Wright View, aka Little Kentucky.

 

 

 

From the Greene County Public Library website.

 

Wright View may still hold the distinction of being the only town in Ohio to surrender its charter. The town was incorporated in the early 1940's, largely to accommodate the influx of personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Unfortunately, the village was often a victim of political fights and financial problems. In the mid 40's, a petition was circulated with the intent of surrendering the charter, but the Wright View Council members refused to honor the petition.

 

 

 

 

After the matter went to the Court for a decision, it was ordered that the matter should be settled by a vote of the populace. Both sides of the argument were well represented in the upcoming election. Accusations of providing operating funds through “speed traps” were rampant. The village was in such sad financial condition that the county was asked to provide assistance in repairing, grading and graveling the streets. When the election took place in 1948, with a vote of 167 for and 157 against, the electorate determined that the charter should be returned. The village dissolution became official on January 1, 1949. The maintenance of the site was given over to the Bath Township Trustees.

 

 

Little Kentucky today is a mix of older and newer things.  Based on census data it is one of the poorer suburban areas of Dayton, though no longer the suburban slum/shantytown it was in the 1940s

 

 

 

 

There are little one story apartment buildings stuck in between the older houses

 

 

 

 

In the backround one can see one of the little churches that are scattered around the neighborhood

 

 

Mix of older and newer

 

 

 

A little trailer park in the woods...

 

 

 

Cinderblock house with glass block trim on the vestibule, probably from the WWII era…some of the lots here are pretty big…

 

 

 

 

 

Nice tour!

 

My grandfather lives near there in the Country Acres subdivision (across from the Col. Glenn entrance to Wright State and the 844 exit).  Wright View's a strange little area.

 

This place is similar in appearance to West College Hill or Mount Healthy Heights here in Cincy.

 

Nice tour and history - any of those pictures could have been taken in parts of Campedo in Lorain, or in Rolling Heights or Vincent in Sheffield Township, except that now a lot of the vacant lots here are being built on by people wanting to move from Lorain City Schools to the Clearview district.  I might have to take some comparison pics... at least Wright View has curbs and sewers.

Reminds me of "the knob" area of Fairfield Township on the eastern border of Hamilton, although the knob is denser in some parts.

That place looks horrible.

Yeah, thanks for the comments, all.  Seems like there is sort of a type of suburbia that you all are glomming on that doesnt fit the suburban stereotype.

 

I can think of a few in Louisville like this place, too...theres a lot of "Louisville" in Fairborn suburbia..I feel really at home there.

 

An interesting angle here is that tho there are more churches here than carry outs or taverns there was a place,the Patterso Game Room, that had Bluegrass jam sessions, where people would come in w. their banjos, madolins, guitars, and what-have-you, and just jam and play.

 

 

 

 

You mention Fairborn in the title but don't tell us how the area you call Wright View is related to Fairborn.  Is this area now part of Fairborn city limits?