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Looks like a cute neighborhood.

^ Probably because it gets the state a lot of money right away and they don't really care about the long term...the current administration will be long gone by then.

Although not Ohio, I thought some might be interested in what our neighbors to the west are up to. I'm sure this is a concept that will continue to grow as states continue to be strapped for cash. Indiana offered $3.8 billion for Toll Road http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060123/NEWS02/601230417 By Theodore Kim [email protected] A foreign consortium offered Indiana $3.8 billion to operate the Indiana Toll Road, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced today.

I'd have to say this is how I pronounce it, as well as what I hear from most other people. I think the only people who I really hear pronounce it this way are people like out of town speakers..... "It is so great to be here in DAY-ton Ohio.." Then again, maybe I'm just not really paying attention.

Very nice!

Well hell, if you remove the city residency requirement, you might as well let them live wherever they want. Whether an officer/firefighter/employee for Dayton lives in Centerville or Springboro, I don't really give a damn...I want him or her living in Dayton. This seems like quite a stretch here...this thing is definitely going to end up in the courts.

Its right off of 75, just north of "malfuction junction." The property is bounded by Keowee, Webster, Hillrose, and Leonhard http://maps.google.com/?ll=39.778233,-84.183147&spn=0.006267,0.014462 Webster Street runs all the way to Little York Road, I think (but doesn't connect between Stanley and Wagner Ford) A couple of pics of "Duncarrick"... house carriage house

45410 - Dayton, Ohio Population density of 7352.5 / square mile Population (2000): 17,646 Housing units: 8,576 Land area: 2.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. White population: 16,211 Black population: 640 American Indian population: 67 Asian population: 186 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 11 Some other race population: 194 Two or more races population: 337 Urban population: 17,646 Rural population: 0 Median age: 33.6 Average household size: 2.26 Median household income (1999): $29,103 Nearest zip codes: 45403, 45402, 45420, 45404, 45419, 45409. Year house built: 1999 to March 2000: 7 1995 to 1998: 29 1990 to 1994: 122 1980 to 1989: 109 1970 to 1979: 352 1960 to 1969: 819 1950 to 1959: 1093 1940 to 1949: 1412 1939 or earlier: 4733 Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dayton, OH (45410): no bedroom: 9 1 bedrooms: 142 2 bedrooms: 1261 3 bedrooms: 2059 4 bedrooms: 525 5 or more bedrooms: 124 Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: no bedroom: 173 1 bedrooms: 1443 2 bedrooms: 1135 3 bedrooms: 793 4 bedrooms: 117 5 or more bedrooms: 22 Vehicles available in 45410 zip code in owner-occupied houses: no vehicle: 265 1 vehicle: 1542 2 vehicles: 1650 3 vehicles: 509 4 vehicles: 125 5 or more vehicles: 29 Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units: no vehicle: 1036 1 vehicle: 1641 2 vehicles: 757 3 vehicles: 183 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 0 Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in zip code 45410: Less than $10,000: 14 $10,000 to $14,999: 17 $15,000 to $19,999: 22 $20,000 to $24,999: 22 $25,000 to $29,999: 84 $30,000 to $34,999: 125 $35,000 to $39,999: 147 $40,000 to $49,999: 295 $50,000 to $59,999: 349 $60,000 to $69,999: 858 $70,000 to $79,999: 859 $80,000 to $89,999: 741 $90,000 to $99,999: 208 $100,000 to $124,999: 87 $125,000 to $149,999: 19 $150,000 to $174,999: 10 $175,000 to $199,999: 12 Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 45410: Less than $100: 94 $100 to $149: 223 $150 to $199: 150 $200 to $249: 220 $250 to $299: 432 $300 to $349: 467 $350 to $399: 472 $400 to $449: 478 $450 to $499: 492 $500 to $549: 219 $550 to $599: 80 $600 to $649: 105 $650 to $699: 20 $700 to $749: 41 $750 to $799: 30 $800 to $899: 13 $900 to $999: 6 $1,000 to $1,249: 12 No cash rent: 120 Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,600 Median house value for: White Non-Hispanic householders: $70,000 Black or African American householders: $85,000 Asian householders: $65,000 Some other race householders: $75,000 Two or more races householders: $59,200 Hispanic or Latino householders: $34,500 Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 200 5 to 9 minutes: 880 10 to 14 minutes: 1764 15 to 19 minutes: 2004 20 to 24 minutes: 1334 25 to 29 minutes: 292 30 to 34 minutes: 651 35 to 39 minutes: 36 40 to 44 minutes: 81 45 to 59 minutes: 309 60 to 89 minutes: 126 90 or more minutes: 111 First ancestries reported: German: 3270 United States or American: 2126 Other groups: 1908 Irish: 1446 English: 1110 Italian: 419 Scottish: 346 Dutch: 280 Polish: 223 French (except Basque): 177 Hungarian: 171 Scotch-Irish: 157 European: 136 Welsh: 118 Arab:: 88 British: 74 Norwegian: 73 Subsaharan African:: 70 Russian: 62 French Canadian: 61 Lebanese: 54 Greek: 49 African: 48 Finnish: 42 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42 Swiss: 40 Canadian: 37 Yugoslavian: 30 Swedish: 29 Haitian: 28 Arab/Arabic: 25 Lithuanian: 23 Eastern European: 23 Other Subsaharan African: 22 Armenian: 19 Ukrainian: 19 Czechoslovakian: 18 Bulgarian: 17 Slovene: 15 Palestinian: 9 Iranian: 9 Celtic: 8 Serbian: 8 Jamaican: 7 U.S. Virgin Islander: 7 Croatian: 6 Slovak: 6

Oops...I didn't even see your post before I posted my pictures. Looks like you were there a little before me. Anyway, great pictures.

