YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Ed Muransky, Chairman of the Muransky Companies, had a couple of reasons for touring the old South High Fieldhouse on Erie Street in Youngstown Wednesday.

"I came here little bit to reminisce," Muransky said. "So many great memories of coming to watch basketball games in the fieldhouse and so many wonderful memories of playing on this field, it brought back so many memories."

Because of that, Muransky is also interested in seeing if the facility and field can be saved and revitalized for the future.

"I think it deserves a look to try to help the kids in the community," Muransky said.

The city of Youngstown, which owns the facility and land, held an open house for anyone to check it out and present an interest in trying to revitalize the property.

Muransky and Bob Hannon, Executive Director of the United Way of the Mahoning Valley, walked through the old locker rooms and across the gym floor. They surveyed the football field and parking lots.

Muransky would like to see the property saved, but says much of that now has to do with what the engineers find.

"I have a vision and along with Bob Hannon, the United Way, what we could do for the kids in the area and the community," Muransky said. "I think we can put the money together to fix it if it could be fixed, a lot of it is in the hands now of finding out from the engineers what kind of shape it really is on the things you can't see but it deserved a drive down here today and a little bit of our heads to try to figure this thing out because it's a gem of Youngstown and it deserves to try to be saved."

Muransky and Hannon had a conversation with Dawn Turnage, City of Youngstown Parks and Recreation Director about future possibilities. While it's still very much up in the air what the city will do with it, Turnage would like to see it saved as well.

"To work with someone who is interested in redeveloping what has been here for such a long time and not only from a standpoint from our community but those who visit our community, it definitely can be something that can be like I've been saying, we can bring this place back to life for the life of our city," Turnage said.

Muransky is hopeful the facility is structurally sound and it once again can breathe new life.

"My vision is just to continue to work on the youth of our community to try to give them the opportunity that I had and that a lot of people that are listening to this had and try to make our area a little better."

If you missed this open house, another one will take place in October.