Introduction The Steele Mansion, located in the historic heart of Painesville, Ohio, is a remarkable example of the architectural grandeur and rich history that defined Painesville’s earlier days. Built in 1867, this magnificent old home, known as the “Jewel of Painesville,” has stood the test of time, witnessing the ebb and flow of fortunes, tragedies, and the whispers of the

On the opposite side of this enormous factory, a flutter of birds scatters the space above inside a massive control room, surrounding us with the sound of birdsong layered atop a vast silence gripping the forgotten room.

While some places live to continue their story, other’s stories have unfortunate endings.

When the bowling alley was constructed, it was built with use as a bomb shelter in mind as we were still in the midst of the Cold War.

Originally opened as Farmers’ Bank of Ashtabula in 1848, the Farmers’ National Bank was the main bank of Ashtabula, Ohio.

The group’s history goes back much further, before their years of success, to when they were growing up in the Glenville section of East Cleveland, Ohio.

News in Painesville, Ohio in the 1940s, which included two now abandoned companies.

It was late into the night/early into the morning on July 28, 2006. My friend and I had noticed a river flowing down the road outside.

The company, originally known as the Industrial Fibre Company, had an annual output of about 12,500,000 pounds of rayon. This output was 1,000,000 pounds greater than another rayon plant in Covington. This synthetic fiber, created from a wood product called viscose, was heralded as “synthetic silk” in early Cleveland Press articles.

The liquid acid waste resulting from these processes was dumped directly into the Grand River until June of the year 1952. At this time, discharge was redirected across the Grand River into a waste pond, which was owned by the Diamond Alkali Company.