Softball practicing on the tennis
courts at Dunbar High School.
courts at Dunbar High School.
Man cycling through Five Oaks on Old Orchard.
This is like the biggest apparent party house in Five Oaks,
on the corner of Harvard and Richmond. You can count on
a crowd of people smoking blunts and downing malt
liquor on the porch on a warm day.
Backside of this trash heap.
on the corner of Harvard and Richmond. You can count on
a crowd of people smoking blunts and downing malt
liquor on the porch on a warm day.
Backside of this trash heap.
Marathon Gardens near the corner of Linda Vista and Marathon.
Boy walking down North Main Street near Hillcrest.
You can tell the streets where neighbors care in Dayton if they've
banded together to place speed bumps in the road.
banded together to place speed bumps in the road.
Trio walking down Wabash Ave.
Trio chillin' on a warm afternoon on Weaver Ave.
Dudes wait outside of the daily labor
place on Leo Ave. near Parkside Homes.
place on Leo Ave. near Parkside Homes.
Man bikes near Island Park.
The Great Miami River has been swollen recently with lots of spring rain.
One of the murder marts on North Main Street.
Mama and child strolling down Riverside Ave.
Dayton Fire Truck turns onto Fairview Ave. off of Riverside.
The GVC (Greenwich Village Cockamammees) leave
graffiti that pretends anyone really cares about their
collective of post-industrial ghetto wash outs.
graffiti that pretends anyone really cares about their
collective of post-industrial ghetto wash outs.
The old Druids Club on Leo is now a Yoga Club (you read that correctly).
Gem City Engineering on Leo Street just off of Keowee.
Abandoned car wash on Gettysburg Ave. near James H. McGee.
Phat Kats BBQ on Gettysburg. I'll be
giving reviews of some of the west side
BBQ joints this spring and summer.
giving reviews of some of the west side
BBQ joints this spring and summer.
Man from the Nation of Islam sells "The Final Call" newspaper
at the corner of Gettysburg and Third Street.
at the corner of Gettysburg and Third Street.
West side dude talkin' on the cell - probably about his grandiose rims.
Popeye's Chicken is out of business on Gettysburg Ave.
Middle aged man seemingly caught between adolescence and adulthood
prepares to cross the street on Richmond Ave.
Homeless man does what homeless men in Dayton do - panhandle.
I love this. Just off of the Salem Ave. exit nearing the Salem Ave. bridge.
Dayton Weekly News building on Salem Avenue.
The Cancer Prevention Institute on Forest Ave.
Another fine example of a great Dayton home on Forest Ave.
Loiterers ignore the do not loiter signs outside of K&J's house of hypocrisy.
Teenagers goof off while waiting for the bus near Germantown and Randolph.
Mama and baby cross the street near the Shell Station and McDonald's
at Germantown and Gettysburg Ave.
at Germantown and Gettysburg Ave.
Dayton Academy Charter School on Dayton-Liberty Road.
The old Church's Chicken on Germantown Pike.
The back of the new Woggaman Elementary School, located
on the corner of MacArthur and Germantown Pike.
on the corner of MacArthur and Germantown Pike.
Man waits to cross the street at Groveland and Germantown Pike.
Row of units at Desoto Bass Housing Projects.
What is left of the old McCall's off of Germantown Pike.
Food City on Germantown Pike provides a constant
stream of 40-ounce bottles for consumers to discard
in the lot next to the store.
stream of 40-ounce bottles for consumers to discard
in the lot next to the store.
The service building at Desoto BassHousing Projects just off of Germantown.
A better view of Phad-Em Records which looks to have
been closed for years near the corner of Broadway and
Germantown.
been closed for years near the corner of Broadway and
Germantown.
This used to be a giant and beautiful old church
at the corner of Broadway and Germantown. It fell
victim to the wrecking ball recently.
at the corner of Broadway and Germantown. It fell
victim to the wrecking ball recently.
Abandoned houses on Germantown Pike next door toDesoto Bass Housing Projects.
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HI, I GREW UP IN DAYTON. (I'VE LIVED IN JACSONVILLE.FL SINCE 1988)
MY, ABOUT TO GRADUATE, DAUGHTER JUST ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WANTS TO MOVE TO DAYTON AND GO TO SCC(WHERE I GRAD. FROM IN 1979) AND LIVE W/HER GRANDFATHER WHO STILL LIVES IN TOWN (BUT RETIRED TO "RIVERSIDE"?).
