Downtown Mansfield

The Coney Island Diner has a fresh new look with patriotic lights, a fresh coat of paint and some power washing. Same great food and classic diner atmosphere. Have we mentioned they are open Saturdays now?? Yep. 7am-2pm. ⭐️💙

Thanks to OhioHealth for your contribution of $100,000 to the linear park in downtown Mansfield. This park will connect the Imagination District to the Carrousel District and will be a great new amenity in downtown! 📸: @RichlandAreaCh #MansfieldRising

In 1941, Life Magazine did a feature story on Mansfield City School District graduation festivities. Complete with a class picnic at Louis Bromfield’s Malabar Farm State Park and Jim Gorman’s Ford.. life.com/history/life-g…

For more information and a complete schedule, visit: richhistory.org/richhistorywee… For Secret City Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/secret-city-…

Mark your calendars for RichHistory Alliance’s RichHistory Weekend, May 7 & 8. Explore unique sites across Richland County and including downtown Mansfield’s own Mansfield’s Carnegie Library, Mansfield Memorial Museum, Oak Hill Cottage, and our signature Secret City Tour.

Huge Thank You to our series sponsors this year, Nanogate, Ohio Eye Associates, OhioHealth, Phoenix Brewing Company, and Spherion MidOhio!

We have something special for you to get the week started... The 2022 Final Friday Season Lineup! Check out these great local and regional acts that will be hitting the stage at the Brickyard this season! Concerts start next month! See you downtown.

This Easter, we bring you a snapshot of an Easter Richland County wasn’t quick to forget. The year was 1913… “From the moment it started everyone here knew they were experiencing something epic and historic, and the Mansfield News would say even Biblical.”

“It would be hard to overstate how critically important the railroad station was to the vitality of downtown Mansfield during these virulent days of Little Chicago. There were 16 million Americans who served during the war, nearly all of them rode the railroad transits ...”

If you liked last weeks share of Tim McKee’s article on Mansfield’s Little Chicago past, Part 2 is not to be missed. With nostalgia, myth, and facts, Tim weaves another great ode to the history of the city we love. ❤️ Link: richlandcountyhistory.com/2022/03/25/whe…

Shop Hop tomorrow, 5-8 PM Sunday Best 👔New button down men's shirts with a fit you will love!! 👗Women's dresses that you feel pretty wearing! ✍️Enter drawing for a FREE Best Car Wash from Elite Car Wash 🚗 🍩 Enjoy a freshly made donut hole from 8 Sisters Bakery!! Yum!!

The implication was that Mansfield lived up to the lively reputation of Chicago as a hive of crime, vice and corruption. It was a reputation not without merit.” Read the Part One of the latest Tim McKee story here… richlandcountyhistory.com/2022/03/10/whe…

“There were a number of decades in the history of Mansfield—several whole generations on the timeline—when the city was known in Ohio and around the nation as “Little Chicago.”

"In the early 20th century, there was a young Mansfield boy growing up on Third Street, in Sherman's backyard, who had a sharp ear for all these interesting tidbits. In a few years, he would be the famous author Louis Bromfield."

“What the town invented, what it manufactured, was astronomical,” Schaut said. “Mansfield changed the lives of millions of people.” Read more about the rich history of Mansfield, Elektro, and the World of Tomorrow…. midstory.org/remembering-el…

Downtown Mansfield has always been a hub of art, music, and creativity. With the recent creation of the arts commission, there is a resurgence of opportunities for public art. While we move forward, let’s also take a look at the murals of downtown’s past: link in comments.

@thebootlife out there helping downtown businesses open today! 🥳

We got a lot of snow the last 24 hours! Many businesses are closed for the day, so give them a call, visit them online, or visit them on social media before you head into town. Be safe out there while the crews are working to clean the roads and sidewalks. 💙