Posted December 14, 201410 yr My first trip to Dayton. I only made it downtown and to the University of Dayton. Downtown Dayton - 4th Street by Eridony, on Flickr St. Clair Lofts St. Clair Lofts by Eridony, on Flickr Fluid Dynamics by Eridony, on Flickr A former White Tower. Several of these old burger places still stand in Dayton. Smokin by Eridony, on Flickr If only this theater had adequate parking The Neon by Eridony, on Flickr Dave Hall Plaza by Eridony, on Flickr The Old Courthouse Old Montgomery County Courthouse by Eridony, on Flickr Dayton YMCA Building by Eridony, on Flickr Liberty Tower by Eridony, on Flickr 1st & Ludlow by Eridony, on Flickr Woman's Club The Dayton Woman's Club by Eridony, on Flickr Dayton by Eridony, on Flickr Memorial Hall Dayton Memorial Hall by Eridony, on Flickr Parking structure Ohmer Parking Structure by Eridony, on Flickr Barclay Building Barclay Building by Eridony, on Flickr Monument Building by Eridony, on Flickr Downtown Dayton - Main Street by Eridony, on Flickr Gem City by Eridony, on Flickr Home with a river & skyline view East River Place by Eridony, on Flickr Dayton Skyline by Eridony, on Flickr A riverfront park River Scape by Eridony, on Flickr River Scape Metropark by Eridony, on Flickr Home of the Dragons Fifth Third Field by Eridony, on Flickr I guess the Dayton Dragons have a batman instead of a batboy? Budget Batmobile by Eridony, on Flickr St. Joseph Catholic Church by Eridony, on Flickr Mendelson Liquidation Outlet by Eridony, on Flickr Wympee by Eridony, on Flickr Another old White Tower White Lotus by Eridony, on Flickr Webster Station Webster Station by Eridony, on Flickr Binger's Bar by Eridony, on Flickr Transit Center Dayton Transit Center by Eridony, on Flickr Now getting to the university area College Park Drive by Eridony, on Flickr I didn't have good light and had to stick my camera over a construction fence, but this chapel at the University of Dayton was built in 1869. Chapel of the Immaculate Conception by Eridony, on Flickr St. Joseph Hall St. Joseph Hall by Eridony, on Flickr University of Dayton by Eridony, on Flickr University of Dayton by Eridony, on Flickr Cox Media Center Cox Media Center by Eridony, on Flickr Grafton Hill Dayton Art Institute Dayton Art Institute by Eridony, on Flickr Annunciation Church Dayton Annunciation Church by Eridony, on Flickr The Dayton Art Institute & Car Dealership by Eridony, on Flickr Pathway, a sculpture in front of DAI Born of a Star by Eridony, on Flickr Dayton Skyline by Eridony, on Flickr Dayton Masonic Center Dayton Masonic Temple by Eridony, on Flickr That's all for now Dayton & I-75 by Eridony, on Flickr
December 14, 201410 yr Nice job. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 15, 201410 yr Great showcase of the Gem City. I appreciate your photo of the Art Moderne Talbott Tower.
December 15, 201410 yr Thanks for the tour! That Mendelson Liquidation factory would be a really cool residential rehab.
December 18, 201410 yr Sure will be http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2014/10/23/exclusive-downtown-dayton-building-sold-to.html?page=all
February 27, 201510 yr I distinctly remember going to that theater in high school and always parking on the street. :D
March 1, 201510 yr Another great set, Eridony! I'm enjoying looking through these pictures a lot. EDIT: Shouldn't have put "enjoying" in this post! The second I posted it the ad refreshed to "Date Arab Women"...
March 2, 201510 yr We visited Dayton and nearby Springfield last September coming there from Fort Worth, Texas. My impressions of Downtown Dayton were similar to yours; however, since I'm an old house nut, after driving around the downtown we headed for Dayton's old neighborhoods. Really a mixed bag there. I was determined to see one distinctive house in Daytonview on Yale but wasn't prepared for what we found. Numerous early 1900's mansions which had once housed Dayton's elite were now in various stages of disrepair and abandonment. Once we found the house I wanted to see (also badly neglected and appearing to be abandoned) a silver Mercedes pulled up behind our car and an older gentleman got out and slowly walked up then politely asked what our business was in the neighborhood. When I explained my passion for old houses and the desire to photograph that one example before it was gone, he excused himself and departed. He cautiously explained before he left that a lot of crime was occurring in the neighborhood and that we should be careful. Our foray into Daytonview ended there and we went on to explore other areas. The St. Anne's Hill neighborhood was far more welcoming and I stopped and walked around looking at and photographing some of the grand old homes there. A yard sale was taking place that day in one of the neatly manicured yards of an old Victorian and we found some neat early 1900's postcards of Cincinnati streetscapes (including the Mt. Adams incline) for a couple of dollars as well as some collectible glassware. Friendly folks. We also visited the South Park neighborhood and it had a real hipster vibe-I envision much better things ahead for the South Park neighborhood with many of the homeowners being of a younger age. We went from there to another marginal neighborhood known as Riverdale, turned down a short street called E. Mumma, but the house I had wanted to see so badly was gone. It had been a towered Queen Anne style house from the 1890's and featured rare front and back towers. The house was still visible in streetview but had been gone long enough in reality for a thick patch of weeds to have overgrown the vacant lot. Sadly, the house next door, which was another 19th century home, was gone as well. I knew there were other old Dayton neighborhoods like the Oregon District, but after the disappointments in Riverdale and Daytonview, we left Dayton and traveled on to Springfield. I took far more photos in Springfield than Dayton even though numerically Dayton probably has more historic homes. I'd post my photos here if there was a simple way. (they are archived on Flickr right now) Guess I need to see if there are photo posting instructions somewhere. My overall impression of Dayton was of a town slowly improving. Springfield seemed to hold more promise, at least from going up and down Fountain Street and East High St. there. I hope the next time we visit, things will look better in both towns. Both were great cities in the past and somehow must regain the economic momentum to go forward into the future. Thanks for sharing the nice downtown views.
March 2, 201510 yr John, I love old houses too. I'm sorry to hear so many of those houses were gone or in poor shape. Posting pictures from Flickr is really easy. This is someone else's image I found that gives all the needed instructions. posting from flickr to the forum by boaty_granny, on Flickr Flickr has changed a little since that was made but it is still basically the same. All you do is go to the specific photo you want to post from Flickr to the forum, find a little arrow to the bottom right of your photo (it's the share button). Choose what size of the photo you want and make sure "BBCode" is selected" and copy that code. Open a reply on the forum and past that code. That is all that's needed.
March 3, 201510 yr Eridony, Thanks, that seems simple enough. I looked in the suggestions on uploading photos on UO and they seemed somewhat confusing. When I have more free time, I'll give it a try.
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