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Wow, great set! Definitely makes me want to visit. BTW, how is that drive-in, drive-through gas station setup inside? Is it a single line of cars? How many cars do they refuel at once?

In my opinion, it would have the potential to change the town over time. I think it would be safe to assume that student activism over the years has helped shape the character of the town. Also, I'm sure the college attracts a particular type of staff and faculty members, many of whom live in the community. For example, how did Yellow Spring's most famous resident, Dave Chapelle, end up in Yellow Springs? His father was a professor at Antioch College.

The Amphicar owners actually have their annual gathering in Celina, Ohio each year....

Sorry if this was already posted in another thread (there seem to be a few threads about branding Dayton)... The City of Dayton is currently conducting an online survey for their branding efforts. Although I'm not crazy about the the way the survery was structured, it is still worth the time to complete. The survey is available through June 25... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MpsYJrDCJP9zSP2dLVOf7w==

Indeed. UD was awarded a $5 million dollar grant from the Kettering Fund to build a living-learning facility focused on the arts. I think the building servers a great purpose but my comment was more about the design of the building....particularly how its situated with its back to the street.

These townhouses really have nothing to do with Artstreet, but are just a continuation of the renovation and replacement of university-owned houses within the student neighborhood (aka The Ghetto). As in the past, the university has evaluated the houses based on condition, size, etc. to decide if renovation or replacement is the best option. Over the past few years, the new construction has been mostly duplexes (presumably more cost efficient to build) and some "single-famly" homes. This time they had several contiguous lots, so they decided to go with townhouses, which allows them to maximize the number of beds on the lots, reduce construction costs, increase energy efficiency, add a little variety to the street, and maintain the students' desire to live in "house-style housing" (which, of course, includes porches). While maybe not the most architecturally exciting, the new construction has overall been a good balance of what the students want--and it has been often said that it would be much cheaper to tear down the houses and build dormitory, suite, and apartment style housing (and also make it easier to monitor student behavior). But the student neighborhood is very much a part of the UD experience and provides a great opportunity to put the Marianist value of community into practice. And about ArtStreet... IMHO, it is a very neat concept, but from a design standpoint, it is an example of design-by-committee.

Oops, sorry Evergrey...didn't catch that.

The official Antioch press release... More of a positive spin on it (as would be expected) than the Dayton Daily News article Antioch College Suspends Operations to Design 21st Century Campus State-of-the-Art Campus projected to open in 2012 YELLOW SPRINGS, OH- On June 9, 2007, Antioch University’s Board of Trustees voted to suspend operations on July 1, 2008 of Antioch College, the University’s undergraduate residential program in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with the intention of reopening a state-of-the art campus. The Chancellor will establish a Design and Development Commission to determine the long-term future of the College with the intention of opening a re-developed undergraduate campus. An Academic Design Team will be appointed to design a new undergraduate curriculum reflecting the College’s strong traditions and values while meeting the needs of today’s students. The College will continue to serve its current and newly accepted students with a strong academic program for the 2007-08 academic year. For the 2008-09 academic year, all students will be offered degree completion opportunities at Antioch University McGregor which is moving to a new facility in Yellow Springs in September, 2007. In addition to the McGregor opportunity, students who have successfully completed the first two years of their bachelor’s degree will be offered reasonable opportunities to complete their degree at Antioch University’s other degree completion programs in Seattle, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Students wishing to transfer to other colleges and universities based on the requirements of the other institutions will be assisted in doing so. Over the past several years, Antioch College has experienced a continuing decline in its student enrollment. Given its small endowment and heavy dependence on tuition revenue, this low enrollment has threatened the College’s survival. Efforts to balance the College’s budget over the years through faculty and staff reductions, programmatic changes and deferred maintenance of the physical plant have eroded the confidence students and parents have in the College’s academic program. After careful analysis the Board determined that the College’s resources are inadequate to continue providing a quality education for its students beyond July 1, 2008. The College’s low enrollment and lack of adequate funding led to the decision to suspend operations and declare financial exigency as required by the faculty personnel policy. About Antioch University: The University is founded on the principles of a rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. These campuses all nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to act as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to the College, Antioch University is comprised of five nonresidential campuses in Keene, NH; Yellow Springs, OH; Seattle, WA and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, CA, all accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. These campuses attract students wishing to complete BA degrees, seek graduate degrees and/or prepare for new careers. Antioch College, founded in 1852, is part of Antioch University, which includes Antioch University New England in Keene, New Hampshire; Antioch University Seattle in Washington; Antioch University Southern California in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara; and Antioch University McGregor in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The University’s administrative offices are also located in Yellow Springs. For more than 150 years, Antioch has been a leader in higher education, long known for its commitment to educational innovation and social justice. http://www.antioch-college.edu/news/releases/index.php?id=178

