The Thompson Building

Many of the windows have a stained glass transum above them. No where else in the city is there this type or this color of glass. It truly is unique to this building.

This is a look at the center of the building which was once open but is now closed in creating an area between the outside walls. You can see the old fire escape.

I spent some time this past summer with Jim Alison , Matt Stewart , Jaunita Ruffner and her husband going through old buildings downtown and photographing them. Part of this project was to document in some way some of the towns buildings before they were either sold or razed. Not every building was in disrepair some were in very good condition others not so much. There were a couple that were beyond saving. The point was not to highlight the condition of each one but to show others what might not have been seen. It truly was like stepping back in time , some things found inside remained undisturbed for the past 30 to 40 years. Some things have never been seen by the public.

My goal is to show you some things that you never thought was in these buildings. Jim has done a great job on the East Liverpool Historical Society website as well as Matt has on his blog "Ohio River Life". Juanita has lots of pictures on her website "In The Eyes Of The Beholder".


Periodically I will throw in some of the pictures of  certain buidings on this blog. I will usually post 4 or 5 pics with a link to 40 or 50 more on a photo website. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the fascinating things that I got to see this past summer.

I will start the ball rolling with one of the oldest buildings in Liverpool the Thompson Building. Located in the center of the diamond  it opened September 1st 1892. It is now owned by Paul Braslawsce. It is also for sale. Paul was very gracious letting us go through the building. He was very helpful in answering questions for me. He is just an all around nice guy. There were so many interesting things in this building. I hope the captions explain them adequately.

To see the inside : https://picasaweb.google.com/117748738497939158793/TheThompsonBuilding?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCL34gdCUgL-cxgE&feat=directlink