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Tim Robbins stars as Andy Dufresne, a soft spoken

respected banker from Maine, who is wrongly convicted of murdering both his wife and her lover. He is sentenced to two life sentences and is sent to the notoriously harsh Shawshank Prison, Maine’s toughest maximum security penitentiary. He befriends fellow prisoner Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman). Red, “the man who knows how to get things”, obtains a rock hammer for Dufresne, an object he wishes to own in order to pursue a hobby in rock collecting.

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Years later, Andy comes up missing from his cell one morning. It becomes clear that he escaped the prison by tunneling through the walls with the rock hammer given to him shortly after his arrival. When Red is finally released from prison, he follows the instructions given to him by Andy to find a further note hidden beneath a tree, which eventually leads him to meet Andy on the coast of Mexico.

Hollywood Comes To Mansfield, Ohio

124 North Main Street • Mansfield, Ohio 44902 800-642-8282 • MansfieldTourism.com

See where this classic movie was filmed at your own pace.

95% of the movie was filmed on locations in and around Mansfield.

Put yourself in the same locations as Andy and Red.

Explore the sites. Start where you want, end where you want. It’s up to you.

Hear the behind the scenes stories at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory and Malabar Farm State Park.

Navigate your way around Mansfield and the surrounding area visiting the same sites as Hollywood once did.

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Welcome to Shawshank 1 HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield. 419-522-2644, mrps.org Hours: May -September, call for times. Cost: $8. adults, $6. for ages 7-17. $6. p/p for groups of 20 or more.

Enjoy Life on the Outside 3 SHOPPING & DINING IN HISTORIC CARROUSEL DISTRICT Downtown Mansfield. 419-522-4200, carrouseldistrict.com

Hours: Varies by store

Directions: From the Haunted Bissman Building, continue south on Main St. Distance from the Haunted Bissman Building: .20 miles.

SHAWSHANK FACT: As you enter the 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 looked through at the compass that would help him find the Oak Tree.

See What’s Along the Trail in the Historic Carrousel District:Cypress Hill Winery, 797 Cypress Dr., Mansfield. 419-295-2124.Martini’s on Main, 108 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-775-5936 Elements of Art, 96 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-2965.Richland Carrousel Park, 75 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-4223. Featuring their Prison Break old-fashioned sodas.Main Street Books, 104 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-2665. Carrousel Antiques, 118 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-0230.Art Works on Main, 109 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-525-0057.Mansfield/Richland County Visitors Bureau, 124 N. Main St., Mansfield. 800-642-8282.

Brooks feeding the pigeons in the park.4 CENTRAL PARK IN DOWNTOWN MANSFIELD

419-755-9820 (Parks Department Office), ci.mansfield.oh.us

Hours: Sunrise to 11:00 pm

Directions: Continue south on Main St. (SR 13 S). Get in left lane. Turn left onto Park Ave. East.

Turn left onto Diamond St. Make an immediate left onto North Park St. Gazebo is on the left. Distance from Carrousel: .20 miles

SHAWSHANK FACT: Brooks sits down on the bench in Central Park (where the gazebo stands now) to feed the birds, hoping his friend Jake (his pet crow) will show up to say hello, but he never does.

See What’s Along the Trail to Central Park:Ed Pickens’ Café on Main, 28 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-524-2200. Ask for their Shawshank sandwich! Squirrel’s Den, 33 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-522-9070. Ask for their Shawshank chocolates.Athens Greek Restaurant, 41 N. Main St., Mansfield. 419-524-5620.Coney Island Inn, 20 S. Park St., Mansfield. 419-525-1406.

The Mansfield Red Carpet 5 THE RENAISSANCE THEATRE

138 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-522-2726, mansfieldtickets.com

Hours: Tues-Fri 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Visit web site for upcoming shows and times.

Cost: Donation suggested.

Directions: From North Park St., turn left onto Main St. Get immediately in right lane. Turn right onto Park Ave. West. The Renaissance Theatre is on the right, just after the Holiday Inn. Parking is behind the Renaissance. Take drive between hotel and theatre. Distance from Central Park: .30 miles

SHAWSHANK FACT: Sit in the very same seats where the premier of Shawshank Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994.

