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I'll say that it is an interesting building, but not really my style. Nonetheless, this is a great series of photos. Nice to see the progress from construction to completion and the events in between.

^ Well sure, that helps too. IIRC, there wasn't really any Building 26 movement until UD had already announced plans to tear down the building after they had been awarded millions of dollars in grants to clean up the former NCR property. At any rate, it is amazing what a difference the building being gone makes at the Stewart and Patterson intersection now. No matter which side of the Building 26 issue you were, I think everyone can agree that building as it last stood was incredibly ugly.

I think that had more to do with being able to use the federal clean up funds that were allocated to the project while they were still available.

Great job! Love picture #16.

Pretty much a rehash of what has already been released with a few more details.... UD outlines plan for remodeling, new construction By Stephanie Gottschlich and James Cummings Staff Writers Monday, February 18, 2008 DAYTON — University of Dayton officials publicly unveiled development plans today, Feb. 18, for its 259-acre campus, including parts of the 50-acre tract it purchased from NCR Corp. in 2005. While a draft of the plan was previously released to community leaders and described in news reports in September, today's press conference marked the official unveiling and UD trustees' approval of a campus-wide master plan. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/18/ddn021808masterplanweb.html

I forgot to say that both programs may be tied in to the same STEM initiative, but I'm not sure. Either way, both programs should be beneficial to the Dayton region.

Good news for the area. The STEM facility that's indicated on UD's master plan is not a high school, but rather an addition for UD's science, technology, engineering, and math programs. Basically it would be an addition onto Wohlleben Hall/Science Center that would house space for the biosciences and bioengineering.

Maybe my brain is just not thinking this morning, but what lake would this be? An apartment complex retention pond?

Well, my honey just had flowers delivered to me at work, so now it's time for me to start freaking out and figure out where to stop and get something on the way home.

LOL, it's all yours! I guess I'm going to have to start hiding my albums so you can't scoop me....LOL...j/k.

I have an aunt and uncle that live in Lapeer, but it has been years and years since I've been up there. I really don't remember anything about the town, so thanks for sharing the pics!

And a few from outside of Knoxville....

Here are some pictures from a very quick early morning trip through downtown Knoxville this past summer. It seem like there was lots of construction going on all over the place.

I don't know if I'd exactly call that a "tower," but I like it. It should be a nice addition to Woodland.

I think it was over the summer.

^ Exactly! :lol:

Was it Flemming's Steakhouse that put Ryan's out of business? No, of course not. But I don't consider places like the Cheesecake Factory, Adobe Gila's, bd's Mongolian Grill, and PF Chang's terribly more upscale than some of the places closing. Plus, chain-wise, Miller Lane, Fairfield Commons area, and Dayton Mall area all have more or less the same lineups, but the Greene and the new addition to the Dayton Mall seem to have mostly restaurant chains that are new to the area, so there is bound to be some market share lost to the new places. Even if just temporarily, it may be enough to have an impact in the highly competitive restaurant industry. Throw in some consistently poor service, new competition throughout the area (not just the Greene, but even in most of these places' backyards), a slowing national and local economy, and some poor performing parent companies and its no surprise that some places are closing. I was just reading an article about retailers really starting to look at store performance and closing the weaker stores, even if they are making money, to mitigate losses they are anticipating from the slowing economy. I assume the restaurant industry would be much the same.

I agree with you, but you really don't think that new developments like the Greene and the Villages at the Dayton Mall have had an impact? The places that have been closing may have had poor service, but when people decide to drive across town (and plenty of people do) to go eat at the new chain that just opened instead, that's bound to be the death knell for some of these places closing. If we keep building more and more retail and restaurants in an already oversaturated market that isn't growing, we're just going to end up with more empty buildings.

I don't think I've ever been to New Carlisle, but it looks about like what I expected. Thanks, Ink!

Sounds good!

It's been briefly mentioned in a couple of threads on here, but no real details.... http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2586.msg24772.html#msg24772 http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2586.msg24330.html#msg24330 http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3184.0.html

Is the 4th Street entrance actually part of the Arcade?

Just a few before pictures for perspective.... The entrance to McCrory's from 4th Street (not actually the McCrory's building, but still gives you a sense of how property had been cared for) Area outside McCrory's Atrium between Kuhns and McCrory's buildings Interior of McCrory's as seen from Main Street side

No, it will be going up north of Wyoming, east of the Shaw Emergency Room. Currently they are in the process of tearing down the old red brick building (one of the two buildings of the complex that I actually like the looks of--the other being that old house). The construction of the new tower may somehow impact the Dominic's property, but the tower isn't actually going there. MVH has been known to buy nearby property to tear down the buildings to construct surface lots (Roger's Pontiac on Main, funeral home on the corner of Apple and Main, and the property on the corner of Apple and Warren), so who knows. It's going around where number one is on the map....

^ That one's actually kind of surprising. Everytime I drove by there (typically on weekends, though), the parking lot always seemed packed. I know there is another one on Main Street in Englewood, but did they also build another one by the new Super Walmart on Hoke Road? If so, I guess that explains it.