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W. M. Devine

Building Substitution and Conversion on South Main (Barlow Motor Car, Davis Buick)

February 27, 2025 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

I've published several articles that take a Then and Now look at particular intersections in Dayton. Today is an interesting case in that it features the same corner at three different moments in time. And for a part of town (the southern edge of downtown) that has very … [Read more...] about Building Substitution and Conversion on South Main (Barlow Motor Car, Davis Buick)

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Adaptive Reuse, Auto Industry, Auto Shops, Butcher Shops, Corner Stores, Fidelity Building, Then and Now, W. M. Devine

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