See What’s Along the Trail to the Renaissance Theatre:

Tobacco Road, 87 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-522-6218.Mansfield Memorial Museum, 34 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-525-2491.Park 116 Restaurant, 116 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-525-6000.

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Begin your Hollywood tour at The Ohio State Reformatory.

For a more nostalgic drive between Mansfield and Upper Sandusky, take the Historic Lincoln Highway. Look for markers on the map and along the road.

(We’ve listed street addresses for your GPS.)

photo courtesy of Jeff Sprang Photography

SHAWSHANK FACT: The Historic Ohio State Reformatory was used as the fictional Shawshank State Prison in New England. To see and hear more on The Shawshank Redemption, make sure to take the Hollywood Tour - The cell, the warden’s office, and even the carving on the ceiling that reads, “Brooks was here. So was Red” are on display. Even more amazing is the tunnel that the main character, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), dug. It is about 2 feet in diameter. Chocolate syrup, sawdust, and water were used in the tunnel to mimic an actual sewer pipe. The hole that Andy dug through his cell wall to escape is also on display.

See What’s Along the Trail to the Reformatory: Biblewalk, 500 Tingley Ave, Mansfield. 419-524-0139.Olivesburg General Store, 4778 SR 545, Ashland. 419-895-1038 Ask about Shawshank sundae, see the original ceiling lights from the movie.

“Brooks was here. So was Red”2 THE HAUNTED BISSMAN BUILDING

193 N. Main St., Mansfield. bissmanbuilding.com

Drive by only. This building is on private property and is not available for tours. Visitors can take photos of the outside of the building.

Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, turn right onto SR 545. Turn right onto Longview Ave. (just after the SR30 exits). At the light turn left onto Main St. (SR13 S). Cross over Sixth St. Get into right lane. The Haunted Bissman Building will be on the right. Distance from the Historic Ohio State Reformatory: 2.0 miles

SHAWSHANK FACT: The Haunted Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks, actor James Whitmore, went to stay and hung himself soon after being paroled from The Shawshank Prison. The building was also utilized in the film as the front office of the building for the set of the Portland Daily Bugle. • While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills building on the corner of Main & 5th and imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying desperately to cross 5th St. on his way to the Brewer Hotel.

See What’s Along the Trail to the Haunted Bissman Building: Oak Hill Cottage, 310 Springmill St., Mansfield. 419-524-1765

The Hollywood Connection

6 MALABAR FARM STATE PARK 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas. 419-892-2784, malabarfarm.org

Hours: House tours: call for hours. Cost: $4.00 adults, $2.00 children (6-18), seniors $3.60. Wagon tours $2.00 adults/children, $1.80 seniors, under 6 free.

Directions: Leaving Renaissance Theatre, from the back parking lot, turn left onto Park Ave. West. Turn right onto Main St. (Rt. 13 S). Get in left lane and stay straight as the road forks to the right. Follow Rt. 13 S to Hanley Rd (4 miles). Turn left onto Hanley Rd. Turn right onto Washington Rd. at the 4-way stop sign. As the road forks, keep to your left on Pleasant Valley Rd. Turn right onto Bromfield Rd. Parking is located to the right near the Visitors Center. Distance from Renaissance Theatre: 12.70 miles

Shawshank Fact: James Whitmore (Brooks) and Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley) were taken on a tour of the Big House at Malabar Farm by local tour guides. On the farm is the best location to view the Oak Tree. Pugh Cabin is within the park.

You can tour the 32 room home of Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize winning author. A five-minute promo video of Shawshank Redemption can be shown at Malabar Farm State Park upon request.

See What’s Along the Trail to Malabar Farm State Park:Eatmor Bundt Company, 837 Lexington Ave., Mansfield. 419-525-2868. Offering the Shawshank bundt cake!Steak & Shake, 119 Stander Ave., Mansfield. 419-756-3804.Malabar Farm Hostelling International, 3954 Bromfield Rd., Lucas. 419-892-2055.Applebee’s, 145 Stander, Mansfield. 419-756-9303

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Hours: Contact Park Office at 419-892-2784 Cost: Visit the Gift Shop office for rental of Pugh Cabin

Directions: Leave Visitor Center, turn right onto Bromfield Rd., pass Malabar Farm Hostelling International on the right. Pass pond on left. Turn left at next road. Pugh Cabin is on the right at the top of the hill. Check with Malabar Staff before driving up to Pugh Cabin.

