At this time of the year, we’re on the road a lot, completing year-end evaluations of Main Street programs throughout the state. I was recently in Bellefontaine, a gorgeous county seat nestled in Logan County Ohio, about an hour northwest of Columbus. A major claim to fame: the first/oldest existing concrete street in the country, the concrete having been poured in 1891, and home to the Downtown Bellefontaine Partnership, the local organization implementing the Main Street Approach in Bellefontaine.
The downtown has some absolutely gorgeous architecture, including the Logan County Courthouse, and the Empire Block, a handsome commercial masonry building, just adjacent. Check out the image of the Empire Block.
Thankfully, downtown Bellefontaine has its own local coffee house, Canterbury Coffee. I started and ended my Bellefontaine evaluation day there. Added bonus: there’s a great Buckeye spirit shop in the same building. Even a Michigan boy like me recognized it as a great place to get Buckeye spirit stuff.
