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Bommy’s Bar, Dayton’s First Apartments, and Riverview Park

January 24, 2025 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

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The image above depicts a popular saloon known as "Bommy's Place" that once stood off of Salem Ave just across the Great Miami River in Dayton View. It was owned by Fred Bomhard who opened it in 1896. The establishment was known as "one of the best-known and most popular … [Read more...] about Bommy’s Bar, Dayton’s First Apartments, and Riverview Park

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Apartment Buildings, Bars, Bommy's Place, Dayton View, Five Rivers Metroparks, Fred Bomhard, Old Dayton Maps, Parks, Rare Dayton Photos, Restaurants, Riverside Park, Sanborn Maps

3rd and Irwin and Intact Urban Intersections in Dayton

September 13, 2024 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

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At first glance this appears to be a rather unremarkable photo: a 1950s neighborhood street scene which turns out to be located at East Third and Irwin Streets. But given the fate of most neighborhood business districts like this in Dayton, it is surprising that all of … [Read more...] about 3rd and Irwin and Intact Urban Intersections in Dayton

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Bakery, Commercial Building, Drug Stores, East Dayton, Neighborhood Business Districts, Preservation, Radio, Restaurants, WW Mac Co

History of The Ark Restaurant on West 3rd St

May 13, 2024 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Featuring Research By Sue Montesano I've previously written about the commercial district on West Third Street in Wright-Dunbar, and one of the most interesting structures there is the 3-story Enterprise Building built in 1890 and originally home to the Pekin … [Read more...] about History of The Ark Restaurant on West 3rd St

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Restaurants, West Dayton, Wright-Dunbar

The History of 1922 and 1918 Brown Street

August 30, 2022 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

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A pair of interesting buildings on Brown Street form part of one of the more intact blocks of neighborhood commercial structures in Dayton, and also help tell the story of the surrounding area. 1922 Brown Street is a two story structure built in 1928. It was originally … [Read more...] about The History of 1922 and 1918 Brown Street

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Bockrath Carpet Shop, Brown Street, Drug Stores, Federation Realty Company, Gallagher Drug Store, Grocery Stores, Kroger, Old Dayton Maps, Pine Club, Rare Dayton Photos, Restaurants, Retail, Rubicon Farm, Sanborn Maps, South Park Market, University of Dayton

Dayton’s Lost Dominic’s Restaurant: 1957-2007

October 2, 2019 By Andrew Walsh 19 Comments

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One of Dayton's more popular longstanding restaurants was Dominic's, which for decades occupied a spot on South Main Street across from the Fairgrounds. The restaurant had just celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007, however, when it was sold to Miami Valley Hospital and … [Read more...] about Dayton’s Lost Dominic’s Restaurant: 1957-2007

Filed Under: Dayton Culture Tagged With: Dick Mantia, Dominic Mantia, Dominic's, Miami Valley Hospital, Restaurants

Downtown Dayton Restaurants: 2007 vs. 2018

May 15, 2018 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

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Downtown Dayton is enjoying a major resurgence, and just about everyone is in agreement that there's much more to do today than in decades. But it's an interesting experiment to compare the actual number of amenities at two points in time. Thanks to an article from 2007 … [Read more...] about Downtown Dayton Restaurants: 2007 vs. 2018

Filed Under: Dayton Culture Tagged With: Arcade Seafoods, Carmen's Deli & Bistro, Citilites, Dayton Woman's Club, Downtown, Marilyn's Grill, Mudlick Tap House, Oinkadoodlemoo, Olive Mediterranean Grill, Restaurants, Spaghetti Warehouse, Table 33, The Engineers Club of Dayton, The Flying Pizza, View 162

Schnitzel, Pierogi, and Ghosts? The Amber Rose in Old North Dayton

January 27, 2018 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Old North Dayton was traditionally the most densely concentrated neighborhood of Eastern European immigrants in Dayton, and it was a self-sufficient, walkable area with schools, churches, shopping, and entertainment all in close proximity. The intersection of Troy and … [Read more...] about Schnitzel, Pierogi, and Ghosts? The Amber Rose in Old North Dayton

Filed Under: Dayton Culture Tagged With: Bars, Elinor Sluzas, Haunted, Old North Dayton, Restaurants, Sigmund Ksiezopolski

From Hardware to Texas Beef & Cattle: The History of the Gunkel Building

December 20, 2017 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Today this building's main tenant is the Texas Beef and Cattle Company, and in the early 1900s the place was known for hamburger. But not the kind you're probably thinking. Hamburger’s Hardware Store, named for owner Frank Hamburger, was a longtime fixture on the northwest … [Read more...] about From Hardware to Texas Beef & Cattle: The History of the Gunkel Building

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Features, Frank Hamburger, Hardware Stores, Preservation, Restaurants, Retail, West Dayton, Wright Brothers, Wright-Dunbar

Top 10 Oregon District Spots Not On Fifth St.

December 12, 2017 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

For many people, the Oregon District is synonymous with that stretch of bars, restaurants, and shops on East Fifth St. running from Patterson Boulevard to Wayne Ave. Residents, of course, know that there's much more. But in addition to the neighborhood's beautiful homes … [Read more...] about Top 10 Oregon District Spots Not On Fifth St.

Filed Under: Dayton Culture Tagged With: Bars, Biking, Carriage Houses, Comedy, Craft Beer, Gyms, Oregon District, Restaurants

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