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS/FACTS

• The majority of the movie was filmed in Mansfield, Ohio with scenes from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ashland, Ohio, Butler, Ohio, Upper Sandusky, Ohio and Portland, Maine.

• The original story, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, was written by Stephen King.

• Roger Ebert, a respected film critic, listed The Shawshank Redemption on his “Great Movies” list in 1999.

• Although The Shawshank Redemption was only a modest box office hit, it has become one of the most successful video and DVD rentals of all time.

• Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor - Morgan Freeman.

• Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) – Morgan Freeman.

• Though nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, this fan favorite did not find its audience until it was released on home video just shy of the Academy Awards ceremony.

• The pictures of the young-looking Morgan Freeman attached to his parole papers in the movie are actually pictures of Morgan Freeman’s son Alfonso Freeman.

• When Tommy Williams (played by Gil Bellows) is on the bus, the man seated behind him is Dennis Baker, former warden at the Ohio State Reformatory.

• The Internet Movie Database fans voted Shawshank Redemption the #1 Best Movie of all time!

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Shawshank Fact: In the opening scenes of “The Shawshank Redemption,” Andy Dufresne is sitting in his car, drinking, and handling a revolver the night that he caught his wife cheating. He is convicted of two life sentences for the murder of his wife and her lover.

“Right out of a Robert Frost poem”8 OAK TREE

Directions: Turn right out of entrance of Malabar Farm onto Pleasant Valley Rd. The tree is located on the left (north side) . Distance from Malabar Farm: 200 yards

Shawshank Fact: The road that Red traveled when he was looking for Andy’s treasure was supposed to be in New England but it is really on Pleasant Valley

Road in Lucas, Ohio near Malabar Farm State Park. As you drive East along Pleasant Valley Road just past the entrance to Malabar Farm State Park, look to your left (north side of Pleasant Valley Road) to see the famous oak tree where Red walked along a hay field and removed stones from a rock wall where Andy kept his money.

ADVISORY: As the oak tree is on private property and is currently being used as farmland, please respect the owner’s property and land by not trespassing. Please do not stop on the road to view the tree. The tree is best viewed on Malabar Farm’s property just across the road on the right in the pull-off area.

See What’s Along the Trail to the Oak Tree:Malabar Farm Restaurant, 3645 Pleasant Valley Rd., Perrysville. 419-938-5205. Malabar Farm Market, 3645 Pleasant Valley Rd., Perrysville. 419-892-2784.

Severance Pay for Nineteen Years9 HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

19 W. Main St., Ashland. 419-281-0685, visitashlandohio.com

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9-5; Sat. 9-2

Directions: Continue heading east on Pleasant Valley Rd. just past Malabar Farm Restaurant on the left. Turn left onto Rt. 603 north. Follow Rt. 603 north through Mifflin and continue. Turn right onto Rt. 42

north towards Ashland, get in the left lane. Make a slight left onto Claremont Ave. Follow into downtown Ashland. Make a sharp right onto Rt. 250 east (Main St.). Go 2 blocks, Huntington National Bank will be on the right, and turn left onto Orange St. to park. Distance from the Oak Tree: 18.80 miles

Shawshank Fact: “Casco Bank of Portland”, actually Huntington National Bank in Ashland, Ohio, is where Andy visits near the end of the movie. He walks into the bank and says he’s Peter Stevens, a name up until now had only existed on paper. He had

come to close his accounts. He visits a dozen banks throughout the day leaving with Warden Norton’s money in the sum of $370,000.

Before Andy leaves, he hands the teller a letter addressed to the Portland Daily Bugle containing the black ledger and files of Warden Norton, which would make breaking news the next day. The vault door and an office upstairs were a part of this film.

