Posted November 20, 200519 yr From Business Journal Print By Dan O’Brien YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- It’s 10 o’clock on a Friday night, and the length of the downtown’s main thoroughfare is brightly lit by the headlights of a steady stream of vehicles. Pedestrians stroll the sidewalks as they take in an unusually warm November evening and others queue outside restaurants and taverns where they wait to be admitted. It’s Friday night, and the place is downtown Youngstown.
November 20, 200519 yr Very cool. I will check out the area the next time I'm in Youngstown...probably next month. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 200519 yr Sounds cool and thanks for the compliments Make sure you check.. http://www.chevroletcentre.com for any events that may be at the convo or http://downtownyoungstown.com for a directory of things to do in our area.
November 21, 200519 yr Dear god... I'm glad to see things have picked up. It's just that I remember going to Cedars back in the day when it was the ONLY place downtown to go. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 21, 200519 yr WooHoo! What is the reopening of Federal St about? Back in the 70s it was made into a pedestrian plaza closing vehicle traffic; by reopening it you make room to a developing entertainment district and new growth in the area. Here is the main part of what is now opened: Great news for Y-Town. How big is the convocation center? The arena seats 5,700 for hockey and 7,300 for concerts. Check www.chevroletcentre.com for event maps and future events which include Clay Aikens, Lil Jon, Disney on Ice, and MORE! Any new or rehab residential projects taking place in downtown Youngstown? The Reality Building: Is being turned all residential with the top 2 floors as deluxe 2 floor apartments and the bottom floor hopefully will get a sports bar with bw3's across the road. The need for restaurants is at a big high. Also the Wick Building is being made into apartments and dorms for YSU Students and others..That is in the webcam in the top image; its the tallest brown building.. If you want a directory of Downtown Businesses check this out: http://downtownyoungstown.com/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=5&showtopic=17#37 Any more questions you can im me on aol @ downtownytown THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENTS
November 22, 200519 yr this is fantastic and overdue news. i saw this stuff happening downtown in lorain on a smaller scale this summer and it immediately made me wonder about youngstown and that cool intact downtown waiting to be reborn. bravo!
November 23, 200519 yr The Annual Downtown Christmas Tree is set up with lighting next month; I hope to go down there after an event at the Chevrolet Centre and get shots of people walking downtown with a snowy background; I'd say that be nice. Any other info you wanna know?
November 23, 200519 yr As do many.. I forgot to mention the Marshall Street Bridge Opened today connecting the lower west sides and the south sides to the downtown and they plan on renovating the Mahoning Ave Bridge parallel to this bridge; by repainting it; making it more pedsetrian friendly; and better lighting.. Also they plan on redoing the rest of West Federal from where they redid the new part of it; Phelps; all the way to Fifth Avenue. They plan to take out the current boulevard and widen it to add diagonal parking the whole way down the road for free for the mostpart.. Add lighting near the curb and that street is becoming a happening place. 1 more not.. The Rosetta Stone Cafe is scheduled to open this winter. Check out there site at www.rosettastonecafe.com and here is a blurb about it.. Rosetta Stone Cafe will be a full-service Internet Cafe and Gourmet Eatery. - The Cafe will have WiFi, workstation and laptop rental, computer classes, network gaming & events, and a business center with high-end PC and Mac workstations, copying, printing, scanning, & faxing services. - The Cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, serving specialty coffees and homemade family recipes, with a full-service bar serving import and microbrewed beers, fine liquors, select wines, and handcrafted mixed drinks. - There will be live entertainment onstage and a cigar/pipe lounge with a wide selection of tobacco products.
November 23, 200519 yr Very impressive. This is really good to hear about as Youngstown really does have a potentially neat downtown, as so much of it is still there. And that Reality Bldg. looks like a great project too, and a good sign.....that theres the demand for that much downtown living.
March 23, 200619 yr From the Youngstown Business Journal, 3/20/06: City Hall Toasts Return of Restaurants, Bars in Downtown Mar 20, 2006 7:20 a.m. By Dennis LaRue YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Claire Maluso has been kept busy producing the celebrations of each success in the rejuvenation of the downtown. Thursday was Cafe Cimmento’s turn to have Mayor Jay Williams and city officials help cut a ribbon outside its entrance. Friday, St. Patrick’s Day appropriately enough, was Imbibe’s turn to have the mayor and city officials on hand. Imbibe is a martini bar on the first floor of the former First Federal of Youngstown building. Cafe Cimmento is a restaurant and bar in the first floor of the parking deck at South Champion and East Boardman streets. http://www.business-journal.com/CityHallToasts.asp
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