October 27, 200816 yr ^Oy. Didn't go atop the hill? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 27, 200816 yr wow! Ripley looks great in these shots! To me, it always feels much more run down than theses photos would suggest. Go even further east and ride across the bridge to Maysville, Ky. That place has an amazing collection of buildings in its' fairly intact downtown.
October 27, 200816 yr Great set of photos, Ink. It is unusual to see so many intact buildings from the early 1800's as well as the more common post-Civil War era Victorian style structures. In my last visit, I did get to see most of the towns on the Ohio River from East Liverpool down to Marietta. Wish I could have had more time to continue going along the River. My must see list is getting longer! Thanks!
October 27, 200816 yr Ripley is such a beautiful community that prides itself on its historic structures and residences. It has a vibrant downtown and city (compared to Manchester...), and many of the neglected structures are being renovated or restored. This, despite the city being flooded out every decade or so. Good work Inkie.
October 27, 200816 yr Gorgeous place! In terms of urban stock, a lot of the most interesting towns in Ohio are in the Appalachian Counties. While the economy is generally bad in these places, some are quite intact considering what they've been through. There are great photo ops. A poor economy and hard times may have contributed to the intact survival of some of those places; there wasn't enough money or commercial activity to afford "modernizing" or razing and replacing historic buildings, and not enough business activity to motivate clearing downtown blocks for parking. They were dormant or in a sort of state of suspended animation during the sixties and seventies when more-prosperous communities were destroying their heritage.
October 27, 200816 yr wow! Ripley looks great in these shots! To me, it always feels much more run down than theses photos would suggest. Go even further east and ride across the bridge to Maysville, Ky. That place has an amazing collection of buildings in its' fairly intact downtown. I have to agree with you. These pictures make Ripley look alot better than it does in person. Maybe its because i'm so used to it or something i dont know. There are a few small developments and renovations going on in Maysville right now and if i wasn't so lazy after work i'd go snap some shots lol Ripley is such a beautiful community that prides itself on its historic structures and residences. It has a vibrant downtown and city (compared to Manchester...), and many of the neglected structures are being renovated or restored. Unfortunately Manchester will probably always be a ghost town. Unless its Kinfolks Landing Days or Jack Roush is in town, the place is dead. Most buildings in town are vacant and if a fire or anything like that happens they just raze the building without replacing it with something. I think most people from the surrounding county go to Manchester just to buy alcohol and then leave. On a good note the town is starting to clean up a little and its reputation is slowly improving. A tax levy is about to be voted on to build a really nice rec center to take the place of the old high school after they tear it down.
October 27, 200816 yr The Ripley Tobacco Museum was a lot of fun...I caught when it was open. They have old tobacco farmers or auctioneers giving the tours, so you learn about the crop and how it went to market firsthand. I agree with you all about Ripley, and its becoming a bit of a destination due to the Freedom Center featuring it in its Underground Railroad interpretation. It would be a great little weekend -backroad riding roadtrip getaway to do Ripley/Maysville/Washington-Mays Lick then overnight at Blue Licks Battlefield lodge, then road trip back via Mnt Olivet, Brookville, Augusta (cross at the Augusta Ferry) and then back to Cincy.
October 28, 200816 yr Didn't go atop the hill? Nope, I had spent much more time than expected in Maysville and didn't get a chance.
October 30, 200816 yr The Rankin House on top of the hill is a must-see as well as and the John P. Parker house down by the river.
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