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To see and hear more on The Shawshank the left. Distance from Carrousel: .20 miles Redemption, make sure to take the Hollywood Tour - The cell, the warden’s office, and 3 SHOPPING & DINING SHAWSHANK FACT: Brooks sits down on the bench in Central Park (where the even the carving on the ceiling that reads, “Brooks was here. So was Red” are on display. Enjoy Life on the OutsideIN HISTORIC CARROUSEL gazebo stands now) to feed the birds, hoping his friend Jake (his pet crow) will show Even more amazing is the tunnel that the main character, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), DISTRICT up to say hello, but he never does. dug. It is about 2 feet in diameter. Chocolate syrup, sawdust, and water were used in the Downtown Mansfield. 419-522-4200, See What’s Along the Trail to Central Park: tunnel to mimic an actual sewer pipe. The hole that Andy dug through his cell wall to carrouseldistrict.com escape is also on display. Ed Pickens’ Café on Main, 28 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-524-2200. Hours: Varies by store See What’s Along the Trail to the Reformatory: Ask for their Shawshank sandwich! Biblewalk, 500 Tingley Ave, Mansfield. 419-524-0139. Directions: From the Haunted Bissman Squirrel’s Den, 33 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-9070. Olivesburg General Store, 4778 SR 545, Ashland. 419-895-1038 Building, continue south on Main St. Distance Ask for their Shawshank chocolates. Ask about Shawshank sundae, see the original ceiling lights from the movie. from the Haunted Bissman Building: .20 miles. Athens Greek Restaurant, 41 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-524-5620. SHAWSHANK FACT: As you enter the Coney Island Inn, 20 S. Park St., Mansfield. 419-525-1406. Historic Carrousel District, a little more than halfway up Main St. on the left side of the street, look for Carrousel Antiques. One of their windows was the window that Red Begin your Hollywood tour at The Ohio State Reformatory. 2 THE HAUNTED BISSMAN looked through at the compass that would help him find the Oak Tree. “Brooks was here. So wasBUILDING Red” 5 THE RENAISSANCE THEATRE For a more nostalgic drive between Mansfield and Upper Sandusky, take the See What’s Along the Trail in the Historic Carrousel District: Historic Lincoln Highway. Look for markers on the map and along the road. 193 N. Main St., Mansfield. The Mansfield Red138 Park Ave.Carpet West, Mansfield. 419-522-2726, Cypress Hill Winery, 797 Cypress Dr., Mansfield. 419-295-2124. bissmanbuilding.com mansfieldtickets.com (We’ve listed street addresses for your GPS.) Martini’s on Main, 108 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-775-5936 Hours: Tues-Fri 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Visit web site Drive by only. This building is on private Elements of Art, 96 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-2965. for upcoming shows and times. property and is not available for tours. Richland Carrousel Park, 75 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-4223. Visitors can take photos of the outside of Featuring their Prison Break old-fashioned sodas. Cost: Donation suggested. the building. Main Street Books, 104 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-2665. Directions: From North Park St., turn left onto Main Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, turn right onto SR 545. Turn right onto Longview Ave. Carrousel Antiques, 118 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-0230. St. Get immediately in right lane. Turn right onto (just after the SR30 exits). At the light turn left onto Main St. (SR13 S). Cross over Sixth St. Get Art Works on Main, 109 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-525-0057. Park Ave. West. The Renaissance Theatre is on the into right lane. The Haunted Bissman Building will be on the right. Distance from the Historic Mansfield/Richland County Visitors Bureau, 124 N. Main St., Mansfield. 800-642-8282. right, just after the Holiday Inn. Parking is behind Ohio State Reformatory: 2.0 miles the Renaissance. Take drive between hotel and SHAWSHANK FACT: The Haunted Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel theatre. Distance from Central Park: .30 miles photo courtesy of Jeff Sprang Photography where Brooks, actor James Whitmore, went to stay and hung himself soon after being SHAWSHANK FACT: Sit in the very same seats where the premier of Shawshank paroled from The Shawshank Prison. The building was also utilized in the film as the Brooks4 CENTRAL feeding PARK IN the pigeons Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994. front office of the building for the set of the Portland Daily Bugle. inDOWNTOWN the park. MANSFIELD See What’s Along the Trail to the Renaissance Theatre: • While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills 419-755-9820 (Parks Department Office), building on the corner of Main & 5th and imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying Tobacco Road, 87 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-522-6218. ci.mansfield.oh.us 1 HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY desperately to cross 5th St. on his way to the Brewer Hotel. Mansfield Memorial Museum, 34 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-525-2491. Welcome to Shawshank Hours: Sunrise to 11:00 pm Park 116 Restaurant, 116 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-525-6000. 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield. 419-522-2644, mrps.org See What’s Along the Trail to the Haunted Bissman Building: Hours: May -September, call for times. Oak Hill Cottage, 310 Springmill St., Mansfield. 419-524-1765 Directions: Continue south on Main St. (SR 13 S). Cost: $8. adults, $6. for ages 7-17. $6. p/p for groups of 20 or more. Get in left lane. Turn left onto Park Ave. East. Indicates Historic Lincoln Highway. ShawshankTrail.com mobile.ShawshankTrail.com The Shawshank Drive-it-Yourself Trail Shawshank Fact: In the opening scenes of “The Shawshank Redemption,” Andy come to close his accounts.