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Then and Now of 5th and Main, Downtown Dayton

June 8, 2024 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

Today we'll be looking at some Then and Now images of the intersection of East Fifth and Main St downtown. These views have been changed greatly by urban renewal in the years since (as has been the case for most of our previous Then and Now articles like 3rd and … [Read more...] about Then and Now of 5th and Main, Downtown Dayton

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Churches, Furniture Stores, Gebhart Opera House, Lyric Theater, Mayfair Theater, Post Office, Theaters, Then and Now

The History of Dayton’s Old Post Office Buildings

February 9, 2024 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

Dayton's Old Post Office is a beautiful building that still stands downtown, although it hasn't served as a post office since the urban renewal era. We can thank a dedicated preservation effort in the 1970s for why it is still here instead of having been turned into … [Read more...] about The History of Dayton’s Old Post Office Buildings

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Architecture, Fidelity Building, Lorenz and Williams, Post Office, Preservation

History of the Kuhns Building and the Office Mail Chute, a Dayton Invention?

January 31, 2024 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

The Kuhn's Building is one of Dayton's most beautiful 19th century structures downtown. It predated the Dayton Arcade by about two decades, but today it is connected to the complex and considered a part of it. The building is notable not just for its architecture … [Read more...] about History of the Kuhns Building and the Office Mail Chute, a Dayton Invention?

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Benjamin Kuhns, Curt Dalton, Dayton Arcade, Downtown Dayton, Elevator Operators, Inventions, Kuhns Building, Mail Chutes, Post Office, Romanesque Revival, Thomas J Payne

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