PhillyEngineer

This is really good news for West Dayton. Hopefully it works better than the Gem City Market.

This is fantastic news for the Dayton area. I was in one of their stores in Tennessee and it was great. It was so busy it took 20 minutes from the time I got on the exit ramp until I got into the store, even though (like the proposed HH one) it was located right off the exit ramp.

More good news for lower Salem Avenue...maybe the Gem City Market is making an impact on the neighborhood. Salem Avenue's reinvention

Fantastic news...there are now 3 hotels under construction or planned for downtown...this, AC by Mendelson's and the Tapestry in the Barcley Building.

I agree. As a UD alumni I am disappointed with what they are doing with the old NCR property. They are turning it all into a suburban office park design. At least OnMain looks like it will be a dense urban style development.

...and I forgot about the other new one on Webster Street - Little Fish.

They should rename the Water Street/Webster Station District the Brewery District. Dayton Beer Company, Lock 27, Warped Wing and now this.

I hope there will be some ground floor retail/restaurant space.

Another brewpub coming to downtown Dayton: Little Fish Brewery coming to downtown Dayton

They have posted lots of construction photos on their Facebook page.

It would be great if the new Winans added ice cream. I realize they don't make ice cream but it would go nicely with thier candy.

It's amazing to see all the transformation in the Water Street District.

It's really great to see Wright-Dunbar finally get some attention. With this, the Food Hall, the coffee house. etc., I always though West 3rd could be like East 5th in the Oregon District. The next thing that needs to happen is a development with some office workers to provide some activity during the workday.

It's amazing how much downtown Dayton is improving. In the 90's I worked in the building that Miller Valentine just moved into. That area was dead at night time. Great to see it come to life.

Here is a picture of a graphic made of the Dayton area in 1987...hanging on the wall in one my bedrooms. It was part of a series of drawings of cities across the country. Sorry for some glare in the picture.

They actually seem to be getting this right. Love the buildings at the back of the sidewalks along Main & Stewart.

Here a pdf of the initial vision for the Fairgrounds site: https://udayton.edu/news/_resources/pdfs/Fairgrounds_vision_boards_01252018.pdf

I hope the redevelopment is done right. Between this and the ghost town that is Northwest Plaza, this section of Dayton is in big trouble.

It is GREAT news....now just imagine if the City of Dayton could convince Reynolds & Reynolds and Lexis-Nexus to move downtown!

So sad! I grew in Trotwood and it is tragedy to see what has become of it. :-(

It is very exciting to see what is happening in South Park & Huffman!

There was a proposal about 10 years ago to build some infill along the south side of 5th in front of the Dayton Towers building to try an enliven that stretch. With all of the activity happening further east, maybe that proposal will come back.

Yes - Anticoli's moved a lot. They started on East 5th, then moved to Salem Avenue (across from the old Miracle Lane Shopping Center). I had my college graduation party there in 1988. As the Salem Avenue area began to decline they left and moved to Clayton. I think that was around 2000.

Here's the history of the building(s) where the bakery will be...it used to Anticoli's! http://www.dayton.com/news/former-anticoli-restaurant-closed-for-decades-could-reborn/UkhTPfJQbLJRuv5TYx3wYL/ Here's an article about all of the new businesses coming to St. Anne's Hill.....looks like the brew pub has really been a catalyst for activity on East 5th Street. http://www.dayton.com/lifestyles/new-businesses-coming-one-dayton-hottest-neighborhoods/FLv4OmgMf9oT3ebY18IBeL/

In addition to the Cat Café, a bakery is going to open just down the street: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/new-bakery-the-works-east-fifth-street-dayton/ZAd8Q9FynFfWl1FLW1UucL/