significance of Midland City

Midland City is located in Midland County and is apparently situated near Cincinnati. The novel notes that Midland City is in the Mid-West, but does not specifically place it otherwise. In another novel by the same author, Midland City is formally located in Ohio. Midland City appears to be a typical small Mid-Western town in all respects. It has a Holiday Inn, a Pontiac Dealership, several restaurants, and features a tourist-attracting cave system. It features a single transvestite bar called Ye Old Rathskeller and is also the home of the Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts.