The current Montgomery County Jail complex dates back to 1964, with multiple additions completed in 1993 and 2004. But in Dayton’s earlier days, its jail occupied several other locations around town, most notably next to the Old Courthouse for many years. Dayton's … [Read more...] about A Short History of the Old Montgomery County Jail
Panoramic Cooper Park and Old Library
Today Dayton has an amazing state of the art downtown library that opened in August 2017, replacing* the previous uninspiring structure constructed in 1962. But before that, a French Gothic Romanesque library building dating back to 1888 served Daytonians, and it too was … [Read more...] about Panoramic Cooper Park and Old Library