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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · 13d

Link to my article on Dayton Vistas: daytonvistas.com/early-train-...

Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · 13d

I wrote an article about Dayton’s train history, including the beloved lost Union Station. I thought it'd be a good time to look back at this former downtown staple given that there’s been some renewed interest in bringing passenger rail back to more Ohio cities including Dayton..

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · 17d

A couple weeks ago I attended a new housing walking tour in the Wolf Creek neighborhood just west of downtown. The walk showed off some projects currently under construction, including 4 new market-rate homes by County Corp, as well as 1 home by G.F. Bailey including an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · 26d

I recently wrote up a history of one of the Dayton area’s finest cultural attractions, the Dayton Art Institute: daytonvistas.com/history-of-t...

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Hoover Block building at Third and Williams streets has a fascinating history. It forms part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP due to its Wright Brothers connections. I wrote an article about another of its past tenants, the Hale grocery store:
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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Sep 15

Article with more history on the buildings daytonvistas.com/rko-colonial...

RKO Colonial Theater and DPS Buildings: Downtown Then and Now

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Sep 15

Today, a then and now look at Ludlow between 4th and 5th, from both directions. The block is quite intact, and the W side of Ludlow has a series of historic buildings covered up with an "exterior finish and insulation system" an intriguing redevelopment opportunity.

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Sep 4

The one historic home I should have acknowledged a bit better is 120 N St Clair (Blush Boudoir) which is a little bit south of 1st St!

Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Quick history of an old home on W 3rd Street downtown that is the only one remaining in the heart of the Central Business District (there are a few others a couple blocks north/NE). Today the building is a social club and its exterior also features a reference to Ohio's worst-ever natural disaster.

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Aug 28

I wrote another article to follow up on my last to recount what happened to the homes of old West First Street, where a surprising number of prominent early Dayton business leaders once lived practically next door to each other.

Historic Homes of Dayton’s 1800s Prominent Citizens: Then and Now

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Aug 13

I've been doing some research on West First Street, which was once one of the most luxurious residential streets in #daytonohio. Today we'll look at the one home that does remain, the Fowler-Parrott house at 18 W 1st. Read about its history in my article: daytonvistas.com/the-fowler-p...

Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Aug 7

With my research on the Arcade I've had people ask me about the building next to the Third Street entrance that houses Stop N Save. I've uncovered some interesting historical tidbits! For one, it's been a downtown grocery store for 75 years! Read more at: daytonvistas.com/the-young-bu...

Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Aug 5

I recently published a short history of the old Holden Hotel, later converted to an apartment building in the 70s. I dug up some old articles and images from when it first opened in 1916. Learn more about the long-forgotten hotel in my article: daytonvistas.com/history-of-t...

History of the Hotel Holden (Holden House Apartments)

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jul 25

I'm doing two History Walking Tours next Saturday August 2nd at 2:30 and 4pm! Here I do a little quick mini tour looking at a couple of buildings. Sign up here: downtowndayton.org/2025aitchist...
#daytonohio #downtowndayton #walkingtour

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jul 10

I dug up some history of the buildings where the new Hilton Garden Inn is located inside the Dayton Arcade:

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New Arcade Hotel and History of the Gibbons and Third Street Buildings

The brand-new Hilton Garden Inn is now open at the Dayton Arcade. It features 93 rooms as well as a 2nd floor bar and restaurant open to the public which overlooks Courthouse Square and the North

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jun 28

I was researching old newspaper articles when I saw a beautiful home on Philadelphia Dr with a whole-page spread to promote its opening. And I found it still stands today. I wrote about it and the development of the College Hill neighborhood in my latest article: daytonvistas.com/history-of-1...

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jun 13

Over the past few months, new townhomes have been rising near downtown Dayton. But there are several factors that make this particular project noteworthy: daytonvistas.com/wright-dunba...

Wright Dunbar Townhomes: New Market-Rate Housing for West Dayton

Over the past few months, new townhomes have been rising near downtown Dayton. But there are several factors that make this project particularly noteworthy.One is the area where the new build

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jun 10

Continuing the theme of my last post about historic buildings in relatively unlikely places, I looked at a couple of old structures that were once part of the coal yards at Washington and Longworth Streets: daytonvistas.com/midtown-surv...

Midtown Survivors at Washington and Longworth

Overall there is not a whole lot that remains intact in the "Midtown" area of Dayton located immediately south of the Central Business District.The immense footprint of US-35 hollowed out much o

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Jun 6

I've written a couple of articles on Dayton Vistas about historic buildings in locations you might not expect. Here's what I wrote about this old light industrial building at Keowee and Webster streets daytonvistas.com/award-winnin...

Award-Winning Architecture at the Corner of Keowee and Webster

When you think of award-winning architecture in Dayton, it's unlikely you'd picture the intersection of Keowee and Webster Streets. But among the auto service shops and empty land that occupy the

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · May 22

I made a YouTube video where I cover the @universityofdayton.bsky.social's oldest buildings still standing, the founding and early history of the school, and I also managed to sneak in a little sports history too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxUl... #daytonohio #universityofdayton #daytonflyers

University of Dayton: Early History and Oldest Campus Buildings (and Chapel, Athletics Facilities)

YouTube video by Andrew Walsh - Dayton Vistas

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · May 19

I wrote about one of Dayton's most impressive buildings, the Masonic Center, including some interesting tidbits surrounding its construction, some history of the masons in Dayton, as well as the mansion that used to stand on the site daytonvistas.com/masonic-temp... #daytonohio #masonictemple

Masonic Temple (Dayton Masonic Center) History

I recently wrote about the former Oddfellows Hall downtown, but there's another fraternal organization in the area with a much larger membership, the Freemasons.And compared to Oddfellows tem

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Apr 15

A while back I posted a video about the old Oddfellows Hall at the SW corner of 3rd and Jefferson. I also wrote an article with more history of that building, the Oddfellows organization in Dayton, and some of the other structures they occupied: daytonvistas.com/odd-fellows-...

Odd Fellows (IOOF) Building History in Dayton

The building at the SW corner of Third and Jefferson Streets looks very ordinary today but is actually an old landmark that is unrecognizable from what it once was.It was originally

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Apr 10

I wrote an article about the lost East Second Street historic district which was demolished in the late 1980s for one of two large office towers built at the same time: daytonvistas.com/1989-in-dayt...

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Apr 9

I recently got a chance to tour the Deneau Tower and its luxury apartments which just opened! I wrote up an article about the history of this interesting mid-century office tower daytonvistas.com/the-deneau-t... #daytonohio #downtowndayton

The Deneau Tower: History and Redevelopment

The Deneau Tower is a major fixture in Dayton's skyline and also holds a special significance in the story of downtown's progress during the suburban exodus of the mid-20th century.It was bui

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Andrew Walsh @daytonvistas.bsky.social · Apr 6

I published a follow-up up to my post on the old auto building turned medical facility on S Main and Franklin. It's about a row of commercial buildings that were unfortunately lost on the SW corner of the same intersection. Read the history here: daytonvistas.com/lost-commerc... #daytonohio

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