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The Last Old Buildings on the West Side of Downtown

May 26, 2022 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

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Many areas in Dayton were radically transformed by urban renewal. In my book Lost Dayton, I talk about the former Haymarket neighborhood between Oregon and St. Anne's Hill. Then there is the multi-block area downtown that was leveled for the Convention Center, hotel, and … [Read more...] about The Last Old Buildings on the West Side of Downtown

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Art Deco, Churches, Dayton International Peace Museum, Hanitch-Huffman House, Holden Hotel, Isaac Pollack House, Sacred Heart Church, Sinclair College, Union Station, Westminster Presbyterian Church, YMCA

Then and Now: Third St. Looking Towards Ludlow

December 2, 2020 By Andrew Walsh 1 Comment

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This post is a follow-up on our latest article which covered the history of Dayton's City Hall. We wrote that the current city hall building was formerly used as a YMCA before that organization moved to a new location in 1929. In 1940, the city of Dayton took it over for … [Read more...] about Then and Now: Third St. Looking Towards Ludlow

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Adkins' Coffee Pot, Callahan Building, City Hall, YMCA

Dayton’s City Hall: History and Then and Now

November 23, 2020 By Andrew Walsh 2 Comments

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Dayton's City Hall has been located in more than one building over the years, but only rarely did it occupy a structure actually built for municipal offices. In 1845, a second floor was added to the Central Market House downtown, which ran all the way from Main to … [Read more...] about Dayton’s City Hall: History and Then and Now

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: City of Dayton, Sinclair College, YMCA

Downtown Dayton’s YMCA Buildings: History and What’s Left

November 27, 2018 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

Today you can go for a workout at the downtown Dayton YMCA, a building which has stood since 1929. But this was far from the first place in Dayton that the YMCA called home, as it previously occupied four other locations, some of which still survive today while others have … [Read more...] about Downtown Dayton’s YMCA Buildings: History and What’s Left

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: City Hall, David Sinclair, Downtown, McCormack Baron Salazar, Robert Steele, Sinclair College, The Landing, YMCA

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