Park Avenue was obviously one of Mansfield's premiere residential streets at one time, but time has certainly taken its toll. Few of the homes exist in their original setting, as many front yards have been paved for parking and/or new additions have been built blocking their ornate detail. I hope Mansfield can realize the potential they have with the bones that remain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(not Mansfield)

 

 

Still has some charm, but too much car culture. Eww.

Some treasures here and there, but far more travesties.

 

My first thought when I saw the court house was, "That sure resembles the one in Wooster." Then I saw the caryatids flanking the entrance, and realized it is the one in Wooster. Then I read the caption above it.

Nice set.

 

Why have some people paved the front lawn?

I can't believe Davello music is still there. And Naumoff - I went to HS with him.  It was amazing driving through and seeing the business names, how many people (or their kids) that I went to school with. It's still a small town when you can recognize your classmates' names in the signs on local businesses.

 

MTS, most of the paved stuff is because they are businesses, allowing people a few parking places.

I can't believe Davello music is still there. And Naumoff - I went to HS with him.  It was amazing driving through and seeing the business names, how many people (or their kids) that I went to school with. It's still a small town when you can recognize your classmates' names in the signs on local businesses.

 

MTS, most of the paved stuff is because they are businesses, allowing people a few parking places.

 

oh wow.  such a shame, but at least they are standing.

Great homes, some of the additions make me want to cry though

 

What are you talking about??? That is VERY nice!!! Great job on the addition!

looks like a lot of cool looking houses...Some of them look like they don't need too much work to look really great... others... with the weird additions.. I dunno. I can't imagine something thinking, "hey, lets just slap something onto the house, and call it a day"..Didn't a lot of that happen in the 60s and 70s?

Great Pics! You can tell this was ONCE one of THE neighborhood of Mansfield. =-0(

Thanks!

Some of these buildings will need to see a shrink for life because they were so horribly violated.

Wow, there are some truly spectacular homes in Mansfield, but the "remuddled" jobs are a real shame. This pictorial essay is a study in the "do's and don'ts" of home renovation. All in all, Mansfield appears quite charming. I visited the beautiful estate with the sprawling gardens near downtown a few years ago (I don't recall the name), which made the trip from Cleveland to Mansfield worthwhile.

Wow, there are some truly spectacular homes in Mansfield, but the "remuddled" jobs are a real shame. This pictorial essay is a study in the "do's and don'ts" of home renovation. All in all, Mansfield appears quite charming. I visited the beautiful estate with the sprawling gardens near downtown a few years ago (I don't recall the name), which made the trip from Cleveland to Mansfield worthwhile.

 

That's Kingwood Center.  It's awesome.

Kingwood Center, that's it! I would recommend to anyone within 100 miles of Mansfield to visit this place. It is one of those little known gems to most people outside of Mansfield. Couple the trip with a visit to the historic Mansfield Reformatory, and you have a day well spent.

Disgusting... the photo of Wooster is nice though.

 

I fear for Mansfield. All Ohio cities are severely damaged, but what Mansfield is most screwed by is its location off the beaten path. It will be very hard to attract anyone to an inland city with no navigable river, no major highways, and very limited rail. The infrastructure just isn't there for a recovery. Remote cities like this are much better off as college towns or getaways.

 

And I've got to wonder if there's even any movement at all to reurbanize Mansfield. I never hear anything about it. Nevertheless, there are some nice homes here.

 

No major highways?  I'm just as pessimistic about Mansfield as you... but it's along I-71 exactly halfway between Cleveland and Columbus... and along a relatively important stretch of US-30.  It certainly has major highways. 

 

Interestingly, when I lived in Wooster (30 miles east of Mansfield)... I never heard anyone mention Mansfield.

I fear for Mansfield. All Ohio cities are severely damaged, but what Mansfield is most screwed by is its location off the beaten path. It will be very hard to attract anyone to an inland city with no navigable river, no major highways, and very limited rail. The infrastructure just isn't there for a recovery. Remote cities like this are much better off as college towns or getaways.

 

And I've got to wonder if there's even any movement at all to reurbanize Mansfield. I never hear anything about it. Nevertheless, there are some nice homes here.

I don't know much about railroads, but the Norfolk Southern comes through on the tracks that were the main line from Chicago to New York of the PRR, and later ConRail, which I don't know if it exists any more, but that system is connected to everything.

Mansfield is a nice city and suprisingly for a city its size it has a gay bar :)

Everytime i am in mansfield i think about how gorgeous the houses are and they are just being used for buisnessess.

When I was little I thought they were amazing and always wanted to live in one but now its not the same...

I dont understand there are all of these empty stores and spaces but ppl keep using the houses... GR!