Please ask permission of a Huntington National Bank representative before taking photos.

See What’s Along the Trail to Huntington National Bank:Charles Mill Lake Park and Marina, 1271 SR 430, Mansfield & 1277 SR 430. 419-368-6885 & 419-368-5951. Molly’s Cheesehouse, 1877 SR 603, Ashland. 419-368-3344.Cabin Restaurant & Grill, 2106 SR 603, Ashland. 419-368-4457.

McNary, Texas?10 REvIvALS TWO THRIFT STORE

345 Orange St., Ashland, 419-207-3900, pumphouseministries.com.

Directions: Leaving the parking lot on Orange St., travel 2 blocks north. Revivals Two Thrift Store will be on right. Parking lot is just after Revivals. Distance from Huntington National Bank: .20 miles

Shawshank Fact: Red, Morgan Freeman, is seen in the movie standing in a long line of people waiting to purchase a ticket for a bus ride at the Trailways Bus Station. As he steps up to the counter, he asks for a ticket to McNary, Texas. The Revivals Two Thrift Store, located in Ashland, Ohio was used as the Trailways Bus Station.

Guilty.Guilty.Guilty... 11 THE WyANdOT COUNTy COURTHOUSE

109 S. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky. 419-835-5163 (Bill Mullen) 419-294-3836 (Commissioners) co.wyandot.oh.us

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00 pm. Please ask permission of an employee before taking photos or walking through this historic Courthouse.

Directions: Leaving Revivals Two Thrift Store, go south on Orange St. Turn right onto West Third St. Left onto Rt. 250/Cottage St., get in center lane. Stay straight onto Claremont Ave. Claremont Ave. becomes Rt. 42 south. Follow Rt. 42 south to Rt. 30. Take Rt. 30 west and travel towards Upper Sandusky. Exit Wyandot Ave. East and turn left, heading west. Left onto S. Sandusky Ave. Courthouse is on the corner of Wyandot and Sandusky Streets on the left.

Parking on either side of street. Use Sandusky St. entrance. Court room is on second floor. Distance from Revivals Two Thrift Store: 57.30 miles.

Shawshank Fact: The Wyandot County Courthouse is the location where Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) was convicted and sentenced for the murder of his wife and her lover.

See What’s Along the Trail between Mansfield and Wyandot County Courthouse: Comfort Inn North, 500 N. Trimble Rd., Mansfield. 419-529-1000. Ask about their Shawshank package.Motel 6, 555 N. Trimble Rd., Mansfield. 419-529-2100. Ask about their Shawshank package.Fairfield Inn, 1065 Lexington-Springmill Rd., Mansfield. 419-747-2200. Ask about their Shawshank package.Kingwood Center, 900 Park Ave. West, Mansfield. 419-522-0211.Panera Bread, 2070 Walker Lake Rd., Mansfield. 419-774-9700.Skyline Chili, 1320 Lexington-Springmill, Ontario. 419-747-3929.Richland Mall, 2209 Richland Mall, Mansfield. 419-529-4003.Olive Garden, 558 Lexington-Springmill, Ontario. 419-529-5070.Cooper’s Mill, 1414 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus. 419-562-4215.Jones Potato Chip Co., 823 Bowman St., Mansfield. 419-529-9424.

Mozart all over the prison12 THE STEPHAN LUMBER COMPANy

228 S. Eighth St., Upper Sandusky. 419-835-5163, visitwyandotcounty.com

Hours: Open by appointment with advanced notice.

Directions: Leaving Wyandot County Courthouse, head south on Sandusky Ave. Get in right

lane. Turn right onto Johnson St. heading west. Continue two blocks. Turn left onto South 8th St. Continue one block and the Lumber Company is on the right (west) side by the railroad tracks in a brick building. Distance from Wyandot County Courthouse: .30 miles

Shawshank Fact: The Stephan Lumber Company is the scene from the movie whenever anyone of the prison actors was working in the prison workshop.

The primary scene is when Red (Morgan Freeman) and the rest of the prisoners stop their work to listen to the opera music when Andy (Tim Robbins) locks himself in the warden’s office and plays Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” over the public address system.

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