, and Huber's construction machines built the roads that made it possible for owners of early automobiles to travel without becoming mired to the axles. Marion is home to the Huber Machinery Museum.
September 17, 201014 yr A beautiful relic. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 17, 201014 yr Marion and Portsmouth are somewhat alike despite their geographic and topographic differences.
September 17, 201014 yr That court house is stunning. I like the civic building and the rest of the place too. Ohio really need to fight for and attract new industry.
September 17, 201014 yr Did you go inside the Marion County office building? I was there on Wednesday for meetings and took a few shots inside and out (and also shot some of the same buildings/streetscapes you did -- I'll post later). The county building, from the gutted shell of some old stores, is one of the more-impressive new public buildings I've seen in Ohio. Lots of skylights, atriums, attractive public spaces, an arcade-like lobby.
September 17, 201014 yr What's street life like in this area? By this, I mean do people actually get out of their cars and walk around or is this a car focused small city - you'd be hard pressed to find people going out for a stroll at night, for example.
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