Posted February 21, 200916 yr Now that my trips around Ohio are winding down, I wondered if anyone had suggestions for other interesting cities/towns/villages, etc. that may not appear on UrbanOhio. Below is a list of the more than 200 cities that are included within the main photo pages of UrbanOhio. I have posted a number of small towns on the forum that I don't feel belong in the main pages, so use some discretion when deciding what places are significant. If you notice the absence of a city, be sure to check if it is classified in an adjacent region or included as a suburb of a larger city. Central Ohio Centerburg Circleville Columbus -Bexley -Canal Winchester -Dublin -Grandview Heights -New Albany -Westerville -Worthington Delaware Gambier Granville Lancaster London Marion Marysville Mechanicsburg Mt. Gilead Mt. Vernon Newark Plain City Utica Northeast Ohio Akron -Cuyahoga Falls -Hudson -Peninsula -Tallmadge Alliance Ashland Ashtabula Berlin Cadiz Canton Carrollton Chardon Cleveland -Amherst -Bay Village -Chagrin Falls -Cleveland Heights -East Cleveland -Euclid -Lakewood -Lyndhurst -Medina -Shaker Heights -Westlake Columbiana Conneaut Dover East Liverpool Elyria Garrettsville Geneva Geneva-on-the-Lake Girard Hiram Jefferson Kent Lisbon Lorain Loudonville Louisville Mansfield Mantua Massillon Millersburg Mingo Junction New London New Philadelphia Newton Falls Niles Oberlin Orrville Painesville Ravenna Salem Scio Shelby Steubenville Sugar Creek Vermilion Warren Wellington Wooster Youngstown Northwest Ohio Ada Antwerp Archbold Bellevue Bluffton Bowling Green Bryan Bucyrus Carthagena Celina Clyde Defiance Delphos Delta Deshler Findlay Fostoria Fremont Galion Hicksville Kenton Lima Milan Montpelier Napoleon New Bremen North Baltimore Norwalk Ottawa Paulding Port Clinton Sandusky St. Marys Stryker Tiffin Toledo -Maumee -Ottawa Hills -Perrysburg -Sylvania Upper Sandusky Van Wert Wapakoneta Wauseon Willard Southeast Ohio Athens Barnesville Bellaire Bethesda Caldwell Cambridge Chillicothe Coshocton Dresden Gallipolis Glouster Ironton Jackson Logan Marietta Martins Ferry McArthur McConnelsville Middleport Nelsonville New Lexington Pomeroy Portsmouth Rio Grande Shawnee Somerset St. Clairsville Waverly Wellston Woodsfield Zanesville Southwest Ohio Bellefontaine Blanchester Camden Cedarville Cincinnati -Amberley Village -Batavia -Bellevue -Cheviot -Covington -Dayton -Elmwood Place -Glendale -Indian Hill -Lebanon -Lockland -Loveland -Ludlow -Mariemont -Mason -Milford -Montgomery -Mt. Healthy -Newport -North College Hill -Norwood -Reading -Wyoming Clifton College Corner Covington Dayton -Centerville -Franklin -Germantown -Miamisburg -New Carlisle -Oakwood -Piqua -Tipp City -Troy -West Milton -Xenia -Yellow Springs Eaton Georgetown Greenfield Greenville Hamilton Harrison Hillsboro Jamestown Middletown Morrow New Richmond Oxford Ripley Sidney Springfield St. Paris Urbana Versailles Washington Court House Waynesville West Liberty West Union Wilmington
February 21, 200916 yr Speaking personally, I would love to see more northern suburbs represented. For example, Willoughby. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 21, 200916 yr Don't push it. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 200916 yr I'm all for random villages and towns. You can always head to Amanda near Lancaster where my Dad's side of the family is from *shudder*. And then there's Johnstown, Lithopolis, and just for the name alone if you're up NW, Cygnet.
