Third and Linden Market - Corner of Linden, Third & Springfield- Dayton, OH

I don't think they are even  in business anymore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool. Too bad about the market, though.

I wish I knew more about the history of the market and also the mural. I have no idea when it was painted or who painted it, etc.

I took pictures yesterday of many different murals in Dayton but really don't know the stories behind them.

I plan to post more as soon as I can.

Always been a fan of these "trompe l'oeil" murals.  ("trick the eye" in english)

 

Especially like the replacement windows on the ground floor.  Much better than a blank wall!

For me this is one of the more memorable buildings in Dayton.

 

The market used to be called the Midnight Market, and there was a painting of the owner on the sign in front of the market, over the door.  It has since been covered up.  Down the street (west on Third) there was a nice sign/mural for Dafflers Pharmacy, which also closed and the sign repainted.

 

I think there was sign painter here that specialized in these old style painted signs and murals.  I'm not sure he's in businnss.

 

Midnight Market was called that for years (it appears as such in old city directories), but it closed in the early 1990s or very late 1980s, and the space was briefly a used record shop.  I dont know what happeed after that, but the building is vacant/abandoned and iwas deteriorating the last time I went by.  I can see it was a victime of the tagging wave that's swept east Dayton, as one can see the gray paint patches covering up the scrawls....so someone is keeping it up a bit.

 

Yet, I wouldn't be suprised to see it eventually get torn down ..

 

If so it would be another lost landmark. becuase its location on a prominent corner makes it a memorable part of the cityscape.  Now though, it has probably moved from landmark to eyesore and hazard.

now that one's a little corny, certainly it looks better faded.

 

the building is gorgeous and definately needs to be landmarked and if possible preserved.

Thanks for some of the history behind this place.

Yes- it would be ashamed if they tore it down. I wish they would restore it. Maybe turn it into a small museum of some kind? That would be nice. No- wait a minute! That would make too much sense! Can't have that now, can we?! *sigh*