April 16, 200817 yr Caldwell, eh? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 16, 200817 yr Golly-gee, Yes! Interesting looking place. Even has some 19th-century wood-frame business buildings downtown; those have gone extinct most places.
April 16, 200817 yr nice shots ink! Somehow I have never been downtown, just to the fast food places right off I-77
April 16, 200817 yr ^ Yeah me too, I've gotten off at 78 a milllion times, but just realized I've never actually been in town.
April 16, 200817 yr Caldwell is great! I was just there a couple of weeks ago just passing through and stopping to take some pictures pictures. I didn't expect to be there more than a few minutes, but somehow ended up being there for a few hours. The manager of the museum in Caldwell, Joy Flood, was fantastic. She definitely is passionate about the history of Noble County and very proud of what they have been able to do with their museum in its very short existence. While at the museum Mr. Estadt came in and invited me to take look inside the building that houses his sporting goods store (shown in the 2nd to last picture), which used to be his parents' women's clothing store for years and years. He has been very mindful to keep as much of the original interior as possible, keeping the tin ceiling, hardwood floors, fixtures, display cases, and built-in shelves intact. Also, because the museum (shown in the 3rd picture) is in the old jail and sheriff's residence that was in use as such from 1882-1998, Ms. Flood shared stories about the current sheriff. According to her, he has been in office for over 30 years and when he runs for reelection will be one of the longest serving sheriffs. She said instead of in the traditional sheriff uniform you would find him wearing a flannel shirt and cowboy boots and no gun. Caldwell definitely gave me a Mayberry vibe (in a good way)!
April 16, 200817 yr Legendary Landon Smith, the longtime sheriff, was a fixture on the porch of what is now the museum building until the newfangled jail was built a decade ago on the south end of town, near the sprawl of Rt. 78. Yes, even tiny Caldwell (with 1956 people in 2000 Census, the 2nd smallest Ohio county seat -- 68 more people than last-place McArthur and 12 fewer than No. 86, Pomeroy) has sprawl, with the lumberyard, two groceries, a dollar store, pizza joint, etc., out on 78. Not to mention the interchange gas stations and fast-food joints that Y-CityGuy stopped at.
April 17, 200817 yr I really liked Lori's Restaurant until they de-'70s it. By the way, it's pronounced LORE-eyes.
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