Is there a website to enter in small details about a location without knowing much else and it can guide me to a list of towns this place could be?
I've had a dream for years, I'd say it's recurring but there's details that make it different each time. But the base of the dream, the looks of places, the events I could swear occured stay the same. When I was a child, I'm almost certain I visited this place in the late 1970s to early 1980s but my parents say they have no recollection of it.
It's definitely a small town, defintely not a city; probably in Northern Indiana, Ohio or Southern Michigan. There's a small viaduct or overpass that leads right into the downtown area. A small downtown area seemingly built in the 1800s by the facade of the mostly brick exteriors. Most buildings were connected and had 3,4 stories at most. There's a restaurant with a lot of wood decor; the walls were paneled, stained glass, dark wood tables and heavy, dark colors accented in cloths and carpets-very 1970's decor. There's a small bar typical of small town bars. One front window, otherwise dark and unremarkable. Long, narrow. I remember very, very little about the bar as I think I was only inside for a few minutes at most. There was a bank, possibly with "Savings and Loan" in its title and it sat on the end of the buildings.
Aside from driving through these towns one by one hoping the restaurant or bar is there and everything is as it was nearly 40 years ago, would there be a way to narrow any of it down? Like a search engine, a map site with old photos or listings for such places, anything that could help me find this locale? I'm totally at a loss and think finding this place could have a huge impact on helping me piece an event in my life together that's dwelled within me for decades.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It's a longshot I know.
Posted Dec 29, 2019, 5:55 AM UTC
I don’t have the answer, but what part of Ohio would you include? Just the western part that touches Indiana and Michigan?
That's ok, thanks for thinking of this! Northwestern Ohio would be my guess based off what little information I do have.