Jessie and I took a trip to the Ridges in Athens last Sunday. We were able to get into the old TB ward with very little effort. The places is creepy as hell and I doubt I'll ever go back. There was a lot of activity outside with people driving up to the building. When Jessie and I left, a cop was driving up the road towards the ward. After that we found an old burned up school that was very easy to get into and then some rusted trains. Jessie and I are now paranoid that we either got: TB, asbestos or black mold. Next time we're wearing face masks.

Jessie and I went on a little adventure Sunday to Mansfield Ohio where the movie Shawshank Redemption was filmed. It was actually shot at Ohio State Reformatory which holds tours every Sunday. It was well worth the $8. It's very interesting to see how the same rooms that were in the movie 14 years ago look like today.

Location: Youngstown Ohio
Visited: 10/25/02
The Republic Rubber Co. is located on Albert street in Youngstown Ohio. I found little info about this place. All I know is the company was founded sometime in the early 30's. The company use to produce all kinds of rubber products, from hoses to tires. They were later bought out by Goodyear. My dad told me the company closed sometime in the early 70's but on my last visit there I saw a calendar from 1990 hanging in one of the offices.

I last visited the rubber co. in October ’07 to find out that most of the buildings are being torn down due to drug dealing done on the grounds.