OldMojo

Take that Springboro! For those unfamiliar, Clayton is the hardest Dayton suburb to find, but the easiest to stumble into. When traveling in the northwest area of the metro, - in the Englewood area, "Welcome to Clayton" signs appear out of nowhere, followed only a few blocks later by signs indicating you have re-entered Englewood. I the rural environs, the same thing will occur. Clayton seems to be more of an idea than an actual geographic place, and to an extent, that's true. The actual village of Clayton sits at the intersection of Diamond Mill and Wenger roads, a couple miles west of Englewood. Not much more than a collection of houses, a ball field, and a post office. In 96 or 97, Clayton managed to annex the entirety of Randolph township, excluding Englewood and Union. The result is a city with serpentine borders only a gerrymandering expert could love. Looks like Clayton wants to be a real city now :) Clayton officials working on developing town center Group taking field trip to Carmel, Ind., to get ideas By Derek Ali Dayton Daily News CLAYTON | Tucked away somewhere close to his heart is a vision Mayor Ted Gudorf's been carrying since before he ran for mayor in 1997. "One of the ideas I had was to develop a new town center for the city of Clayton," Gudorf said. "That was before the election. I talked about that idea, that vision, in my initial campaign for mayor." After winning the mayoral election, a land-use committee of about 25 citizens included the town center concept in their designs for the city. Read More...

Some may contend that this belongs in "City Discussions" but I've chosen to put it here, as this is where the original post concerning this issue started. Fighting History Some Wayne Avenue business owners say historic district rules need to be relaxed for area to thrive By Joanne Huist Smith Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Over an 11-block stretch of Wayne Avenue — from Fifth to Wyoming streets — 15 vacant buildings scar the struggling business district. Some are boarded with graffiti-splattered plywood. Others bear ''For Sale'' or ''For Rent'' signs. New ventures seem to pass by the area like the whizzing traffic. Small business owners there say restrictive historic district zoning stifles growth and scares away investors who want to do more than just patch mortar on outdated buildings. ... [No link provided.] I'm of the opinion that the line must be held on all legitimately historical buildings. They constitute a shared cultural heritage that transcends traditional property rights. While I concede that "legitimately historical" may be defined along a sliding scale of significance, I think it prudent to er r on the side of preservation when unsure. Of course I know I'm mostly preaching to the choir here :)

The bridge was out for a solid 4 years. While there are probably other reasons why it took so long, I know that a) all the money was not available at once, and b) high water periods would seem to hit at crucial stages of constuction, setting them back weeks & months on at least a couple of occasions. If you liked the old bridge, the old Rip Rap Rd. bridge, which was also of the narrow truss type still exists and is now part of the bike trail.

Dayum!! Great shots! Something out of the ordinary! Looks like someone played a little fast & loose with their Roman numerals here: :)

With all the talk about the tech town development, pehaps it should be placed on one of the new buildings there.

Riverside: Eminent domain or imminent demise City wants to use blight law to gain land for development By Mehul Srivastava Dayton Daily News RIVERSIDE | A four-lane roadway and immaculately manicured lawns separate the Air Force museum from a strip of land that houses the Paradise Motel and Best Inn. And it's this strip of land that officials here believe could save the city from financial ruin. City officials want to use a controversial blight law to declare "blighted" the motels along Springfield Pike and the rest of the land from near the Harshman Road overpass to Huberville Road and develop a hotel-restaurant complex that could bring the city as much as $2 million a year in tax revenue. More below: www.daytondailynews.com

OH - The Urbanity! UrbanOhio.com

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Here's a link Pope: http://www.preservationdayton.com/Pages/arcade.asp

Group to discuss options for Arcade Panel studying redevelopment of downtown site By Shannon Joyce Neal Dayton Daily News Wednesday, January 21, 2004 A committee of local officials, business leaders and development experts will present recommendations for the redevelopment of the Arcade to the Downtown Dayton Partnership next week, President Maureen Pero said. The Arcade, on the downtown block bordered Third and Fourth streets and Ludlow and Main streets, has been mostly vacant for more than a decade. Pero said the group has been studying various options for the property, ranging from demolition to a complete rehabilitation. The group will give its recommendations for how to redevelop the property at the partnership's board meeting Tuesday. Pero said the group has identified a funding gap of $7 million to $12 million for any potential redevelopment project. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/ I'll be keeping an eye on this. I really don't think that there is a serious threat of demolition though.

Hmm, I like it better as Scripps center ! :lol: