Born in Mansfield i 1981 and im not going anywhere. Im a history lover so it's kind of a honor to live here. We have a lot of history in Mansfield and there are stories by the hundreds. Thanks for the glimpse into mansfield
Mansfield in many ways is a microcosm of manufacturing towns which became unionized making the cost of doing business to expensive for companies to stay profitable. My mother was born at Mansfield General Hospital in the 1930s. Her father worked at White Westinghouse making home appliances. In the 1950s through the 1990's there were many strikes that ultimately led to Employers leaving either to non-union southern locations or moving production off-shore. Names like Ohio Brass, White Westinghouse, Tappan, Artesian Industries, various steel manufacturers and GM all had manufacturing locations in the Mansfield area at one time ...but no more. When I lived in Mansfield from during the 1960's through the late 1970's. It was a great place to live. Even then its population had declined to about 55,000. As a 1977 graduate of Mansfield Senior, I came out of school well prepared to take on college. I owe this to the many fine teachers I had from Hedges School to Appleseed/John Simpson Junior Highs and my many fine teachers at Senior High. The Tyger colors were red, black and white at that time..but later changed to the more traditional colors as Mansfield Malabar was transitioned to a Middle School. My oldest brother graduated from Malabar. My youngest brother was a fireman there. I had moved to the Columbus, Ohio area after college to find a job. Sadly, many of those that I had graduated with moved from the area as well. Available job opportunities are probably the number one reason people stay in a city. I tell people Mansfield was a great place to be brought up and live. That attractions like Kingwood Center and Malabar Farms are within easy driving distance of Columbus and would make great day trips.
I was born in Mansfield in '75 and moved to Columbus in '96. It is what it is whether people like it or not. When I moved to a big city, there were PLENTY of options as far as jobs, places to live, friends..etc. I admit, this is memory lane for me with a little bit of tears. The music will definitely open up the water works for me. Thanks for making it.
i was just there this weekend. blew my mind at all the mansions in disrepair. couldn't understand!!!!!!!!!!!! . looks like a great piece of Americana. looking at the way things used to bustle.... then just seemed to have died. looks like young folks are trying to revive this "once" great American town. really hope they succeed Sincerely. BTW the coney island diner, AGAIN a must see makes you feel good about how stuff used to be. HATS OFF to the folks that keep that place alive and ticking.
Only 1400 people in all of Richland county make over 100K a year. The few shitty jobs left are slave wages in some shitty factory NO UNIONS these ignorant fools shout, all they while thinking they can work hard and side hustle into the middle class. Give me fucking break!
Wow, the 72 Jamboree pic is a near duplicate to the Philmont 71 trip. Still remember lunches at Hilltop with my dad when I "had" to spend the day with him at work. But now I'm in Portlandia, where nostalgia IS the present.
Born & raised in Mansfield.. left in my late 20s.. back at 50.. left again mid 50s.. Lol - it'll always be "home" to me. Alot has changed but plenty is still the same. Funny how this just popped up for me today although the video is 6 years old 😳😅 Thanks for making & sharing! 🤗😃
Actually I’ve been here 3 years as you can see and I love it here had no problem finding a job and I’ve even been able to start my own Business thanks Mansfield I love ya btw I’m black never had a problem with anyone here
brian bargo why would it be a shithole ?? I love it here never had a problem with anyone it’s so peaceful to me maybe you should get out more and not be so bitter
At 3:45-3:47, the young man in the back row far left is my grandfather, Walter Henry Fensch. I think I actually have this jersey. His older brother was Edwin Fensch, younger brother was Oscar Fensch and younger sister was Hildegarde Fensch. My grandfather has his own big band called Walt Fensch and His Ambassadors...they were popular in Mansfield in the 1930s. I keep a blog for him (walterfensch.blogspot.com/). I also saw a photo of the Pines Club in this video. His band played in the club. Thanks to the person who posted this...very cool!!! Check out my blog for more photos! Ed, if interested, I'll a really interesting story about Walter Fensch's father and a huge, bizarre one-in-a-million coincidence to where I live now in El Paso, Texas.
