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History of Frigidaire (and GM) in Dayton: Downtown, Moraine, and More

May 3, 2024 By Andrew Walsh 2 Comments

Among Dayton's major industrial powers of the late 19th and early 20th century, there are many interconnections. Delco, for one, has strong ties to NCR due to its formation by Edward Deeds and Charles Kettering who tinkered in their spare time while working at the cash … [Read more...] about History of Frigidaire (and GM) in Dayton: Downtown, Moraine, and More

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Automobiles, Delco, Frigidaire, Fuyao, Inventions, Manufacturing, Moraine

History of MacGregor Golf in Dayton

September 29, 2020 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

The Crawford, McGregor & Canby macgregor golf dayton

It's no secret that Dayton was a manufacturing powerhouse in the early 1900s, but some may not know that the most dominant manufacturer of golf clubs for decades, MacGregor, operated right here in the Gem City. Golf was not the original business, however. (And a pivot to … [Read more...] about History of MacGregor Golf in Dayton

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Archibald Crawford, Crawford, Edward Canby, Golf, John McGregor, MacGregor Golf, Manufacturing, McGregor and Canby, Sports, William Havelock Crawford, Ziba Crawford

The Swaynie House and Building Substitution

November 8, 2018 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

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In my book Lost Dayton I chronicle not only sites that have been demolished, but also historic landmarks that are still with us, albeit transformed into something completely different from their original use. But in just about all of those cases, today's historic … [Read more...] about The Swaynie House and Building Substitution

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Canal St Arcade and Deli, Dayton Carpet Company, Delco, Delco Lofts, Manufacturing, Mendelson's Liquidation Outlet, Pinneo and Daniels, Presidents, Swaynie House, Then and Now, Webster Station, William Henry Harrison

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