Last updated on March 11, 2026
Abandoned businesses in Ohio reflect the state’s changing economic landscape.
Across Ohio, abandoned businesses stood as reminders of shifting economies, changing industries, and the steady migration of commerce away from once-busy corridors. Vacant storefronts, silent factories, and overgrown lots reflected broader patterns of consolidation, disinvestment, and evolving consumer habits that reshaped communities over time.
Columbiana County
Mark Motors
East Liverpool was home to Mark Motors, a Chrysler, Plymouth, Mercury, and Lincoln automobile dealership, and later operated as East Liverpool Chrysler Plymouth. Established in 1976, the business was last owned by Basil Mangano and Jim Raimond, 2 who operated it until 1998. 3 After its closure, Mangano stored a red 1967 Plymouth Fury and a blue 1978 Plymouth Fury, and later a 1980 Chrysler Cordoba, inside the showroom with 35 to 40 classic cars in the annex behind it, including a Chevrolet LUV, a Dodge Warlock, and a Red Express.
Mangano sold the building and his car collection around 2010, 3 and died in 2012.
Lawrence County
Other
Sources
- “Police.” Morning Journal, 18 Nov. 2008, p. 8.
- “Mark Motors employs 18.” Morning Journal, 3 Jul. 1991, p. 67
- Hyde, Justin. “The Mystery Of Flickr’s Ghost Car Dealership.” Jalopnik, 8 Sept. 2010.
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