An old railroad bridge has been coverted to a recreation trail

 

 

 

A crisp new bridge

 

 

 

The in-between building looked to have just been taken down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Piqua.  Troy's hated (once) bigger brother.

What have we done to small town America...truly depressing!

Sad, but it's not like they're doing anything to stop it. If they don't care for their towns, who will? I guess people on Urban Ohio forums, but that's not enough to keep them in good shape.

I knew about that old hotel,  but, wow, I didn't know they had such a great old vintage mill/factory there!  I am going to have to check that out. 

 

BTW, there is a French Provincial mansion in Piqua identical to one in Dayton.

From the pics, I think the city looks in fairly decent shape actually. I guess I'm the only one.

Wasn't Piqua once a sort of focal point for gays from the surrounding area and some of the smaller towns, or am I thinking of someplace else? I seem to recall watching a drunk drag queen fall off the stage at a somewhat tacky, rowdy, fun bar called the Water Main, at the corner of Water and Main Streets. That would have been in the mid-to-late seventies.

wow excellence -- i think i like paul's bar even better than paul's boutique!

 

 

 

Wasn't Piqua once a sort of focal point for gays from the surrounding area and some of the smaller towns, or am I thinking of someplace else? I seem to recall watching a drunk drag queen fall off the stage at a somewhat tacky, rowdy, fun bar called the Water Main, at the corner of Water and Main Streets. That would have been in the mid-to-late seventies.

 

That may be but I always think of Lima as more of a hub for that part of Ohio.  They still have a gay bar. Or they did a few years ago.

That Piqua bar exterior looks a lot like this one in Dayton

 

 

 

From the pics, I think the city looks in fairly decent shape actually. I guess I'm the only one.

 

I agree.  Some great older buildings, and nothing too shabby and beyond saving.  Guess I've got another smaller city to add to my list of places to try to hit at least once.  Thanks for the tour Ink.