February 22, 200916 yr Fairport Harbor--kind of a depressed little village on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie, but it has a rich history as a once bustling little industrial port built mainly by Hungarian and Finnish immigrants, and an historic old lighthouse with small museum attached. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
February 22, 200916 yr i can do Willoughby some time and the other Ws with less of an identifiable town center (Wickliffe, Willowick, Willoughby Hills, Waite Hill). along with the "lakes" Eastlake, Timberlake, Lakeline. All of these were part of the original Willoughby Township.
February 23, 200916 yr I wouldn't lose sleep over these but they're interesting enough for a quick photo opp, I suppose: All Northeast Ohio, mostly village-sized places: In Columbiana County: Hanoverton (interesting historic district) http://www.historicbyway.com/Hanoverton.htm Leetonia (nice residential stock along Walnut Street and Columbia/Rt. 344) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leetonia,_Ohio Minerva (small downtown) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva,_Ohio In Mahoning County: Sebring (nice residential stock on Ohio Avenue, east of their small "downtown) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebring,_OH clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
February 23, 200916 yr Shadyside (Belmont Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadyside,_OH East Palestine (Columbiana Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_palestine,_oh Wellsville (Columbiana Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellsville,_OH Toronto (Jefferson Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Oh Bridgeport (Belmont Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport,_OH Cortland (Trumbull Co.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortland,_oh
February 23, 200916 yr Roseville and Crooksville, Pottery towns. Philo, Duncan Falls, Malta, small Muskingum River towns.
February 24, 200916 yr There are lots of quaint (and not so quaint) little villages in western Stark County--south and west of Massillon. I can only name a few, but remember passing through many as a kid. Based on the architecture, some are pretty old. Here are a few: Wilmot, (quaint) Beach City, (quaint--IIRC) and Brewster. (not so quaint, IMO) Some of the places I can't name, but remember from long drives, were little more than an intersection with a couple houses that look like they were built in the 1830's-1840's.
March 1, 200916 yr i'd say more nw ohio is due. oak harbor. the marblehead peninsula. maybe toledo neighborhoods and suburbs? a tour right along the maumee river along rt24 is order -- canal era houses in maumee, stops in waterville, grand rapids, napoleon, etc. also, the small bump in the road nw farm towns like tontogany, pemberville, etc. then there is stuff like the real teeny tiny places like rising sun, bono, etc. something to look for: there are early oil rig remnants and likely little related ghost towns you can sometimes come across among the nw ohio farms and tree stands. seasonal migrant towns too. outside of that, maybe themed visits like amish towns, drag strip/racing track towns, rt 40/ohio turnpike, ski resorts, winter festivals or county fairs across the state?
March 2, 200916 yr outside of that, maybe themed visits like amish towns, drag strip/racing track towns, rt 40/ohio turnpike, ski resorts, winter festivals or county fairs across the state? Great idea, I always love themed threads.
June 1, 200916 yr Speaking personally, I would love to see more northern suburbs represented. For example, Willoughby. I actually did Willoughby back in 2004, but I have no idea what happened to the uploaded photos or the thread. I still have the originals if anyone is interested in me reposting them. Otherwise, I'll just let someone else (I think lopsidedfrock offered) do a thread on it.
June 3, 200916 yr I feel Avon/ Avon Lake should be represented in Northeast Ohio. They are the edge of what was the original city and suburbs and the new growth and sprawl seen as of late. Well Avon Lake's 'lakefront has been developed for years, connecting Lorain and Cleveland in their haydays (Including a trolley line!), Walker Rd. a mile and a half south has neighborhoods with stars like Braylon Edwards, Ilgunis Zildruskis (sorry i've been drinking), and Brady Quinn residing, also past homes of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes and Frank Caliendo. Avon Lake also has a large blue collar base with the Ford Plant, First Energy Power Plant, and PolyOne within city limits. A strong public school system and a pollutant contamination theory/problem. Two recent mayors in a row were also impeached/kicked out of office.. I could go on and on. Plus, I know there are at least two other Avon Lake (past or present resident) forumers who post on the boards. Although, I guess everyone's home town from Ohio should be photographed and has plenty of stories to tell
June 3, 200916 yr I know ink is still reeling from his visit to Amanda and said he'd never listen to me again :( , but Ohio towns with wineries or breweries sound good. At least if the town sucks there's good (hopefully) local wine/beer to drink away the pain. No train to take back home, but still.
