I loved the old library downtown it was so beautiful, it should have been saved. My first library when I was a child was the one on Fifth Street. I miss the old Arcade, so many wonderful memories of when I was a child and my mother and I dressed up and she would take me there, I remember the smell of caramel corn. We would eat at the cafeteria that opened into the Arcade, I believe the store was McCroy's. One thing I remember was they had balloons hanging from the ceiling, you would pick one then they popped it and a paper inside told you how much an ice cream sundae would cost you. I am 73 and I do like so many elders, ride around town remembering what use to be. Dayton was so beautiful, it hurts to see what it has become.
@DianePopp-sq9sd6 ай бұрын
Thank you for loving Dayton’s history and its current legacy. I am a native who lived most of my life within the Dayton City limits. Memories from what is the UD student area and NCR to the Five Oaks area and finally Shroyer Park fill me pride and sadness. I love watching!
@SandyMcNamara-w1y4 ай бұрын
Very professionally done commentary on Dayton history. As a high school history teacher, I know how difficult it is to make history interesting -- yours is a winner!
@nelsonfarias1813 жыл бұрын
Best regards from Brazil. I was an AFIT student and I still love Dayton.
@cindy4964 Жыл бұрын
Very informative and interesting. Would love to see more of your video's. Very detailed. I love to see pictures and hear about past history. Keep up the great work.
@karenallen9383 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I lived in Dayton for my first 43 yrs. Great video and info! Be blessed, today and always! =)
@austinbecton53414 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information! We need more people to invest time into our city and heritage like you've done here!
@ASMRJeremiah3 жыл бұрын
Keep it up! I've been living in Los Angeles for the past 15 years and my wife and I are trying to buy a house in the Huffman District. Let's bring Dayton back! #restoratinDayton
@brendaknowis4187 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic job! Please create more!!
@RunTommy1234 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video! I'm related to Henry Brown, one of the early settlers of Dayton, so for genealogical reasons, I'd like to see you do a video of the early 1800s Dayton. I've enjoyed reading about the city history.
@davidmiller42354 жыл бұрын
Well done Andrew. Look forward to once again seeing your smiling face when things at Sinclair return to normal!
@williamglass67322 жыл бұрын
Andrew I loved your fact- finding information on the city of Dayton my home 🏠 town where I grew up and graduated from the Dayton Art institute one of Dayton's historic buildings and having lots of friends still living there one of my favorite places to still visit
@mikesnyder17883 жыл бұрын
Very good presentation, Andrew! So many memories of Dayton from back in the day. Regarding those two cinemas on West 5th Street... I remember walking from lower Riverdale (where I lived) to one of those cinemas to see a scary movie featuring Vincent Price titled "The Bat." I would go anywhere in town to see a good monster movie, including The Federation on Xenia Avenue (where I saw "The Spider") and The Sigma on Brown Street (where I saw the risque "Blonde in a White Car"). And, yes, I well remember the old public library on E. Third Street and I felt so grown up when the children's librarian in the basement told me I could finally use the adult library on the main level. Oh, and right across the street from the library (on E. Second Street) the wondrous Museum of Natural History (now the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery) was located and what a delight that was for an inner city kid! I could go on... Again, thanks for sharing these precious memories with those of us who remember way back when.
@terrymurray42484 жыл бұрын
Thank you Andrew! Well done. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos about Dayton history.
@ironswall2 жыл бұрын
awesome presentation, thank you!
@ElusiveLabs2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!! I will be ordering the book online hopefully.
@platinumchefjay8899 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this experience I've learned so much history about Dayton what made me more interested in our city is the age of my great grandmother she is 96 and was Bron in 1928. Thank you. I just wanted to know more about what and where she lived in her day.
@aginggracefully13914 жыл бұрын
Hidden gems, very intresting!
@nalla3203 жыл бұрын
I love learning about the history of Dayton and I have your book. Thank you for this clip!
@beedaspeis-peaceinthestill93934 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this so much! I love learning about Dayton's history and I hope you'll do more videos like this one!
@LookingGlassAlpha4 жыл бұрын
Well done! Thank you so much for your research and the quality of your presentation. Keep the videos coming. We can’t navigate the future effectively unless we understand our past.
@matthewmarquis87323 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic. I've been here for just four years and often consider what the city used to be. I'll share this with some of my neighbors and encourage them to follow along. Thanks for providing this.
@vickievitali9184 Жыл бұрын
Wow! What an interesting and informative site!
@michaelheintz88533 жыл бұрын
I went to a barber shop in ther Arcade and a seafood market in the Arcade dome, plus visited an apartment in the dome. So much talk over so many years about refurbishing but nothing has happened.