Antioch announces it will close in July 2008 By Stephanie Irwin Gottschlich Staff Writer Wednesday, June 13, 2007 YELLOW SPRINGS — Antioch College will shutter its campus in July 2008 because of a lack of money and declining enrollment, the private, liberal arts college said Tuesday. The school will regroup for four years and hopes to find the financial resources to reopen an overhauled campus in 2012. About 160 faculty and staff will lose their jobs when the campus goes dark, said Mary Lou LaPierre, vice chancellor for university advancement. The undergraduate college, which has a rich history in social activism, has watched enrollment drop from its 1960s heyday of about 2,000 students to 400 today, LaPierre said. The decreased tuition revenue, coupled with lackluster fundraising that prevented it from building a sizeable endowment, drove trustees to close the college. The college will operate for the upcoming 2007-08 academic year and concentrate on graduating seniors before it closes, college officials said. More at http://www.DaytonDailyNews.com. About Antioch College A private, liberal arts, four-year undergraduate college founded in 1852. Serves as the flagship for Antioch University system, which has six additional campuses on the East and West Coasts. HISTORY: Antioch's first president, Horace Mann, coined its mission statement, "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." ENROLLMENT: 400 students; 60 percent female, 40 percent male; 67 percent out-of-state, 33 percent in-state. TUITION & FEES: $28,500 AVG. FINANCIAL AID: $26,620

I found that fact that the City of Celina conducted such a study encouraging (and a bit surprising). Since Wal-Mart opened on the edge of town a number of years ago (and has since been abandoned for a new Super Wal-Mart across the street) as well as some other big box development, downtown has suffered. As the article states, it has really become very much service-oriented, so after business hours, other than a few bars and the movie theater, downtown is dead. One thing I hope they realize for the study is the great potential for downtown residential development. Rob has shared some of the success of this in Bluffton, Indiana and with a 50% vacancy rate on upper floors, this really could be a great opportunity. Downtown Celina really has so much more potential, so I hope they actually do something with the findings from this study, instead of just letting it sit on a shelf to gather dust. Downtown presents a challenge A city-authored marketing analysis of the downtown district shows that reinvigorating the city's center will be a challenge. The analysis was based on information compiled by city officials and consumer surveys filled out by city residents. The marketing analysis is part of the city's effort to earn state grant money for downtown revitalization projects. The downtown area lacks "first line" stores that would lure shoppers to the area, the study concludes. "We noticeably lack any first line clothing stores, sit-down family restaurants and unique boutiques/shops," the analysis says. http://www.dailystandard.com/archive/story_single.php?rec_id=3110

Here is the complete statewide list.... Ohio National Guard Building – Marietta Cla-Zel Theatre – Bowling Green Old County Jail – Norwalk Stewart Building – Toledo Federal Building – Zanesville St. Paul’s Evangelical Church – Cincinnati Home Guard Building – Van Wert Resthaven Barn – Mariemont Canby Building – Bellfontaine Robins Theatre – Warren

Thanks for the tour, rain and all. Newark definitely has a more "worn" look than I expected, but there are definitely plenty of gems in there.

