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K-12 Tejas Gallery Aims to Rehab Historic Carriage House

January 24, 2024 By Andrew Walsh

According to a Dayton Regional Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) funding request, the K-12 Tejas Gallery is looking to purchase and rehab a building adjacent to its current home. A Dayton Business Journal article stated that the group "looks to purchase … [Read more...] about K-12 Tejas Gallery Aims to Rehab Historic Carriage House

Filed Under: New Developments Tagged With: Alfred Iddings, Alfred Iddings House, Carriage Houses, Downtown Dayton, Fire, Fred Cappel, Furniture Stores, K-12 Tejas Gallery, Preservation, Preservation Dayton, Woodard Development

The Lost Calvert Apartments on Wilkinson St

April 22, 2023 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

Downtown Dayton west of Wilkinson Street is an area that's lost many beautiful buildings over the years. In fact, its transformation from dense residential neighborhood to large complexes for government and educational institutions was so complete that I wrote an article … [Read more...] about The Lost Calvert Apartments on Wilkinson St

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Alfred W. Rothenberg, Calvert Apartments, Curt Randolph, Downtown Dayton, Fire, Lily M. Sharp, Nicoletta Karas, Preservation, Sanborn Maps

Dayton Motor Car Company District: Good and Bad News

July 17, 2018 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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One of the sites in Lost Dayton, Ohio, the Dayton Motor Car Company Historic District, has been in the news a couple of times recently, for very different reasons. The good news is that a property in the area, 15 McDonough St (right), was recently awarded $1.8 million … [Read more...] about Dayton Motor Car Company District: Good and Bad News

Filed Under: New Developments Tagged With: Auto Industry, Dayton Motor Car Company, Fire, Industrial Buildings, Oregon East, Preservation, Stoddard Manufacturing Company, Stoddard-Dayton

Then and Now: Aerial of Third and Jefferson, Fire Blocks

July 12, 2018 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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With the Fire Blocks development undergoing some major changes and hopefully starting real construction soon, let's travel back in time and take a look at the area from a high vantage point. Some buildings will look familiar, but others are long gone. The Beckel Hotel … [Read more...] about Then and Now: Aerial of Third and Jefferson, Fire Blocks

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Adler and Child's, Aerial, Beckel Hotel, Delco, Fire, Fire Blocks District, Huffman Block, IOOF, Mendelson's, Oriel Studios, Then and Now

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