Posted August 29, 200816 yr An Ohio tradition, Longaberger's history goes back to 1896 in Dresden. Happy shoppers Longaberger is technically based out of a basket in Newark now, but maintains its manufacturing complex near Dresden in Cass Township (Muskingum County). The complex--near Frazeysburg--includes the Longaberger Homestead which contains a number of little shops and the factory store. The first concept for the Homestead involved doing something as big as to require monorail, but these plans have never been realized. Personally, I wish the development had just been infilled into downtown Dresden. And neighboring Frazeysburg...
August 29, 200816 yr I'm definitely not one to use words like 'charming,' but Dresden is probably the definition of that word. If you are into specialty gift shops, then this is the town for you! Longaberger has done so much for Dresden, basically completely remaking the town. Because of money given by Longaberger, Dresden has such amenities as an Olympic size L shaped public swimming pool (complete with water slides), and a fantastic Public school system (Tri-Valley). I just hope they can keep surviving in this economy. Even though they have dropped from a peak of 8,000 employees to about 2,000, they are still the largest employer in Muskingum County. On a side note, Tami Longabergers house, located near Zanesville, is tax appraised at 8 million dollars!! Nice pics Inc!!!
August 29, 200816 yr Great photos, ink. My mom loves Longaberger baskets, and I've been there at least two dozen times taking her to Dresden and the Longaberger Homestead. Dresden feeds off of Longaberger being a few miles away. Longaberger has a clothing store and a gift shop on that strip. There are third party basket sellers and producers all over the place. The housing stock in Dresden is pretty poor. That commercial district is in tact, but the housing is a different story. I'm surprised that you didn't snap a photo of Dave Longaberger's house on that massive hill! Just a few years ago, the Homestead and Dresden would be packed. The Homestead actually would have live entertainment, i.e. singers and models that pose like statutes. All of that has been cut, and the last couple of times I've been down there, it's been quiet.
August 29, 200816 yr Far from being a "basket case", Dresden seems prosperous and well maintained. Didn't see any vinyl-clad or metal mesh junk covered historic buildings, which is a pretty good sign. Only one photo of Frazeysburg? It also seems like a picturesque and well-preserved little town...
August 29, 200816 yr ^There really isn't much more to Frazeysburg; most of their main street is just residential.
August 30, 200816 yr Didn't even realize that Dresden had an actual "downtown." Thanks! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 1, 200816 yr I thought the Allied Forces bombed Dresden during WWII? Seems like it survived the air raid.
September 3, 200816 yr ^ my grandfather was a spitfire pilot who flew bomber escort for the fire bombing of dresden, after loosing alot of family and friends in the battle of dunkirk and britain... this encarnation of dresden lacks the boroque architecture of that city but none-the-less looks great!
September 9, 200816 yr what is a "retired" basket??? I believe it is similar to your beanie baby collection. They retire a series of baskets like those "series two" bears you have.
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