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A sign in front of a house at 326 N. Park Ave., Warren, that was built in the mid-1890s notifies the public that a demolition permit request has been filed.
WARREN Cindee Mines is tired of seeing local history disappear one building at a time.
The Champion resident and Trumbull County Historical Society board member is trying to raise opposition to the proposed demolition of a historic house at 326 N. Park Ave.
“If there’s an outcry like with the trees (cut down) by the Kinsman House (in 2019), maybe there’s someone else who would step up and save it,” Mines said.
Dr. John Johnson
MARTINS FERRY Dr. John Johnson isn’t just a psychiatrist he’s also an entrepreneur who is making investments in the Ohio Valley that he believes will have a great impact on the community for years to come.
Johnson purchased the shuttered East Ohio Regional Hospital last spring and is working to reopen it this month.
But that wasn’t his first investment in the Ohio Valley.
In 2012 he bought the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel headquarters in downtown Wheeling. He announced recently that with help from developer Steven Coon of Coon Restoration & Sealants Inc. of Canton, Ohio, it will be turned into an apartment building with 110 units.
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The city of Wheeling is set to move forward with plans to help a local developer convert the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel building into an apartment complex, complete with retail units on the street-level floor.
WHEELING City leaders are proposing to move forward with plans for a new downtown parking garage, opening the door for a private developer to convert the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel building into a new apartment complex.
Developer Steve Coon and city leaders are expected to meet this afternoon to publicly reveal details about the Wheeling-Pitt building plans. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott this week noted that the proposed restoration has been in the works for a couple of years now, was somewhat delayed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is now ready to move forward.
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WHEELING City leaders hope to move forward with plans for a new downtown parking garage, opening the door for a private developer to convert the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel building into a new apartment complex.
Developer Steve Coon and city leaders are expected to meet this afternoon to publicly reveal details about the Wheeling-Pitt building plans. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott this week noted that the proposed restoration has been in the works for a couple years, was somewhat delayed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is now ready to move forward.
Built from 1904-1907 as the Schmulbach Building, the highrise at 1134 Market St. in the heart of downtown that became known as the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building was once the tallest building in the state of West Virginia. The 12-story structure served for many years as an office headquarters for Wheeling Steel and subsequently Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel before the demise of the local