Entrance to Kensington Palace Paddington Station And finally a few pictures of the Port of Dover and the famous white cliffs of Dover. And just a few pictures inside the ferry as it is crossing the English Channel. With a food court, bars, snack bar, coffee bar, slot machines, arcade, convenience store, duty free shop, open-air deck and lounges, there is pretty much something for everyone.

Here are some photos from my recent trip to London. Yes, they're the typical tourist shots.... Tower Bridge - Crosses the River Thames and was opened in 1894. City Hall City Hall and The Gherkin in the background Tower of London - Located on the north bank of the River Thames. The Tower of London is often identified with the White Tower, the original stark square fortress built by William the Conqueror in 1078. However, the Tower as a whole is a complex of several buildings set within two parallel rings of defensive walls and a moat. The Tower's primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners, such as the Princes in the Tower and the future Queen Elizabeth I). It has also served as a place of torture and execution (i.e. Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, etc.), an armoury, a treasury, a zoo, a mint, a public records office, an observatory, and since 1303, the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) The oldest part of the Palace still in existence dates from 1097. The palace originally served as a royal residence but no monarch has lived in it since the 16th century. Most of the present structure dates from the 19th century, when the Palace was rebuilt after it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire in 1834. The House of Commons section was rebuilt in the 1940s, having been bombed in WWII. The building is an example of Gothic revival. One of the Palace's most famous features is the clock tower, a tourist attraction that houses the famous bell Big Ben. The latter name is often used, erroneously, for the clock itself. Westminster Abbey - A mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and served as one from 1546 - 1556), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. The plaza in front of Westminster Abbey. Downing Street - The street in London which contains the buildings that have been, for over two hundred years, the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury (an office held by the Prime Minister) and the Second Lord of the Treasury (an office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer). The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister, although Tony Blair chose to use Number 11 as his actual residence because it was more suitable for his young family. The Horse Guards Off duty guards drinking tea, watching tourists, and flashing peace signs. Horse Guards Parade grounds Admiralty Arch - The building was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria, although he did not live to see its completion. It was completed in 1912. A Latin inscription along the top translates into "In the tenth year of King Edward VII, to Queen Victoria, from most grateful citizens, 1910" Outside Buckingham Palace The London Eye Harrods - the famed London department store Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Piccadilly Circus Trafalgar Square - The square is a popular site for political demonstrations, is the site of Nelson's Column, related sculptures, the National Gallery, and pigeons (although it is now illegal to feed them). St. Paul's Cathedral - Seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century, and is generally considered to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral

Nice job, Ink. I think I"ve only been through St. Paris at night, and it actually looks better than I remember. Seems like there's still some architectural detail preserved that has been long chopped off on building in many other places.

I'm in...although I think I have to pour beer at the World A'fair on Saturday, but I don't think I have to do that until later in the evening.

And behind the new hotel...

Major projects are under way or in the development phase at UD, the fairgrounds, and in Oakwood The plans for the area south of downtown show builders and community stakeholders have confidence in the area's growth. By Lisa A. Bernard Staff Writer Sunday, April 22, 2007 DAYTON — A slew of decisions slated to be made by year's end will likely drive future development for decades to come for one of Dayton's emerging business and entertainment sectors. Since 2000, public and private investment in and around the Montgomery County Fairgrounds neighborhood has transformed a portion of Dayton's southernmost border into property prime for new development. http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/opinions/columns/2007/04/23/ddn042407dale.html

