We had a very interesting set of industrial tours and picnic in Mansfield October 4th.
Meet in Mansfield (only one hour drive from Cleveland or Akron) in mid-to-late-morning;
Enjoy a narrated bus tour of Mansfield, probably including one or two active factory tours;
Catered lunch at an …
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Mansfield Industries – Annual Picnic
Cleveland’s Garment Industry
NOCSIA Members toured the Cleveland Garment District on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
10:15 am - Gather at National Bias Fabric Company, 4516 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, where we will meet David Breen.
10:30 am – One-hour tour led by David Breen.
Cleveland has a rich history of garment manufacture. By …
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Oberlin Outing
Tour took place on Tuesday, July 2, 2019
· 7:00-8:40 a.m. -- Oberlin Kitchen (opens at 7:00 a.m.), 51
South Main (440-774-2841) -- Meet up for breakfast (buy your own, order
whatever you like from the regular menu, allowing time to begin next activity
punctually).
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Holy Rosary Church Tour
We had the opportunity to spend a Saturday afternoon (March 16, 2019) learning about William P. Ginther, Ecclesiastical Architect, when touring Little Italy's Holy Rosary Church with author Anthony (Chip) Valleriano, who published a book (2012) that serves a compendium of the late architect's …
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Gotta Groove Records
We had the opportunity to tour Gotta Groove Records, 3615 Superior Ave in Cleveland on February 20, 2019 with an optional lunch afterwards. …
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Altoona Tour and Picnic
BASIC SCHEDULE FOR THE PICNIC that occurred on Friday October 5, 2018
Plan to board the Pennsylvanian https://www.amtrak.com/pennsylvanian-train at
either Pittsburgh (7:30 a.m.) or Johnstown (9:03) or a station in
between. How you get to the train station is up to you, …
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Titan Aircraft Factory Tour
The free guided tour of Titan Aircraft near Geneva, Ohio occurred on Friday, April 27, 2018.
Titan manufactures sporty
propeller-driven aircraft, including WWII-era P-51 fighter replicas.
Please see website http://titanaircraft.com/index.php
Place Titan
Aircraft main …
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Tour of the I-90 Bridge Project
An ODOT-guided tour of the George V Voinovich Bridge Project -- that's the I-90 bridge through downtown Cleveland.
This outdoor walking tour will cover the history, progress and engineering of both the old (1959) and new bridges. According to ODOT, this represents the largest bridge project in …
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Nothern Ohio Railway Museum
We toured the Northern Ohio Railway Museum on June 13th 2015.
We got a behind the scenes look at the restoration projects of the Northern Ohio Railway Museum located near Chippewa Lake on the former Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway right-of-way (abandoned in 1932). Tour will be led …
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Vitamix
We toured the Vitamix plant in Strongsville om Monday March 16, 2015. Vitamix designs and manufactures high-performance blenders for use in both the home and in the food service industry. The company is nearly 100 years old and has always operated in the Cleveland area. www.vitamix.com/ …
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