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October 18, 2012

Best Article

This Land: Elyria, Ohio

“The dateline is Elyria, Ohio, a city of 55,000 about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. You know this town, even if you have never been here.”

  1. Part 1: Donna’s Diner

  2. Part 2: The Elyrian Landscape

  3. Part 3: Elyria Then, Elyria Now

  4. Part 4: The Never-Ending Conversation

  5. Part 5: Resilient Reinvention

Dan Barry New York Times Oct 2012 55min Permalink