Announcements

Grass Roots Dinner to honor Patricia Rose and The Better Business Bureau16-Nov-2011

Please join Youngstown CityScape on February 9, 2012 to honor Ms. Patricia Rose and The Better B..

2012 Events - Save the Date!17-Nov-2011

Saturday, January 21, 2012 Paramount Theater Project Thursday, February 9,..

Winners of the 5th Annual Beautification Awards at Reception18-Nov-2011

Youngstown CityScape recognizes the winners of the 5th Annual Beautification Awards at Reception..

Wick Park Update24-Nov-2011

On August 4, 2011, The Hine Memorial Fund of The Youngstown Foundation awarded Youngstown CityS..

Streetscape Volunteers Participate in Panerathon25-Nov-2011

Nine Streetscape volunteers participated in the second annual Panerathon 2 mile Fun Walk on Sund..

2011 Golf Outing 27-Nov-2011

Thank you for your participation and Support of the First Annual “Swing, Scramble, and Sha..

Streetscape Planting Day Thank You28-Nov-2011

2011 Streetscape "FLOWER POWER!" June 4 Planting Day was a huge success! Over 475 volunteers we..

Past Projects

In 2004, 30 community leaders convened to discuss the need to expand the impact of Streetscape in the community. The result was CityScape, which was established in 2005 as a board-led nonprofit organization. CityScape’s goal is to revitalize Youngstown’s downtown and gateways through beautification, education and historic preservation. Here are past projects completed by CityScape:

2001: Streetscape 2001: A LandScape Odyssey

West Boardman and Champion Street “Garden Bunker” restoration

2002: Red, White & Bloom

John Young Memorial, Oak Hill and Spring Common

2003: Planting for the Future

Smoky Hollow Memorial maintenance and expansion

2004: Seeds of Change

Federal St. Median landscaping and irrigation

2005: Watch Youngstown Grow

Central Square: Landscaped crescent beds, purchased pots. Installed irrigation system and permanent walkway around Veterans Memorial

2006: Planting Pride in Youngstown

Major clean-up of Walnut Street, Rayen Ave. and Choffin Hillside-New landscaped bed, irrigation system at Police Memorial on Peace Bridge
John Young Memorial (Partnership with The Mahoning Commons Assn.)
Expansion, irrigation at John Young Memorial
Preservation Committee conducted trolley tour of Mahoning Avenue
BBB Shredding Day

2007: CityScape Projects

Begin Work on Federal St. to construct the third wall in the “Bunker Area”
Preservation Projects:

Fall bus tour of historic churches
Installation of historic markers on Central Square
Creation of self-guided tour brochure for downtown Youngstown