Building an Image www.daytonbusinessjournal.com Outsiders say Dayton has no image, but creating one is hard work Caleb Stephens DBJ Senior Reporter On a 2004 episode of Fox's "The Simpsons," Homer and Marge plan a trip to Dayton and a stay at the fictional Dayton Arms Hotel. In town to visit an uncle, Marge thumbs through a travel guide, "Dayton: Two Exits of Fun." A tornado later blows through and turns the hotel into rubble. That is how the creators of "The Simpsons" chose to parody Dayton. While it's sort of an honor to get the Simpsons treatment, it does pose a good question: How does the country perceive Dayton? For more information, click above link.

UD delays plans for garage Objections from Oakwood, campus plan among factors for respite By Jim Bebbington Dayton Daily News DAYTON | — The University of Dayton is going to postpone plans to build an ambulance garage along Irving Avenue that Oakwood residents feared would lead to more crashes and hurt their property values, a university spokesman said. UD's Student Volunteer Rescue Squad wants to have a garage built to house its ambulance. Dayton's Board of Zoning Appeals approved plans last week that would have the new garage's driveway connect with Irving Avenue.

PigBoy, as always, outstanding!

Wow. What a game.

This is absolutely absurd. Unfortunately it is one of those issues that will probably sound good to voters and they will not realize the ramifications. When the economy is slow, the state must make many cuts to the budget. Things sometimes languish and “fall into a state of disrepair.” However, when the economy picks up again, the state is able to relatively easily increase spending on those things that were deeply cut when the economy was bad, build up a reserve, and even cut taxes. If there is a spending limit in place like this amendment proposes, the state is unable to significantly make up for the past budget cuts so the state falls further and further behind other states, never able to catch up. Colorado is the only state that I’m aware of right now that has such an amendment—TABOR. Here are a few facts about TABOR I found…. In the 1990s, the Colorado limit forced the state to enact large and (as it turned out) unaffordable tax cuts. As a result, TABOR has worsened the state’s fiscal crisis, contributed to damaging spending cuts, forced the state to borrow against its own fiscal future, and lowered the state’s bond ratings. Colorado’s fiscal situation is worse than those of many other states. For 2003, the state is struggling to close a $1 billion deficit, equal to about 20 percent of total spending — among the largest deficits in the nation. The outlook for 2004 is no better. The state’s fiscal plight has led bond rating agencies to downgrade the state’s bond rating and credit outlook in recent months; analysts specifically blamed TABOR for making the fiscal crisis worse. In a pair of studies in 1999 and 2001, Governing magazine ranked Colorado’s finances as among the worst-managed in the country, again due to TABOR. Budget restrictions have made it difficult to cover the rising costs due to homeland security, increasing health care costs and recession-driven needs. Many state programs are designed to be counter-cyclical: their costs rise during economic downturns as they assist families that have lost jobs or income. States also may be required to take on new costs as the result of federal policies and mandates, which further increases the cost of maintaining current services. (i.e. No Child Left Behind)

I was driving down Jefferson the other day and it definitely stood out and caught my attention. At their previous location in the lobby of the 40 West Fourth Tower or whatever it is called, you really had no idea it was there looking at it from the street.

Excellent photos! Thanks for including the buildings on Wayne Ave. I have always felt like those buildings are a redevelopment project waiting to happen, yet they seem to just sit there. Anyone know what's the deal with that building that advertises 12 units for sale? Are there currently condos in that building? I'd have to say that I almost always hear it pronounced as "Ore-gahn"

Very cool!

It will be interesting to see how they incorporate the Katherine Kennedy Brown mansion into their plans. Salvation Army set to get Kroc millions Community center to be built By Margo Rutledge Kissell Dayton Daily News The Salvation Army of Dayton will get millions of dollars to build a Ray and Joan Kroc community center in Old North Dayton, on a tract of land that houses a former mansion. Dayton beat out several larger cities, including Pittsburgh and Cleveland, to get a chunk of the $1.6 billion bequest McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc left the international charity to develop dozens of community centers in under-served neighborhoods across the country. Dayton was one of only eight commands in the eastern United States to get the nod, of 29 that applied for part of Kroc's unprecedented gift — the largest ever given to a charity. "This is a high privilege for us," Maj. Tom Duperree said Wednesday. "It speaks well of Dayton."

I think they are referring to that fact that passenger numbers have dropped each month of 2005.

This expansion is certainly a good thing, but was this expansion short-sighted?....with the Columbus Convention Center at 425,000 square feet and the Indianapolis Convention Center planning to expand to 750,000 square feet, how long before 200,000 square feet is too small? I realize it was a hard enough time just getting the current expansion approved and anything larger will create logistical issues. Or if convention business continues to slow, will Indy and Columbus find that their facilities are too large?

I think I read that the pictures are real, but the whole story about the motorcycle, riding around alone, having an all-access pass from her father, etc. are all a hoax. She simply went on one of the tours offered of the area. Even if those parts are fictitious, I still find the pictures quite interesting.

Thanks for the pictures. Nice to see the building throughout the years.

Exactly. A couple of years ago one of my professors was working with the people that developed the Cannery here in Dayton, as I guess they were looking to do a project in OTR. I guess they had a block in mind, but before they would even proceed with anything they said they would need to acquire the property on the entire block. My professor said that if it was anything short of that, they didn't feel it would be feasible for them.

I found an article about them moving into the building here, but does anyone have a picture before they renovated the building? Both the building and their work look great!

And also more likely to unionize.