The Dayton Arcade opened in 1904, but one part of what we call the Arcade today was built a couple decades earlier. That's the Kuhns Building, and like the Arcade itself it also represented a Dayton industrialist investing profits into enhancing downtown's commercial … [Read more...] about Benjamin Kuhns, Farmers Friend Manufacturing, and the Wheelhouse
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John Williams Stoddard, Business Pioneer of Dayton
In our last article, we looked at the history of 15 Bainbridge Street aka the Dayton Motor Car Building. The founder of that automobile firm was John W. Stoddard, who made his first mark by building up a major farm implement company. This article will take a closer look at … [Read more...] about John Williams Stoddard, Business Pioneer of Dayton