Youngstown, Ohio Preserves History With Museums

Pockets of iron ore and vast quantities of limestone helped catapult Youngstown into a great iron and steel center. During the Industrial Age, there was more money in Youngstown, Ohio than in New York City. Youngstown is known for its commitment to the arts.

Youngstown was named after John Young who purchased 15,000 acres of land from the Western Reserve Land Company. Youngstown was originally part of the Western Reserve of Connecticut. Youngstown is located midway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh and midway between Chicago and New York.

E. W. Powers Auditorium

Powers is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. The Warner Brothers opened their Youngstown theatre on May 14, 1931 The brothers grew up in Youngstown and began there theatre career in Youngstown. This grand structure features magnificent imported marble, elaborate Egyptian brass chandeliers, rococo plaster designs, a Grand Foyer with a sweeping staircase, Australian and African cherry woods, Carpathian elm, Italian olive wood, Madagascar ebony, and burled English walnut. Oil paintings, tapestries, bronzes, and other objects depict the fine elegance of the era. E. W. Powers Auditorium is at 260 Federal Plaza West, Youngstown, Ohio 44503. For more information visit the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra Web site or call (330) 744-0264.

Arms Family Museum

Open the old oak and leaded glass doors and step into the early twentieth century in Northeastern Ohio. Explore artifacts of different people at different times such as the Native Americans, pioneer settlers, and Eastern European immigrants, Welsh coal miners, and African-American freeman.