June 4, 200916 yr I know ink is still reeling from his visit to Amanda and said he'd never listen to me again :( , but Ohio towns with wineries or breweries sound good. At least if the town sucks there's good (hopefully) local wine/beer to drink away the pain. No train to take back home, but still. Hey, I did Johnstown for you!
June 4, 200916 yr That was me? See, it wasn't all bad...I'd advise against Lithopolis and Cygnet, just to be safe.
June 4, 200916 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc.
September 17, 200915 yr Never say never, I suppose. ;D For places close(ish) to you, I second West Alexandria, Lewisburg, Arcanum, Ansonia, New Madison, and New Paris, which all seem to have something of a downtown, so that you might actually have more than just a handful of photos to take.
September 17, 200915 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc. Although Mentor is the largest municipality in Lake County, I think many people view it as a bedroom community, one big suburb. But I think it has the remnants of an old downtown area, plus, as you indicate, the Garfield Home, Lawnfield. For an added bonus, one can visit the Great Lakes Mall, where I was one of the original mall rats (before the term was coined) back in the late 60's. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 17, 200915 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc. Although Mentor is the largest municipality in Lake County, I think many people view it as a bedroom community, one big suburb. But I think it has the remnants of an old downtown area, plus, as you indicate, the Garfield Home, Lawnfield. For an added bonus, one can visit the Great Lakes Mall, where I was one of the original mall rats (before the term was coined) back in the late 60's. If Mentor had a downtown, I would be all over it. Where are these remnants?
September 17, 200915 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc. Although Mentor is the largest municipality in Lake County, I think many people view it as a bedroom community, one big suburb. But I think it has the remnants of an old downtown area, plus, as you indicate, the Garfield Home, Lawnfield. For an added bonus, one can visit the Great Lakes Mall, where I was one of the original mall rats (before the term was coined) back in the late 60's. If Mentor had a downtown, I would be all over it. Where are these remnants? to be perfectly honest, I'm not really sure. I think it's somewhere around the Garfleld Home, on Mentor Avenue. I'm not sure the term "downtown" would even apply. It was more a collection of storefronts with a stoplight that had comprised the original center of business for Mentor when is was a rural-ish outpost and Painesville was the nearest "big city" (lol) over a hundred years ago. I just remember an old-time Italian restaurant along that stretch back in the 60's. I haven't been back to that area for ages, but by now any original buildings have probably been subsumed by sprawl (or, as a one time friend of mine from West Virginia would say when referring to the oases of fast food culture one encounters along the turnpike, "every chicken shack and rib joint you can think of.") http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 17, 200915 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc. Although Mentor is the largest municipality in Lake County, I think many people view it as a bedroom community, one big suburb. But I think it has the remnants of an old downtown area, plus, as you indicate, the Garfield Home, Lawnfield. For an added bonus, one can visit the Great Lakes Mall, where I was one of the original mall rats (before the term was coined) back in the late 60's. If Mentor had a downtown, I would be all over it. Where are these remnants? to be perfectly honest, I'm not really sure. I think it's somewhere around the Garfleld Home, on Mentor Avenue. I'm not sure the term "downtown" would even apply. It was more a collection of storefronts with a stoplight that had comprised the original center of business for Mentor when is was a rural-ish outpost and Painesville was the nearest "big city" (lol) over a hundred years ago. I just remember an old-time Italian restaurant along that stretch back in the 60's. I haven't been back to that area for ages, but by now any original buildings have probably been subsumed by sprawl (or, as a one time friend of mine from West Virginia would say when referring to the oases of fast food culture one encounters along the turnpike, "every chicken shack and rib joint you can think of.") Mentor's "downtown" was centered around Mentor Ave. and 615 (Center St.). There are still some old buildings in the area (including the old elementary school now converted into lofts, and many aren't preserved or restored or were butchered with renovations), but there are also many new ones and the area has a very suburban feel. Also, a little east on Mentor Ave. around Little Mountain Rd., there is another older section (not as old as around 615 which contains some Victorians) with a couple rows of stores right up on the sidewalk with parking behind, a rarity for Mentor. I actually am not even sure all of them are still there, I think I recall some of the businesses going under and talk of razing the buildings. There certainly isn't much of a concentration of old buildings giving anything a downtown feel, however, like a Willoughby or Chagrin Falls.
