Downtown Dayton Arcade
A Walking tour:
The Dayton Arcade sits at the center of Downtown Dayton - at Third and Main. Its main entrance faces the historic Old Courthouse at Courthouse Square. Community residents who have lived in Dayton for less than 15 years ---- have no idea about: what it is; what it was; or most importantly, what it might be. Perhaps the photos here will provide some insight.
The Arcade was built in 1902 as a retail business center, with additional business office space and apartments. the Arcade complex is centered about a three-floor-high glass-ceiling rotunda and has a 100 foot long two-story glass-ceiling walkway (arcade) to the Third Street entrance. Photos here have been taken throughout the complex. The photos represent photos of the place - as it is (2005 - 2010). In 2009 the Arcade was purchased for restoration by Gunther Berg, a new Dayton Hero from Wisconsin.
My Fine Art things from the Arcade now appear on another page under Abandoned Dayton.
Read MoreThe Dayton Arcade sits at the center of Downtown Dayton - at Third and Main. Its main entrance faces the historic Old Courthouse at Courthouse Square. Community residents who have lived in Dayton for less than 15 years ---- have no idea about: what it is; what it was; or most importantly, what it might be. Perhaps the photos here will provide some insight.
The Arcade was built in 1902 as a retail business center, with additional business office space and apartments. the Arcade complex is centered about a three-floor-high glass-ceiling rotunda and has a 100 foot long two-story glass-ceiling walkway (arcade) to the Third Street entrance. Photos here have been taken throughout the complex. The photos represent photos of the place - as it is (2005 - 2010). In 2009 the Arcade was purchased for restoration by Gunther Berg, a new Dayton Hero from Wisconsin.
My Fine Art things from the Arcade now appear on another page under Abandoned Dayton.
