Posted November 16, 200717 yr Just a couple miles NW of Oxford sits College Corner, Ohio. It was named as such because it was in the corner of College Twp, what would later become Oxford Twp. surrounding the City of Oxford and Miami University. The small village overlaps Butler and Preble Counties in Ohio and the small business district actually sits on Indiana/Ohio border. While one community, the Indiana section is legally a separate entity--West College Corner. While you may not have an idea what county or state you are in, College Corner is still a pleasant little town. When Oxford was dry, it was where Miami students used to drive to get their boose. :drunk: We'll start with the Indiana side... OHIO IN THE DISTANCE.... OHIO!
November 16, 200717 yr I seem to remember seeing some video piece on this town a while back and it showed a much more cohesive and nice business district that truly straddled the state line. Are these pictures the whole town/business district? Or could there maybe be another town with this set up?
November 17, 200717 yr Cute town. Some of the commercial structures look fairly well preserved. I seem to remember seeing some video piece on this town a while back and it showed a much more cohesive and nice business district that truly straddled the state line. Are these pictures the whole town/business district? Or could there maybe be another town with this set up? Maybe you're thinking of Union City? It's been many years since I've been there, but I remember it as a larger community with more commercial buildings.
November 18, 200717 yr I remember reading in a Dispatch article that the half-court line in the elementary school ran along the state border so as the kids would play basketball they would be moving back and forth between Ohio and Indiana (and time zones). The Dispatch had a picture of the school which has two entrances; over one entrance it said "INDIANA" and over the other it said "OHIO". College Corner was even more interesting when Indiana didn't use DST. If someone wanted to meet with friends or whomever they would have to add a qualifier to the time they wanted to meet: e.g. Let's have dinner at 6:00 - Ohio Time or 7:00 - "Slow Time" (as they would call Indiana Time).
November 18, 200717 yr More about College Corner's unique location and the school system: http://www.hoopshall.com/magazine/collegecorner.html
November 19, 200717 yr Huh. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 20, 200717 yr Cute town. Some of the commercial structures look fairly well preserved. I seem to remember seeing some video piece on this town a while back and it showed a much more cohesive and nice business district that truly straddled the state line. Are these pictures the whole town/business district? Or could there maybe be another town with this set up? Maybe you're thinking of Union City? It's been many years since I've been there, but I remember it as a larger community with more commercial buildings. perhaps he is, but UC's "bussiness district" is almost entirely on the Indiana side a block from State Line street (on Columbia Ave). Union City is much larger than this town, though.
November 22, 200717 yr Ugh. I don't really care for College Corner. Well, it is no Nelsonville, I'll give you that.
November 22, 200717 yr As Ink mentioned in his introduction, during my days in Oxford the only reason you went to College Corner was to buy booze.
November 22, 200717 yr Ugh. I don't really care for College Corner. Well, it is no Nelsonville, I'll give you that. No it isn't, because Nelsonville actually has a college!
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