I GREW UP IN A HOUSE ON MCLAIN STREET. MY FATHER'S FAMILY HAD OCCUPIED IT SINCE THANKSGIVING DAY 1940 UNTIL JULY OF 1985. SOMEONE BOUGHT IT TO "RESTORE" IT BUT ALSO THEY CUT DOWN THE 40 PLUS TREES ON THE LOT THAT HAD BEEN PLANTED, NURTURED AND ENJOYED BY MY FAMILY.(NOT TO MENTION CUT THE NOISE PULLUTION FROM THE POOL TO A DULL ROAR IN THE SUMMER). SO MUCH FOR ATHETIC PRIORITIES.
I WENT TO SCHOOL AT RUSKIN THAT WAS ON MCCLURE ST. I KNOW IT WAS TORN DOWN. MY FATHER'S FAMILY ATTENDED SCHOOL THERE. LATER, MY MOTHER TAUGHT THERE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHURCHES ON THE CORNER OF HIGH AND MCLAIN AND ON POTOMAC AND MCLAIN THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL (NEITHER ARE STILL ACTIVE CHURCHES).
I ATE AT THE "DINER" WHEN IT WAS NEW. IT FELT ALITTLE LIKE CHICAGO. THERE WAS BY THEN A GREAT THEATER TO THE SOUTH OF IT THAT PLAYED ABOUT 30 TO 50 MOVIES A MONTH - PRETTY COMPLICATED SCHEDULE. I WORKED AT THE "BURGER CHEF" THAT WAS ACROSS FROM THE NEW BBQ YOU HAVE PICTURED.
I RENTED AN APARTMENT ON FAIRVIEW (FIRETRUCK PICTURE)FOR AWHILE.
AS SAD AS YOUR PICTURES ARE, THEY BRING MEMORIES TO ME. A TOWN IN IT'S DEATH THROES. YOU ARE SOOOO RIGHT ABOUT THE HARD WORKING MEN WHO CREATED DAYTON. MY GRANFATHER WAS PART OF THE WORKSHOP THAT CREATED THE FRACTUAL MOTOR(ANY MOTER OF LESS THAN 1 HORSEPOWER). THAT HOUSE I GREW UP IN, WAS BUILT BY JOYCE - WHO ALONG WITH KRINDLIN(?) INVENTED THE HYDRUALIC JACK (LIFTS CARS) THOUSANDS OF THESE KINDS OF EXAMPLES LITTER THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY. MY FATHER IS A HISTORIAN. WRITE TO ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. HE COULD TELL YOU NOT ONLY WHAT DAYTON WAS LIKE BUT WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT. HE IS 80, DON'T WAIT TO LONG.
I'LL SHOW MY DAUGHTER YOUR SITE. MAYBE SHE WILL CHANGE HER MIND AND STAY IN THE SOUTH.
the guy in one of the pictures up near the top wasnt eating, it was a cd player :) which by the way i havent seen many people walking around with anymore these days
Smiley log!! My kids love that damn thing.
"Man walking in the shadows at a public housing unit
off of Gettysburg Ave., whitey's greatest fear!"
No actually whitey's greatest fear is that these ghettos you choose to dipict will get shut down and then those people will move to some of the few "white" (read:nice and crimefree) areas left in this suckhole town (which you thankfully ignore in your photos) and within 5-10 years the whole damn town will be like your pictures.
Have your doubts? I've lived here all my life and when I was young in the late 70s Wyoming and Wayne were decent business districts and Walnut Hills was a great place to live. Now the dispicables (read again: illegal aliens and blacks) have taken the neighborhood over and rendered it damn near as bad as anything you show from the West Side.
Thank God Kroger is coming in to bullodse the biggest crack infested area soon. Maybe Wal Mart will bulldose the crack plat off Brown Street next (and I hate Wal Mart, but not nearly as much as crackheads).
Big business is the great whitey hope!!!
I love your blog. You really capture the essence of this dying town. I've lived in Dayton my whole life (32 years) and am so ready to move to another state, which my wife and I are doing in another year.
This city was at one time a great place--even when I was a child. But, now it is run-down, violent and crime-filled, and just plain ugly. There's nothing special about it. It's #5 in the nation for foreclosures. Probably high on the list of most murders, too. It's really become a nasty hell-hole of a place for people who don't want to work, can't find work, or have a good job and don't want to be here. So sad.
