Please Tell Me About Youngstown (Cleveland, Akron: home, transfer, neighborhoods)

[tgbwc]

We spent a long weekend in Lancaster, PA this past weekend. I knew the city had a population about the same as Youngstown's, but really didn't know much about it prior to our stay. I know that Lancaster has had a more steady population that has seen an increase over recent years. There are similarities between the two, but there seem to be many more differences currently. For whatever the reasons, which I would have to look into more thoroughly, Lancaster was much more vibrant with a very active and more residential downtown. It's a comparison I would like to look into a bit more.

[CortlandGirl79]

Just to clear something up. We have had tornadoes in this area and we get a couple warnings/sighting per year typically........although there are rarely touchdowns.

I saw one person mention there has never been a tornado in Trumbull County and that is just not true. I'm guessing this person is young and doesn't remember the F5 tornado that hit Newton Falls and Niles, Ohio in 1985...............the same storm/tornado also hit Kinsman and parts of Western Pa. I was six years old at the time and my heart still beats fast when I hear the tornado siren going off!

"Since 1950, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of all tornadoes have hit the F5 mark -- yet they're responsible for more than 1,000 deaths (21.5 percent), according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.

Ohio has had three -- 1968 in Scioto, Lawrence and Gallia counties; 1974 in Xenia and 1985 in Trumbull County. The 1985 twister was the only F5 to reach as far east as Pennsylvania where most tornados are turned away by the Appalachian Mountains. "
May 31, 1985, tornado was deadly and historic for Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania | cleveland.com

[bluecarebear]

Originally Posted by katnip kid

Yes, the same can be said for Philadelphia, bluecarebear.

No, not the same at all. I would take suburban Ohio over suburban Philadelphia any day.

[katnip kid]

Originally Posted by bluecarebear

No, not the same at all. I would take suburban Ohio over suburban Philadelphia any day.

No, I mean in reference to your post about the trendy 'hoods in the city. It wasn't in reference to the 'burbs.

[SorryIMovedBack]

Originally Posted by JR_C

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I was thinking about your previous post, and you're absolutely right that this region's down-to-earth/blue-collar attitude isn't for everyone. If one is looking for sophistication, they can find it here, but it's not a dominant feature. Some people enjoy fine dining, and know what all of the different knives, forks, spoons, dishes, and glasses are for. Others, like me, prefer the comfortable setting of a family owned diner.

You said it. I am most definitely Not interested in the blue collar culture. I am completely done with small town family people, particularly mommy and grandma who can't make a move without a child in tow. It's not my family's lifestyle to have homemakers. Or grandma as free babysitter, because grandma has a career. I'm thoroughly bored by the lifestyles here. LOW educational levels and incessant children are two things I make it a point to avoid.

Rust Belt can't hope to reinvent itself until it learns to shuck its anti-everything-upscale attitude. For those who relish seedy, it will do nicely. But you proved my point about why the area has little to nothing to offer women who own and appreciate finer things in life. I find all the blue collar "anti" mindset counterproductive and annoying. Not the dynamic I seek at all. You can't make me like what bores me, sorry. Lol

[JR_C]

Originally Posted by SorryIMovedBack

You said it. I am most definitely Not interested in the blue collar culture. I am completely done with small town family people, particularly mommy and grandma who can't make a move without a child in tow. It's not my family's lifestyle to have homemakers. Or grandma as free babysitter, because grandma has a career. I'm thoroughly bored by the lifestyles here. LOW educational levels and incessant children are two things I make it a point to avoid.

Rust Belt can't hope to reinvent itself until it learns to shuck its anti-everything-upscale attitude. For those who relish seedy, it will do nicely. But you proved my point about why the area has little to nothing to offer women who own and appreciate finer things in life. I find all the blue collar "anti" mindset counterproductive and annoying. Not the dynamic I seek at all. You can't make me like what bores me, sorry. Lol

I didn't say anything about an "anti-everything-upscale" attitude. I guess that's another reason I prefer to live in the city, because I don't really get that impression here. So, just because it may be like that in your suburban/small-town/rural part of the metro, doesn't mean you can paint the whole area that way.

[bluecarebear]

Originally Posted by SorryIMovedBack

Rust Belt can't hope to reinvent itself until it learns to shuck its anti-everything-upscale attitude.

Live in Pittsburgh or an East Coast city and it will change your thoughts on liking everything upscale.

[tgbwc]

JR_C,

Do you (or anybody else) have an update on this project? There was a blog that is no longer active and the Facebook page hasn't been updated for some time. I saw pictures of the inside. The main staircase is outstanding.

Volunteers are working to transform Hughes mansion for veterans returning from war | WKBN.com

Edit: I just realized this house is in Warren and not Youngstown.

[CortlandGirl79]

I'm not sure what's going on with the Hugh's Mansion at this point. I know that they cleared out all the brush and had started work, but i think the work has stalled. Let me ask my cousin's wife who works with TNP, she probably knows.

[CortlandGirl79]

TNP told me to contact the owners. I emailed and haven't heard back..............