TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane standing in front of the famous sign for the town of Center of The World. Created as a gimmick in 1840 the sign and the town stand now more for irony than anything else.Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
Pastor Nick Dejacimo talking with TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane about his vision for turning the abandoned Mike Tyson mansion in Southington, Ohio, into an evangelical mega church. “Look at this,” Dejacimo exclaimed in the former pool and hot tub room, “it was always meant to be a church.” Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
Pastor Nick Dejacimo talking with TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane about his vision for turning the abandoned Mike Tyson mansion in Southington, Ohio, into an evangelical mega church. “Look at this,” Dejacimo exclaimed in the former pool and hot tub room, “it was always meant to be a church.” Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
Teenagers have had a field day in Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion in Southington, Ohio. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
Looking out at 58 acres of beautiful woods, criss-crossed with paved paths, over the property of Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion in Southington, Ohio. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane standing in one of the tiger cages of Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion in Southington, Ohio. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
The 140 members of the Living Word Sanctuary Evangelical Church, currently housed at the YWCA in Warren, Ohio, are busy fixing up Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion in Southington, Ohio. They are tithing and giving their Saturdays to the endeavor. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
The words “Mike” and “Tyson” from the front gate were the first things removed. The Living Word Sanctuary Evangelical Church plans to open their new church in November 2017. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane at the Center of the World sign. The sign is a stone’s throw from his parent’s now abandoned home. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
The Lucky Inn was once a hallmark of Center of the World. Last year the tavern closed. It is now for sale for $85,000. It was purchased 10 years ago for $125,000. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
The Lucky Inn was once a hallmark of Center of the World. Last year the tavern closed. It is now for sale for $85,000. It was purchased 10 years ago for $125,000. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
The Lucky Inn shares a parking lot with the Gates Motel. The motel has been abandoned for years. The county recently removed the caved-in motel as a danger to the community. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
Once the site of more high-end stores, the nearby strip mall is filled with what residents can afford - discounts. Seth Jovaag (TTBOOK)
