I was in my hometown of Massillon this last weekend to attend the "19th Annual Cruise-On-In Dance Party"  While I was home, I thought I'd take some pictures.

 

In and around downtown:

This is city hall.  Unfortunately, I've read that the building this replaced was still in good condition.

I've heard this called the "Stone block."  The Mansard roof on the left portion of the building used to extend the entire length.  But, was damaged in a fire.  It would be great if the glass block windows were removed, and the building was restored someday.

This is the Massillon public library.  The wing on the right was originally a house built in 1835 by the founder of Massillon, James Duncan.

 

Here are some of Massillon's many churches in and around downtown.

St. John's (and some townhouses)

I don't know the name of this church.

First United Methodist: I guess it has great stained glass windows, but they are covered with yellowed Plexiglas.

St. Paul's Lutheran:

St. Mary's, my favorite of the churches.

 

Now, here are some homes on historic 4th St NE.

Lillian Gish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Gish lived in the small house that may seem out of place on this street..

Here are some homes west of 4th street--still nice, but not mansions.  While most of these are on 3rd street, they are more characteristic of the rest of the inner portion of Massillon's residential neighborhoods.

Not all of the mansions were on 4th street.  While on a walking tour, an older gentleman remembered how he used to be woken early by an opera singer who practiced on the back balcony of this house.

Excellent!

 

The Methodist and Lutheran churches are fantastic.

 

 

I had to read that like five times.  I thought that said, "Pimp Palace".

 

Nice photo thread!  Gorgeous homes!

I had to read that like five times. I thought that said, "Pimp Palace".

LOL, so did I when I looked back on the pictures for the first time.

 

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

Wonderful photos of a nice small town.  Massillon has lots of gems and a nice well kept downtown. Love the brick streets and the traffic lights hanging in the middle of the intersections.

Fantastic!