2007 ColDay Series:

 

Part 1: Los Angeles Parte Uno

Part 2: Los Angeles Parte Dos 

Part 3: Boston 

Part 4: A New York City Interlude 

Part 5: Montreal 

Part 6: Cincinnati 

Part 7: Pittsburgh & Harrisburg 

Part 8: Philadelphia 

Part 9: Brooklyn, New York 

Part 10: Atlantic City, Baltimore, & Washington DC 

Part 11: Dayton

Part 12: Sacramento to Santa Cruz

Part 13: Big Sur to San Francisco

Part 14: San Francisco

Part 15: Berkeley & Oakland

Part 16: Around The Globe Preview

Part 17: London I

Part 18: London II

Part 19: Paris Partie Une

Part 20: Paris Partie Deux

Part 21: Paris Partie Trois

Part 22: Nashville & Pittsburgh

Part 23: Gritcinnati

Part 24: Toronto

Part 25: Akron & Cleveland

Part 26: New York City: Part One

Part 27: New York City: Part Two

Part 28: New York City: Part Three

Part 29: Hartford

Part 30: Zürich

Part 31: Lucerne & The Swiss Alps

Part 32: Milan

Part 33: Dallas

Part 34: Detroit

Part 35: Gary

Part 36: Chicago

 

 

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Say hello to Billy@MostMetro (who thank you so much for the tour of your place) & dfly...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodbye, Dayton...

 

 

And hello...San Francisco?

 

Nice!  Those night shots are great.

Yay Dayton! It was a good meet!

Damn good pictures.

 

The Neon cinema looks interesting.

I too like the night shots and people shots, particulary the one through the window of the BBQ place....

Yay Dayton! It was a good meet!

 

Ditto.

Damn good pictures.

 

The Neon cinema looks interesting.

 

The Neon is very interesting, and is very popular in the Dayton area.  They show some pretty cool movies too.

Great pics of my home town! :-D

for around downtown, you guys sure covered a lot of ground. nice!

The colors in that first pic are amazing!

Where is the building in the shot under the Urban Nights sidewalk photo (in the Dayton section)?

awesomeness!!

I totally missed this amazing thread!  The closest I've ever been to Dayton was Eaton, and well, I wish I would have been to Dayton instead of Eaton lol

Wow, I too must have missed this thread! These are the best Dayton pics I have ever seen.  I really must get up there and explore Dayton this summer.

Man my head looks small.

Beautiful!

 

 

And for a new house, that is really nice. 100 years from now, there will be a LOT of character with this. I can't wait.

Dolcessa moved from the OD to Brown St (?) near UD. If only Dayton would replace those buses attached to those wires with streetcars. They wouldn't need a huge system and it'd make a huge difference.

I hope they never get rid of the Electric Trolley Busses, as its one of the hallmarks of Dayton.

 

The Electric Trolley system is actually one of only five left in the country, and the longest-running of the five.

 

As for streetcars, you can still see remnants of it in some parts of the city if you look hard enough. I was driving on Wyoming St. next to Woodland Cemetery over the weekend and noticed parts of the road had been eroded away during winter. You can clearly see remaining rail tracks from the streetcars underneath the torn asphalt.

 

There are a number of old photos around of the Streetcars operating around the Watervliet, Wayne Ave, and Arbor St. junction. One used to go down the hill to Wyoming Street long long ago.

Where is the building in the shot under the Urban Nights sidewalk photo (in the Dayton section)?

 

It's in Grafton Hill.

Nice photo thread.

Missed this one. Knew it was older since Dolcessa closed.  :'(

Dolcessa moved from the Oregon District to Brown St. by UD so it's still open.

Is it me or is this identical to the Groton Lofts in DT Cincy?

 

http://urbanohio.com/SWOhio/Dayton/2007/May/2007DaytonMay6.jpg

 

Great shots Chris. I need to get with Seicer and go to Dayton to check out some abandoned buildings.

 

P.S: 60 days, 9 hours, 53 mins, 32 seconds.

I want a backstage tour of your avatar!

Such great pics.

VERY NICE!!! :)

I need to get with Seicer and go to Dayton to check out some abandoned buildings.

 

...plenty to choose from! :evil:

 

VERY NICE!!!

 

Indeed. Proof that the right combination of technical skill, good shot selection, and cropping can make even Dayton look good.

:roll:

 

Yes, because Dayton is the ONLY city to get treated with crops and saturation.

 

Good lord.  It has nothing to do with "technical skill" and everything to do with the subject matter of which was photographed.  Every city has beauty (including Dayton and Louisville) and it needs to be showcased.  It's not like I photoshopped in a nice old Italianate house into some forest next to a coffee shop.

VERY NICE!!!

 

Indeed. Proof that the right combination of technical skill, good shot selection, and cropping can make even Dayton look good.

 

Congratulations, Jeffery!!!

 

You are now officially a local citizen ;)

You are now officially a local citizen ;)

 

Hah...yeah, DDN comments redux......but if I was really a local I'd read your beads for implying I was a Dayton citizen, rather than a Centerville  or Beavercreek one...

 

But, seriously, these pix do bring out the good side of the city, brinig out the beauty of the place, as ColDayMan says...he has an eye for that....

 

 

 

But, seriously, these pix do bring out the good side of the city, brinig out the beauty of the place, as ColDayMan says...he has an eye for that....

Dayton has a good side to you Jeffery? Stop the presses and break out the band, Dayton has permission to stop sulking. Halleluia, praise the Lord!  There is hope for the Doomed City yet.

I miss Dayton

I LOVE that house at Forest and Grand! It's decorated very nice for Christmas. It is such a beautiful house!

WOW!  Dayton has never looked better, great pics man.

 

Don't know if this has been posted here before. A cool film of Downtown Dayton in 1970, set to Mason Williams' Classical Gas

Very nice job on this... so much energy devoted to the subject.  Glad this city inspired you to do it.