Updated 2/21/2018:
We had a record high temperature of 78 degrees F here yesterday. I took advantage of the balmy weather to open the garage door and stain all the benchwork legs (18). These will support the perimeter of the layout.
I have also been giving some thought to the Steubenville, the most undifferentiated portion of the layout. In Panhandle 1.0, I envisioned some generic buildings and a coal mine. Steubenville actually did have a coal mine near the top of Market Street; it was said to pass under the Ohio River and emerge in Wellsburg, WV. 
However, after taking those photos of Steubenville from atop McKims Ridge, I am thinking about changing it up. See figure below.
I will keep the mountain in the left rear corner of the layout, but I'm thinking about changing:
- The sidings. There was a large paper box(Federal?) factory along the river. I am going to flip the siding with the mainline and place the mainline inland. The new mainline is shown in RED.
- The coal mine. I'm thinking of eliminating the mine and its spurs and going for a more urban look. Steubenville has a lot of interesting architectural features. I'm thinking about including The Hub department store on 4th and Commercial streets. The photo below appears to have been taken near the intersection of Market & 7th Street. You can see the railroad crossing, as well as the Grand Theatre and The Hub on the left side of Market.<dl class="file"><dt class="attach-image">
</dt><dd>1950 Steubenville.jpg (113.81 KiB) Not viewed yet</dd></dl>
<dl class="file"><dt class="attach-image"></dt><dd>Grand Theatre.jpg (66.89 KiB) Not viewed yet</dd></dl>
<dl class="file"><dt class="attach-image"></dt><dd>The Hub Department Store - drawing.jpg (76.02 KiB) Not viewed yet</dd></dl>
- I want to get the intersections of Market & 4th, Market & 5th, and maybe even Market & 6th onto the layout in a more prototypical fashion. The building circled in red is The Hub.<dl class="file"><dt class="attach-image">
</dt><dd>431-445 Market Street - The Hub.jpg (366.81 KiB) Not viewed yet</dd></dl>
- With the mainline changed, I can create a seedier part of town in the southwest corner of the layout.
So while I work on benchwork today, I am giving some thought (and research effort) towards the appearance of Steubenville.
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