September 20, 200915 yr Well, me and some friends are going to hike in Mt Gilead state park, so as long as the weather holds out (looks like it'll be cloudy) I'll be adding Marengo, Ashley, maybe Cardington, and perhaps some more Mt. Gilead, which has already been covered.
September 24, 200915 yr Howland: Ohio's most populous township. (other than the part KJP showed in his SR-169 thread) Howland is not a city. It is a township as indicated above. There is no such address as "Howland" Ohio as many in Howland would like to think. ;-) It is technically actually a Warren address.
April 8, 201015 yr This is an old thread, but I have a few suggestions.... * Plymouth, has more of a town triangle than a town square, (half of downtown is in Huron County, the other half is in Richland County); population 1800 * Monroeville (Huron Co.), needs some TLC, but there is an old Civil War camp, an Octagon house, and some nice churches; population 1300 * Crestline, located on the Crawford-Richland County border (I've been here once during high school about 10 years ago, don't know much about it); population 4800 ....maybe hit these up on the way to Cedar Point sometime LOL
April 9, 201015 yr I used to live and work for the city of mentor. There a few places to photograph there that would be "urban" Ohio, or much even old ohio. There is garfields house, then just down the street old city hall and the school there that got converted to poorly selling condos, At 615 & and mentor ave. The old houses that are left are on hart street, maple street, burridge ave, and jackson street. Basicaly the area bound by 615, station street, mentor ave and jackson st. Next to the cemetery at the intersection of hopkins and jackson street, is a nice house, one of the osburne homes (of concrete and real-estate). He has another home on 615 nearish the 90 interchange that you cant see, but you can see the earthen embankments and driveway. An italianate home is on garfield road, near the newly built avrey denison plant. The mentor lagoons is good for nature shots, that we see from time to time on urban ohio. There are also some older homes on headlands road up by mentor headlands state beach park. Off of little mountain rd, there is some estate type home or something located inside wildwood park. Also parkins drive, off of little mountain road nearby is some estate homes something to do with perkins farm (the stonework entrance on perkins road and little mountain is the old rear entrance, and the entrance to the farm is located at chilliocothe and johnny cake ridge road. At readhurst and chilocothe the two homes on redhurst there I think are osburne related. There are 2 addtional osburne homes on chilocothe, but you can only see their diveways.
March 17, 201510 yr Maybe I missed it, but Mentor Ohio (Lake County Northeast Ohio) is not on the list. It is the home of a president (Garfield's home - part of the national park system), Mentor Headlands state park, the 6th largests city in retail for the state of Ohio, etc. etc. Although Mentor is the largest municipality in Lake County, I think many people view it as a bedroom community, one big suburb. But I think it has the remnants of an old downtown area, plus, as you indicate, the Garfield Home, Lawnfield. For an added bonus, one can visit the Great Lakes Mall, where I was one of the original mall rats (before the term was coined) back in the late 60's. If Mentor had a downtown, I would be all over it. Where are these remnants? okay, here ya go kids--downtown Mentor, 1950. Don't think you can find it today... http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
March 20, 201510 yr Fairport Harbor we have Fairport :-) http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,27516.0.html http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
March 20, 201510 yr we have Fairport :-) http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,27516.0.html OK, missed that thread. No photos of it on the site gallery though.
March 20, 201510 yr That's the north side of Mentor Avenue just east of Center Street (SR 615). Yep, I go by there whenever I sneak over to Heinen's going between plants. It's pretty run down now, especially by Mentor standards.
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