Thanks Chuck for taking the time to respond. I made this video last January on a cold winter day here in Ohio. I would love to hear your story. I made the video especially for people who have moved away and are not able to see Mansfield every day. I live in Ashland but we go to Mansfield very often. I checked out your blog and enjoyed reading about your grandfather. It's nice to see that there are still people who respect and honor their past and their heritage. If you are on Facebook Mansfield has a great site, that's where I got many of these pictures. If you are ever in the area give me a call 419-496-2350. Maybe we could grab a lunch together. I made this a few years ago. Mansfield Ohio's Good Old Days Take care.
What most people that are commenting don’t understand is that Mansfield is really no different than hundreds and hundreds of other small towns in America. Slavery and slave wages in China, Indonesia, Mexico, etc caused jobs to leave and this won’t change until we get tough with these countries with massive fines and tariffs to create fair trade. Mansfield is just one example of all cities in all parts of the country.
My mom and her brothers are from there.I was born in Mansfield General hospital in 1948. My mother's brothers all fought the Nazis with courage... My uncle Max Morrison was wounded at Bastogne....I left never to return,in 1976.... That place was a very rough town... Perhaps it's a little better now... I'll never know...I don't do snow anymore 😎....
Mansfield is really no different than any city in America. You could do the same video on any city in the countryJust the way things are in America now. No more globalization and think America first
Born in Mansfield i 1981 and im not going anywhere. Im a history lover so it's kind of a honor to live here. We have a lot of history in Mansfield and there are stories by the hundreds. Thanks for the glimpse into mansfield
Mansfield in many ways is a microcosm of manufacturing towns which became unionized making the cost of doing business to expensive for companies to stay profitable. My mother was born at Mansfield General Hospital in the 1930s. Her father worked at White Westinghouse making home appliances. In the 1950s through the 1990's there were many strikes that ultimately led to Employers leaving either to non-union southern locations or moving production off-shore. Names like Ohio Brass, White Westinghouse, Tappan, Artesian Industries, various steel manufacturers and GM all had manufacturing locations in the Mansfield area at one time ...but no more. When I lived in Mansfield from during the 1960's through the late 1970's. It was a great place to live. Even then its population had declined to about 55,000. As a 1977 graduate of Mansfield Senior, I came out of school well prepared to take on college. I owe this to the many fine teachers I had from Hedges School to Appleseed/John Simpson Junior Highs and my many fine teachers at Senior High. The Tyger colors were red, black and white at that time..but later changed to the more traditional colors as Mansfield Malabar was transitioned to a Middle School. My oldest brother graduated from Malabar. My youngest brother was a fireman there. I had moved to the Columbus, Ohio area after college to find a job. Sadly, many of those that I had graduated with moved from the area as well. Available job opportunities are probably the number one reason people stay in a city. I tell people Mansfield was a great place to be brought up and live. That attractions like Kingwood Center and Malabar Farms are within easy driving distance of Columbus and would make great day trips.
I was born in Mansfield in '75 and moved to Columbus in '96. It is what it is whether people like it or not. When I moved to a big city, there were PLENTY of options as far as jobs, places to live, friends..etc. I admit, this is memory lane for me with a little bit of tears. The music will definitely open up the water works for me. Thanks for making it.
Very nice video, I seen a lot of things I forgot about. Times have changed . Thanks for the memories!!
Music very reminiscent of the Shawshank movie….I lived in Mansfield for 50 years and it made me cry to think about what it is today!
i was just there this weekend. blew my mind at all the mansions in disrepair. couldn't understand!!!!!!!!!!!! . looks like a great piece of Americana. looking at the way things used to bustle.... then just seemed to have died. looks like young folks are trying to revive this "once" great American town. really hope they succeed Sincerely. BTW the coney island diner, AGAIN a must see makes you feel good about how stuff used to be. HATS OFF to the folks that keep that place alive and ticking.
Only 1400 people in all of Richland county make over 100K a year. The few shitty jobs left are slave wages in some shitty factory NO UNIONS these ignorant fools shout, all they while thinking they can work hard and side hustle into the middle class. Give me fucking break!
I grew up in Mansfield Ohio in the 60-70s it was once a beautiful city and thriving town now it has turned into a deserted waste land
Understatement of the year!
BORN IN LORAIN....RAISED IN MANSFIELD.. LOVED THE OLD TOWN AND MISS IT. USAF 👍🇺🇸
I was born in Mansfield. It looks nothing like this now. Wish it still did!