Keep up the good work. I'll be checking back often.
Great pics! I remember most of those areas when they were vibrant and happening. Its a shame what the leadership of Dayton has let it become.
Looking forward to your next update!
I moved to Dayton from St Louis Mo. 10 years ago and have come to appreciate Dayton. Dayton is rich with history and there are so many beautiful buildings and old neighborhoods. St. Louis in the late 60's was in a similar demise, but look at it now! The city of St. Louis has finally been revitalized because of effective leadership. That is exactly what Dayton needs and does not have right now. I am white and I feel that race relations in Dayton are in a very sorry state. When I moved here I felt like I stepped back in time by 10 years. I strongly feel that the answer is not to run from a problem but to become proactive in improving things. I have hope for this city because I once lived in a city with very similar problems. It can be done!
I moved to Dayton from St Louis Mo. 10 years ago and have come to appreciate Dayton. Dayton is rich with history and there are so many beautiful buildings and old neighborhoods. St. Louis in the late 60's was in a similar demise, but look at it now! The city of St. Louis has finally been revitalized because of effective leadership. That is exactly what Dayton needs and does not have right now. I am white and I feel that race relations in Dayton are in a very sorry state. When I moved here I felt like I stepped back in time by 10 years. I strongly feel that the answer is not to run from a problem but to become proactive in improving things. I have hope for this city because I once lived in a city with very similar problems.
Thank you for you photos. It's a great reminder of why I got the hell out of there and moved East nearly 13 years ago....after being born/raised in Upper Dayton View.
I recently returned for a brief visit and besides Flying Pizza, there is no reason to return again. What a dump.
Main St: From downtown to Shiloh Springs, I could not find a single neighborhood where I would choose to live, let alone raise my kids.
It's Great N'Dayton?? I don't think so.
It's rather sad, actually. People of my generation trying to convince themselves that it's still a great town because it's where they grew up, still trying to recapture something that no longer exists and even worse, dragging their kids along for the ride.
For the record: I never lived in the 'Burbs and never will. Growing up, we walked and/or rode our bikes everywhere. Salem Mall, Kon-Tiki, Grafton Hills, Lower Dayton View, Downtown, Five Oaks....everywhere. I'd ride from Catalpa to Cornell to Gettysburg to Hillcrest, up the hill, across Salem (past Stumps), to Fairview, to Fairview Elem (Go Bulldogs!!) back down Catalpa to home. All the time. Never had a problem
Would you send your kids on that route today? Something to think about, I suppose. It's a shame what's happened. It really is.
I was born and raised in Dayton (Hillcrest & Gettysburg) until we moved to the suburbs to get away from the "people" moving in. I left Dayton in 1983 to Houston and then ended up on a Caribbean island. I look at these pictures and it makes me want to cry to see how it's dying. I spoke with my cousin who's in West Carrollton and she informed me of the big plants that are leaving.....leading Dayton to certain death. Theses plants are moving to Mexico while the Mexicans are moving into the US. What are the political representatives of this city doing to preserve their city? Do they care? Very sad. Thanks to my sis who turned me on to your site and thanks to you for letting us know how close to death that Dayton really is. Some of us don't get home often enough!
if you have any pictures of graffitti you should start an account at DaytonUndergroundHipHop.com i myself was getting ready to go find some dayton graff to upload to the site this afternoon. i was searching google before i set out on my adventure and came across your site, there is some awesome pictures and hilarious commentary of the Crackworld underbelly of Dayton here. thanks for sharing this blog!
I love your site!
We need an update, please!!!
We were raised on W. Fairview Ave., so I love the pics of that area, and also E. Third as I moved there later in life (don't ask me why)...I'm sure you can't take requests, but more of W. Fairview Ave. (including Fairview United Methodist Church...lots of memories), E. 3rd, and the Oregon District.
You're doing great work, and you're bringing back so many memories for all of your viewers. Keep it up!
I lived in the Dayton area most of my life. Grew up in Dayton View, graduated from Colonel White High School. It's so sad what has happened to Dayton. The city has a bunch of imbeciles running it, headed up by it's imbecile in chief mayor. What a shame. It really was a good place to live, the schools were second to none, but no more. It's a war zone, and the schools are so bad no one wants to send their kids there. It makes me want to cry for my "hometown", but would I want to live ther now? Not only NO BUT HELL NO!!!!!!!!!
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