Fairmount is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Fairmount" itself derives from the prominent hill on which the Philadelphia Museum of Art now sits, and where William Penn originally intended to build his own manor house. Later, the name was applied to the street originally called Hickory Lane that runs from the foot of Fairmount hill through the heart of the neighborhood. Real estate agents and tourists sometimes refer it to as the "Art Museum Area," for its proximity and association with to the Art Museum. [more] Girard College is a private philanthropic boarding school on a 43 acre (170,000 m²) campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The school is for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, and grants full scholarships to eligible students from families with limited financial resources, headed by a single parent or guardian. [more] Designed by John Haviland and opened in 1829, Eastern State is considered to be the world's first true penitentiary. Its revolutionary system of incarceration, dubbed the Pennsylvania System, originated and encouraged solitary confinement as a form of rehabilitation. The prison was closed and abandoned in 1971. The City of Philadelphia purchased the property with the intention of redeveloping it. In 1988, the Eastern State Penitentiary Task Force successfully petitioned Mayor Wilson Goode to halt redevelopment. In 1994, Eastern State opened to the public for historic tours. [more] A little bit of Fairmount Park - Waterworks/Boathouse Row/Art Museum Boathouse Row is an historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of a row of boathouses housing racing shells, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. Each of the ten boathouses has its own history, and all have addresses on Kelly Drive (named after famous Philadelphia oarsman John B. Kelly, Jr.). The boathouses are part of a group known as the Schuylkill Navy, which encompasses several other boathouses along the river. [more] The Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year and is now among the largest and most important art museums in the United States. The museum opened its doors to the public on May 10, 1877. Construction of the current building began in 1919 on the former reservoir land of the decommisioned Fairmount Water Works. [more] The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822 it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is once again in the process of winning back visitors, having now opened an Interpretive Center to aid in understanding the waterworks' purpose and history. [more] And finally, a few pics of/from Camden, NJ

Washington Square West (or Wash West) is a neighborhood in downtown, or Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Affectionately known as The Gayborhood by locals, it is so-named because of its large concentration of gay- and lesbian-oriented bookstores, coffee shops, restaurants, boutiques, bars, and clubs. The neighborhood takes its name from Washington Square, the urban park on its eastern boundary. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Walnut and South Streets, bordering on the neighborhoods of Chinatown to the north, Society Hill to the East, Bella Vista and Hawthorne to the south, and the Avenue of the Arts and Rittenhouse Square to the west. The area is also home to the city's Antique Row and several hospitals, including the nation's oldest, Pennsylvania Hospital, and that of Thomas Jefferson University. - Wikipedia And a few pics from the nearby Independence National Historical Park area....

Yay, another Daytonian! Welcome to the forum, John, and I look forward to your pictures. Also, you may want to check out this thread about the Dayton meet on May 19th. Feel free to join us if you can!

Well, I don't know if the author was joking or not, but the letter was actually published. http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/daylight.asp

^ Yes, you are correct. I drove by the other weekend and the hotel is coming right along...also, a few "streets" have been built and and a bunch of street lights (more like lamp kind of things, but I'll let Ink tell me exactly what they are, as he seem to be the resident streetlight expert :) ) Pictures to come...

Canadian company moves to top of Valero list Bart Mills | [email protected] - 04.20.2007 LIMA — A Canadian company’s solid first-quarter numbers may push it to the top of the list of potential suitors for Lima’s Valero refinery. Husky Energy Inc., a Canadian integrated oil and gas company, announced what industry experts say were better-than-expected earnings last week, making it a strong candidate for the Valero purchase. Andrew Potter, analyst for the investment banking firm UBS, told Canada’s National Post that Husky could unlock “substantial value” by purchasing a U.S. refinery such as the Valero refinery. In March, Valero Chief Executive Officer Bill Klesse said the company would likely sell its Lima Refinery and that the list of potential buyers had shrunk from about 30 to nine. Those comments prompted a flurry of stories in national publications, including The Wall Street Journal and the industry publication Oil Price Information Service. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=37571

Worker dies in fall from new I-280 bridge BLADE STAFF Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation said this afternoon that they are working with Toledo police, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Fru-Con Construction Corp., to investigate the death of a worker at the new I-280 bridge this morning. Andrew Burris, 36, a member of Carpenters Local 1138, of Curtice, died after a construction platform he was on, attached to the I-280 bridge project, fell on the northbound side of the new span. The entire platform, which had been clamped to the side of the bridge, broke free and fell. Mr. Burris fell onto the ground on the east side of the roadway. The distance of the fall was estimated to be about 90 feet. FULL ARTICLE: http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/DEVELOPINGNEWS/70419066