@katosimon86032 жыл бұрын
What a great video, thank you.
@billg23453 жыл бұрын
That is great work and you presented it so well. I grew up in Beavercreek and we often drove past the old soap factory and it never lost its smell. My father rented a spot in the building very close that had a large round entrance you would drive into to park. He called it the foundry. I believe it was 1970.
@horcruxsoul28132 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!
@AlphaBuckeye3 жыл бұрын
Great presentation; in regards to black businesses and entertainment being lost on fifth street I guess one could say de-segregation can come with unintended consequences. Andrew, have you did any similar presentations on daytons lost amusement parks like Lakeside park that was in Dayton off Gettysburg?
@michaelheintz88533 жыл бұрын
I remember Leo the Lion on the front yard of Steele HS and the old library un Cooper Pasrk where I spent many and house during HS having to RUN inside at night to keep from being bombarded by Starling poop.
@marksmusicplace36272 жыл бұрын
speaking of libraries, My favorite library I used to go to very often was the library on the corner of Salem and Niagara Street. Its no longer a public library. it would be nice to see a video on housing projects that were torn down and schools torn down. Every single school I went to was torn down. Van Cleve. Edison Valerie Elem, EJ Brown, and Colonel White High School. EJ Brown and Edison were rebuilt
@jbanana17762 жыл бұрын
My dad's family owned several businesses around E. Third and W. 5th / Linwood before the turn of the century. I would love to know more about the area. .
@tomgirz9333 жыл бұрын
Please do a discussion on Kossuth Colony...
@donnyj92504 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was wondering if you had any knowledge of The Paris Store? I have a great sale add from it and have found a few photos. I also know the it was next door the The Mayfair.
@andrewwalshcities3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I do not think I have come across much about The Paris Store, but I can keep an eye out for any mentions of it as I do more research.
@highlife2k13 жыл бұрын
Great video! Love Dayton history!
@davidwhite31802 жыл бұрын
Thank you!❤️👍🏿🙏🏿
@shakeylamcintyre65053 жыл бұрын
Found out a lot of things I didn’t know wow great job
@brianmcandrew7194 жыл бұрын
Great book !
@sidneyaustinnew29074 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!
@denasmith71453 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! My 5th great grandmother was Mary Van Cleve. Do you know where I might find information on her and that family? You mentioned Benjamin Van Cleve in the beginning of your video. Just wondering if you knew more about them.
@michaelheintz88533 жыл бұрын
When entering the old library in Cooper Park you had to run to avoid being bombarded by starling poop!
@JAaron-zp8gy4 ай бұрын
I have your book! The high school is such a huge loss. 😢
@LaurenceDay-d2p3 ай бұрын
I too loved the old classic library and the Arcade. There was no reason to destroy the old library - all they had to do was build an addition. The Arcade was a wonderful place - something for everyone. All gone, alas.
@michaelheintz88533 жыл бұрын
I remember Steeke HS and Leo the Lion quite well.
@ronvalle72523 жыл бұрын
thanks! l appreciate the info.
@pamalahumansmith4 жыл бұрын
YAYAY, Yes, do more!!!
@maxconing8122 жыл бұрын
Quite the history lesson
@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII3 жыл бұрын
be so nice if those 63 businesses were still around on 5th.
@kayodephillips54352 жыл бұрын
My hometown born and raised
@davidfellows66572 жыл бұрын
As someone who has lived on W.P.A.F.B, it has seen its been days, you could see F15,F16,F4,A10,KC135 sitting on the tarmac, then when Clinton started to close bases most of it left, personally I think the space command headquarters should be established their
@danielsee15 ай бұрын
Where do you live?
@dnell892 жыл бұрын
937 🙏🏾
@Frank-the-Tank-133 жыл бұрын
How about trotwood? How it was as good or better than oak wood. And how it is now lol. Great video.
@silencespeaksvolumes61223 жыл бұрын
"In 1960 95% of Dayton's african american population lived in West Dayton." I guess some things never change, eh?
@nathanielclark5293 жыл бұрын
I've just painted this place the last 8 months
@nathanielclark5293 жыл бұрын
*arcade
@claydenlinger20432 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielclark529 thank you for your work.
@shaysisso1794 Жыл бұрын
The name of the video has my name in there it shows steele my name is steele
@namoncrowder77123 жыл бұрын
👍🏾
@donaldblankenship80572 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Columbus, Dayton has so much deeper and richer history. I would put it up against any U.S. city for historical background. It's biggest flaw by far though is it's current nearly total control of jobs by the Catholic Church and the Catholic University of Dayton. Truly evil.
@Evilene-u1m Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Dayton Ohio, very segregated City