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Mansfield is the county seat of Richland County. In 2010 the city had a population of 47,821.

 

16916401088_cdd1084542_b.jpgMansfield by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Richland County Courthouse

17106567661_e382974254_b.jpgRichland County Courthouse by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Richland Trust Building

16913361547_af569ceb56_b.jpgRichland Trust Building by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16498571794_5c707a8f12_b.jpgDowntown Mansfield by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16933849758_a119b46bf0_b.jpgFitness Factory by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16501763803_59ff85f2db_b.jpgMain Street Mansfield by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16934495850_954f832b53_b.jpgMansfield's Most Complete News Stand by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17096358606_03b5bfb8e4_b.jpgDowntown Mansfield - Main Street by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16936839718_3e7292cae4_b.jpgHome & Kitchen Supply by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Voegele Apartments

16502867254_3f3ee4fbc4_b.jpgVoegele Building by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16941656428_d6ed45f6e3_b.jpgMansfield's Chase Bank Building by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17108329696_d8254e817b_b.jpgSt. Peter's Catholic Church by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17133802811_03bb95f69e_b.jpgKafers Flowers by Eridony, on Flickr

 

James Woods Craig House

17136026561_c1a5234650_b.jpgJames Woods Craig House by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17227883201_9028ff9e04_b.jpgMansfield's Hancock Building by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17042903569_0b70533b9a_b.jpgThe Mansfield Savings Bank by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Bissman Block, one of several buildings in Mansfield used in the movie the Shawshank Redemption

16617664553_4c4ba161b3_b.jpgBissman Block by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17212367306_d12cedaf2b_b.jpgThe Bissman Schlitz Sign by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Twenty years after the Shawshank Redemption was filmed in Mansfield is is still a big deal.

17238848171_1f945f4866_b.jpgOn The Bissman Block by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17239263891_3b9df8f888_b.jpgCity Mills by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17062120359_056e665971_b.jpgMansfield is Always Ready for Christmas by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17249117285_f04da47185_b.jpgCity News by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17061656820_45b66e3e89_b.jpgHistoric Mansfield by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The rest of my photos are from the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The prison was closed in 1990 but have become a tourist destination. Numerous movies, music videos, and TV shows have been filmed here. Most famously is the Shawshank Redemption, although the movie did not actually use the cell blocks for filming, just the exterior and some of the offices.

 

16629955703_ef0eef7afa_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17050385887_f5dcdb78af_b.jpgOSR by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Some of the prison has been restored

16638278513_fc9c407d50_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory Dining Room by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Many parts remain untouched

17052826237_126f422d10_b.jpgColor Scheme by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17266408905_f48042de67_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory Fireplace by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17268551041_ae75f44451_b.jpgOSR Room by Eridony, on Flickr

 

This safe was not part of the prison, it was installed for the filming of the Shawshank Redemption. In the movie it belongs to Warden Norton

16649667893_0eec499f0e_b.jpgWarden Norton's Safe by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17083364680_0831ba81eb_b.jpgWarden's Office by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17083829810_7027632e26_b.jpgReformatory View by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17090545198_3bc3985bae_b.jpgDimly Lit by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17279565435_517d76207e_b.jpgPaint by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Radio manufactured in Mansfield

17257345226_4e5a6c9757_b.jpgSmith Radio by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The non-electric chair

17085831147_f8f8167ae7_b.jpgA Room With a Chair by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17107482689_098e8afb4a_b.jpgX Marks The Spot by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Prison chapel

17107432880_17a6f593f3_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory Chapel by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17107941360_b9946e4e99_b.jpgPrison Chapel Window by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17304709705_e10c4ebdc9_b.jpgPrison Chapel by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17119686139_e76db2c342_b.jpgThe Slammer by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17316661265_27ae499227_b.jpgTrouble by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16703719724_181e417070_b.jpgPrison Cell by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17333605342_e5f2d2fcee_b.jpgCell Block by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The prison library

17156158849_275cfaf8b6_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory Library by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Infirmary

17165650520_0743da23c5_b.jpgPortals by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17169271039_dd967492f2_b.jpgGrime & Entropy by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17334408376_ab60889559_b.jpgLong Way Up by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17371480011_4d6b57be00_b.jpgSecond Cell Block by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Central Guard Room that sits between the two cell blocks

16749937424_11ece6570a_b.jpgOSR Central Guard Room by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17187326459_610e387d45_b.jpgOhio State Reformatory Exterior by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Mansfield looks better than when I went to it a couple of years ago.

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Two tours for the price of one! Both of them great.

Great pics! For a while Mansfield was getting ranked like 279/300 on those "Best Places to Live" listings....was dragged down by lack of entertainment, lack of cultural amenities, bad weather and bad economy. But these photos really show a diamond in the rough.

 

Plus, it's home to Snow Trails Ski Resort. I've just been reading that ski resorts are successfully becoming year round attractions. Seems something to build on.

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