© 2020 Entercom Communications Corp. All rights reserved. [164] The local railroads now serve freight trains exclusively. [161], The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport was served by three airlines (Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines and Via Air, in order of market share), five rental car agencies Alamo, National, Enterprise, Budget, Avis, and has direct non-stop flights to Orlando (Allegiant), Fort Myers (Allegiant), Tampa (Allegiant), Atlantic City (Via Air), Tunica (Via Air, Sun Country), and Gulfport (Sun Country). Eventful Movies is your source for the latest movies including movie trailers, showtimes, reviews and upcoming releases. Inc. Magazine rated one such company–Turning Technologies–as the fastest-growing privately held software company in the United States and 18th fastest-growing privately held company overall. [39] By Saturday, the day they were ordered back to their jobs by a Common Pleas Court judge, citizens were reported as disturbed, rather than badly frightened, by the risks of police and fire services operating at about 30% normal headcounts. [61], 22.8% of the city's population was under the age of 18, 10.8% was from age 18 to 24, 24.3% was from age 25 to 44, 26.2% was from age 45 to 64, and 15.8% was age 65 or older. 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The railroad's arrival in 1856 smoothed the path for further economic growth.[24]. Posted: Oct 5, 2019 / … The stated goals of Youngstown 2010 include the creation of a "cleaner, greener, and better planned and organized Youngstown". The all-time record high temperature in Youngstown of 103 °F (39 °C) was established on July 10, 1936, which occurred during the Dust Bowl, and the all-time record low temperature of −22 °F (−30 °C) was set on January 19, 1994. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [58] A 2007 report by CNNMoney.com stated that Youngstown has the lowest median income of any U.S. city with more than 65,000 residents. We deliver a much richer experience when JavaScript is enabled. In 2005, the Ohio Redbulls semi-pro football of the United States Football Association (owned by Will Smith) won their first championship. It has been called Steel Town, Crime Town USA & Murder Town Ohio, but these days, residents just call it Ytown. [28] Despite the prevalence of Irish Americans in Youngstown, their presence wasn't always evident. (read more). Youngstown's industrial development changed the face of the Mahoning Valley. In the 1950s, Youngstown-born developer Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. established one of the country's first modern shopping plazas in the suburban Boardman. [135] The town gained the nicknames "Murdertown, USA" and "Bomb City, USA," while the phrase "Youngstown tune-up" became a nationally popular slang term for car-bomb assassination. The council traditionally meets every first and third Wednesday of the month. Please consider enabling JavaScript in your browser to take full The population density was 755.2/km2 (1958.5/sq mi). Youngstown's first new downtown hotel since 1974—the DoubleTree by Hilton—opened in 2018 in the historic Stambaugh Building with first floor commercial space including a restaurant. [66] Despite the violence, historian William Lawson observed that the strike transformed industrial unions from "basically local and ineffective organizations into all-encompassing, nationwide collective bargaining representatives of American workers". Several additional Catholic schools operate in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Portage, Stark, and Ashtabula counties. Looking for some great streaming picks? Youngstown is also the midway between New York City and Chicago, Illinois via Interstate 80. [66], Between the 1920s and 1960s, the city was known as an important industrial hub that featured the massive furnaces and foundries of such companies as Republic Steel and U.S. Steel. By the late 19th century, African Americans were well represented in Youngstown, and the first local congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1871. When ending the strike the judge also ordered the pay raise. CHAMPION TWP., Ohio (WKBN) - Stewart Avenue NW in Champion Township will be closed Tuesday. The city has experienced a decline of over 60% of its population since 1959. See more ideas about Ohio, Youngstown, Youngstown ohio.