We often go downtown for Dragons baseball games and eating in nearby restaurants.
After living near Dayton for almost seven years, we still don’t feel familiar with the area and it was fun to explore a little bit.
My daughter is taking a photography class with CCP at a local university. One of her assignments is a roll of black and white film of downtown city buildings. We drove to Dayton and got some pretty neat photos and had a fun time walking around.
I snapped a few similar photos with my Google Pixel phone camera for reference.
It’s sad to see how desolate and empty the city is. Dayton is full of history, but it’s rundown and many businesses and industry have left to other states or countries in the past decade. The Arcade is getting rebuilt and it’s not open to the public every day so we didn’t get to see it.
Dayton experienced a dramatic rise in the early 20th century, but de facto racial segregation, a poorly educated labor force, and failed revitalization projects precipitated its decline through the turn of the 21st century.
Adam Millsap
We walked a little over three miles from Sinclair to Oregon district, in a rough square to get some interesting shaped buildings, reflections, and shadow/light combinations.
The weather was gorgeous: sunny, cloudless, 61.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its unique architecture.
The Old Montgomery County Courthouse was built in 1847.
The Conover Building, also known as Wright Stop Plaza.
I love the contrast of colors and shapes with this Dayton RTA Wright Stop Station.
I love this view of the Conover Building with the other two buildings. They remind me of a child’s shapes puzzle.
There are fun murals on the sides of buildings.
Sir Winston Churchill Mural at the corner of Jefferson and 2nd.
I love the detail on this little cardinal!
Such a lovely painting and quotes on the side of the library.
We loved the Wagtown Dog Trail pawprints.
Liberty Tower was the tallest building in Dayton from 1931 to 1969.
My daughter easily filled up a 36 exposure roll of film on our walk and I can’t wait to see the results!
Dayton, Ohio, is known as the Birthplace of Aviation. Dayton is known as the home of many inventions. Some of most famous are aviation, the cash register, the hydraulic jump to prevent flooding, code-breaking machines that helped end World War II and the pop top. The Dayton Peace Accords signed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1995, ended the Bosnian War.
You might also like:
- Dayton MetroParks
- Wright Brothers Unit Study
- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
- Dayton Art Institute
- Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
- SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park
- Fort Ancient Archaeology Park
- Newport Aquarium
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- Cincinnati Art Museum