October 29, 201410 yr SW Ohio's Lorain. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 29, 201410 yr Very nice. Lots of potential in Middletown and its neighbor Hamilton. The two of them could work together to make a nice urban alternative to Cin-Day sprawl. Middletown could hugely benefit from a Cincy-Dayton commuter rail stop.
October 29, 201410 yr This is the most free city in the state because they allow U-turns. Once you live in an area with U-turns you fell like you are under the unyielding iron fist of an evil dictator when you return to Ohio.
October 29, 201410 yr Amazing how much better Hamilton is doing than Middletown today. And it's all based on how they placed their bets years ago. Hamilton wasn't as demolition happy, didn't go for malls, didn't have the large boulevards with interstate style interchanges, and wasn't able to hold on to its core industries like paper. Middletown is almost the exact opposite. So while Hamilton's future is looking bright, Middletown is still holding on to many, many ghosts of the past. Even today the vibe in town is early 1990s IMO. So hoping for the best, but I'd still give it quite a few years. Those small positive movements, like what's happening at the Manchester, need to add up first.
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