I went out with a buddy of mine this evening to get some shots of Downtown Youngstown! He has a much nicer camera with a tripod, but I managed to get a handful of pretty nice shots... Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

very nice - looks like the skyline is floating in the night.

Nice! Although I've been to Youngstown a couple of times, I've never seen it at night; they really light it up. Does the former Isaly's dairy get lit? Even in daytime, it's a striking landmark when coming into the downtown on Mahoning Avenue.

Nice! Although I've been to Youngstown a couple of times, I've never seen it at night; they really light it up. Does the former Isaly's dairy get lit? Even in daytime, it's a striking landmark when coming into the downtown on Mahoning Avenue.

 

It is still standing, but not lit up at night. In my eyes, it is an eyesore. It could use some new paint or something lol.

I've always been intrigued by Youngstown. Has the city started make make a comeback yet or is the area still in decline?

Great photos!  Youngstown has one of my favorite pre-war skylines in the country.

I've always been intrigued by Youngstown. Has the city started make make a comeback yet or is the area still in decline?

Thanks to fracking and natural gas, we are making a comeback! Our economy has been the fastest growing in Ohio since early 2011. Since 2011, $2.186 billion has been invested here alone in the preparation stages of natural gas development. Once the drilling commences and the workers expand in numbers locally, you can really expect this area to take off.

 

Let's hope CNN Money was right when they said.... "Youngstown is America's Next Boomtown!"

BTW, that building in the foreground, just beyond the Market Street bridge, is due to be demolished. That should help in creating some open land for redevelopment in that area, although the land probably has to be cleaned up.

 

For news on Youngstown's economic rebound since 2010, see these threads.....

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,8297.0.html

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,22444.0.html

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6916.0.html

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,22242.0.html

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,23808.0.html

I guess I'm a little late to the party!  Very nice shots, YN&V!

 

Nice! Although I've been to Youngstown a couple of times, I've never seen it at night; they really light it up. Does the former Isaly's dairy get lit? Even in daytime, it's a striking landmark when coming into the downtown on Mahoning Avenue.

 

They recently did some minor exterior renovations to the place. (mostly painting; they didn't paint anything that wasn't already painted, thankfully)  But I don't think they added any exterior lighting.

 

Thanks to fracking and natural gas, we are making a comeback! Our economy has been the fastest growing in Ohio since early 2011. Since 2011, $2.186 billion has been invested here alone in the preparation stages of natural gas development. Once the drilling commences and the workers expand in numbers locally, you can really expect this area to take off.

 

Let's hope CNN Money was right when they said.... "Youngstown is America's Next Boomtown!"

 

Caution is in order regarding expectations of continued boom times. The Barnett Shale Gas drilling boom in north Texas (where I live) has been winding down in recent months due to declining natural gas prices. The mild previous winter helped push down gas price levels and some exploration companies are mothballing their rigs and laying off workers in Texas right now. It is my understanding that the Marcellus-Utica Shale exploration also includes oil as well as gas being discovered so the combination might make it more profitable to drill there. Just one really cold winter would firm up prices but given the evidence of warming climate hard to say when that might happen. It would be good if more vehicles burned CNG as fuel-it's domestically produced and less polluting than petroleum based fuels. So as long as the gas drilling phase lasts, its certainly good economic news for northeastern and eastern Ohio.