Posted June 3, 201213 yr Recently, I made an obliging trip to Dayton in order to visit an aunt, who is sadly ailing there - in her home town. The changes in Ohio have been generally alarming, over the last 15 years. Dayton had held out against the worst of it for some time, but even Dayton seemed to be giving up some of its former luster. It was heartening, just the same, to drive through Dayton View Triangle (where I once lived and walked to school) to find that some of the neighborhood elegance was still preserved. I had very little time and shot most from the car. Can't say that the occasion was all that fun, so my attention was diverted. Just the same, my visit was capped off with a trek to Marion's Pizza - surely one of the best such places in the States. Upon catching my plane back to NYC, I paused to capture a scene at the airport which I found particularly up-lifting. Carillon Park is doing wonderfully! The new(ish) Kettering Family Education Center, along with many new additions, simply deserves to be known widely and well. I lived only a block from this corner, for about a year. The dark, tree-lined neighborhood looks much the same. Sadly, the 1948 Cornell Heights has just been razed. It seems to happen, and I can only hope the turf is well-used. I'm told it was a victory garden, prior to the school rising up there. I included this picture because of the immaculate primping this house and its property are enjoying. I loved the built-in sprinklers in the neighborhood as a kid. What power to be able to send showers everywhere, with a twist of a spigot. One of the nations' best-guarded secrets. Dayton should become a magnet for home owners looking to renovate and live in style. Years of living there, and never once... This was an experience, and the pizza was first-rate. One of the most welcoming airport entrances I know. It always was - even when the giant NCR globe was right about there.
June 3, 201213 yr These are wonderful! I hope your aunt gets better! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 3, 201213 yr These are wonderful! I hope your aunt gets better! 'Fraid she's terminal. But she appreciated the visit. Many thanks!
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