This is my grandpa's channel
Wow, the 72 Jamboree pic is a near duplicate to the Philmont 71 trip. Still remember lunches at Hilltop with my dad when I "had" to spend the day with him at work. But now I'm in Portlandia, where nostalgia IS the present.
I was there for few hours, nice city and nice video thanks for sharing.
Mansfield is representative of so many once thriving American cities, during a much better era in the USA.
Born & raised in Mansfield.. left in my late 20s.. back at 50.. left again mid 50s.. Lol - it'll always be "home" to me. Alot has changed but plenty is still the same. Funny how this just popped up for me today although the video is 6 years old 😳😅 Thanks for making & sharing! 🤗😃
I love this. Thank you
moving to Mansfield in a few weeks can't wait
How do you like it?
You will love it!
Actually I’ve been here 3 years as you can see and I love it here had no problem finding a job and I’ve even been able to start my own Business thanks Mansfield I love ya btw I’m black never had a problem with anyone here
brian bargo why would it be a shithole ?? I love it here never had a problem with anyone it’s so peaceful to me maybe you should get out more and not be so bitter
Yes why?
This was great...thank you!
At 3:45-3:47, the young man in the back row far left is my grandfather, Walter Henry Fensch. I think I actually have this jersey. His older brother was Edwin Fensch, younger brother was Oscar Fensch and younger sister was Hildegarde Fensch. My grandfather has his own big band called Walt Fensch and His Ambassadors...they were popular in Mansfield in the 1930s. I keep a blog for him (walterfensch.blogspot.com/). I also saw a photo of the Pines Club in this video. His band played in the club. Thanks to the person who posted this...very cool!!! Check out my blog for more photos!
Ed, if interested, I'll a really interesting story about Walter Fensch's father and a huge, bizarre one-in-a-million coincidence to where I live now in El Paso, Texas.
Thanks Chuck for taking the time to respond. I made this video last January on a cold winter day here in Ohio. I would love to hear your story. I made the video especially for people who have moved away and are not able to see Mansfield every day. I live in Ashland but we go to Mansfield very often. I checked out your blog and enjoyed reading about your grandfather. It's nice to see that there are still people who respect and honor their past and their heritage. If you are on Facebook Mansfield has a great site, that's where I got many of these pictures. If you are ever in the area give me a call 419-496-2350. Maybe we could grab a lunch together. I made this a few years ago. Mansfield Ohio's Good Old Days Take care.
I still live here
Lived there in the 90s. 🍻
My 4x great grandfather was one of the first 2 setlers of Mansfield .
What most people that are commenting don’t understand is that Mansfield is really no different than hundreds and hundreds of other small towns in America. Slavery and slave wages in China, Indonesia, Mexico, etc caused jobs to leave and this won’t change until we get tough with these countries with massive fines and tariffs to create fair trade. Mansfield is just one example of all cities in all parts of the country.
Good video grandpa great video I love the town keep it up like if you love Mansfield!
I came back after I retired because of the fact all the jobs were gone like Tappan, Westinghouse, M T.R
and others.
My mom and her brothers are from there.I was born in Mansfield General hospital in 1948.
My mother's brothers all fought the Nazis with courage... My uncle Max Morrison was wounded at Bastogne....I left never to return,in 1976....
That place was a very rough town... Perhaps it's a little better now...
I'll never know...I don't do snow anymore 😎....
It’s the worst city in America
live here
I can't believe you could make a video about Mansfield and not talk about it's most famous resident. Elektro the robot!
Their high school use to be in the Buckeye conference with Lorain.
Great documentary, but you need a gimbal in the worst way.
never been there, but nice video
soul collector you gotta come here
Consider yourself blessed!
Such a shame the city has became what it has ! Unfortunately your only showing downtown and the nicer parts which are few and far between anymore
4:55 the chrch for my school
How about some INFORMATION pictures with no explanation OR HISTORY about anything how not to make a history story
2018
All them buildings you are showing now have been tore down except for a few like I said a waste land
Cities are even worse in the northeast. South and west
ohio
Mansfield is really no different than any city in America. You could do the same video on any city in the countryJust the way things are in America now. No more globalization and think America first
If you come to Houston you will see a thriving booming economy, endless jobs, plenty of places to live and raise a family. I agree tho America first!