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History of the Soon-to-be-Redeveloped Journal Herald Building

January 16, 2022 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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The Journal Herald Building at 111-1119 East Fourth Street has a fascinating history and will soon see new life. The Windsor Companies, which has already brought new apartments and retail to historic buildings nearby on East Third Street, recently won state historic tax … [Read more...] about History of the Soon-to-be-Redeveloped Journal Herald Building

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Baseball, Dayton Daily News, Dayton Herald, Dayton Journal, James Cox, Journal-Herald, Ohio, Presidents, The Fire Blocks District, Windsor Companies

History of the Home Telephone Building: Price Stores, an Uncovering, and Apartments

September 15, 2020 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

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A previous article on Dayton Vistas looked at the tantalizing possibility of "uncovering" two historic buildings that have been obscured under modern claddings for decades. Over the past few days, Columbus-based The Windsor Companies has done just that with the Price Stores … [Read more...] about History of the Home Telephone Building: Price Stores, an Uncovering, and Apartments

Filed Under: New Developments Tagged With: Centerville, Fire Blocks District, Home Telephone Company, Ohio, Ohio Bell, Price Stores, Windsor Companies

Update: Arcade, Fire Blocks Construction Progress (And When Will They Open?)

November 5, 2019 By Andrew Walsh 4 Comments

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There are two major projects underway that aim to transform major sections of downtown Dayton. And these developments are transitioning from ideas to reality as increasing construction activity has started to bring the historic structures back to life. Let's look at a few … [Read more...] about Update: Arcade, Fire Blocks Construction Progress (And When Will They Open?)

Filed Under: New Developments Tagged With: Commercial Buildings, Dayton Arcade, Elks Building, Fire Blocks District, Fourth Street Building, Huffman Building, Lindsey Building, Ludlow Building, McCrory Building, Ohio, University of Dayton, Windsor Companies

Then and Now: 124 East Third Street in the Fire Blocks

January 14, 2019 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

This is the first in a series of articles about the Fire Blocks which will cover the area's history as well as the plans to bring the buildings back to productive use. The redevelopment of the Fire Blocks in downtown Dayton is finally starting to ramp up with a new … [Read more...] about Then and Now: 124 East Third Street in the Fire Blocks

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: 124 Building, Dickey Building, Fire Blocks District, Great Flood of 1913, Irvin Jewell and Vinson Co, Irvin Paint & Glass Company, Ohio, Windsor Companies

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