This west-to-east drive down Central reveals mostly old, vacant buildings and newly vacant lots from demolished old buildings. However there is a small patch where the city has tried to revitalize, this area is shown at the beginning of the slide show.
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What will become of the George M. Verity Statue?
He moved ARMCO to Middletown, Ohio which is now AK Steel (AKS), in 1901. The community of Middletown convinced George to locate his steel mill in Middletown from its current location near the Ohio River in Cincinnati.
His statue has been left behind after the company moved its headquarters from Middletown to West Chester, Ohio.
What will become of George’s statue? Is it appropriate to move it to West Chester? Should it be moved to the city building or other city owned park or location?
I asked Alan McCoy, AK Steel spokesperson that very question. I will publish his answer when I hear back from Alan.
Old AK Steel Headquarters, Middletown
Now that AK Steel has moved its headquarters to West Chester, what will happen to the old headquarters?
Also what will happen to the statue William M. Verity, the founder of Armco, predecessor of AK?