Arcade in Tax Lein Sale!

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The Arcade is included in the next lein sale!

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ANyone know when this is taking place? Or how to get more information about it.

# Posted By George Mecoli | 2007-02-02 11:03:13.0 2007-02-02 11:03:13.0

Yes, obviously, invest in the Arcade.The general public would comment on how the Arcade affects the way they feel about Downtown Dayton if interviewed or surveyed on the street. The facade is uplifting, an architectural statement that takes very little knowledge to appreciate.Knowing that it is 'in hibernation"inspires the imagination of many who have once enjoyed a visit there.Coming up with a practical use is simply a challenge to be taken on responsibly. A replica of the Wright Flyer displayed prominently might be a tourist draw. Family stories of the bakery once ran by my grandfather who lost the business in the 1913 flood remind me of the simple pleasures that could be shared there. Rinaldo's and Seafood seemed to be a success before the close.

# Posted By GDIDDiane | 2007-08-08 11:22:13.0 2007-08-08 11:22:13.0

OK so here's my idea for The Dayton Arcade.

I think that The Arcade would make a great site for a new Dayton Public Library.
* Maybe combine the library with a new history museum of some sort (Wright Bros Museum? Dayton Preservation Museum?).
* The area under the dome would make an impressive reading room (do google.com image searches for photos of the Boston Public Library Reading Room and you'll see my vision).
* Integrate history and/or library science graduate programs with UD and WSU.
* Use the attached apartments for visiting scholars or visiting historians taking part in the graduate programs.

Also Consider This:
* The current downtown library is a dump and beyond warranting replacement.
* The land it sits on is PRIME with all the new condos going up around that part of downtown.
* Translation: Dayton will get way better tax revenue from this property than it currently generates.
* OR given the current real estate crises maybe it could officially become the homeless shelter it has always unofficially been.
* Maybe develop it into condos at a later time when the economy turns for the better.

# Posted By Mikey | 2007-08-10 21:59:57.0 2007-08-10 21:59:57.0

I think Mikey's comments hold merit. The downtown Dayton library is not in the best shape, it has no parking of its own, and that block of land could be much better used than just as a poorly-developed park that is seldom used. The Arcade would make a beautiful library. Can you imagine reading under that beautiful atrium? There are a lot of people living downtown in condos and lofts now. Why not use that block as an entertainment hub? There is no grocery store even near to downtown dwellers, as I myself know as a past McPherson Town and Oregon District resident. Very few restaurants downtown stay open after lunch. There are few good reasons to reside downtown, and that must be developed if we want people to keep buying there. The block the library sits on would be perfect. And the Arcade needs a permanent tenant. Past development of the Arcade with commercial tenants didn't work. Why not use the library as a permanent tenant? Subsidize a local coffee shop and a cafe to locate there as well. As an alternative, why not relocate the Webster St. farmer's market back to the Arcade and use it as it was originally intended? I hate that narrow Webster St. building--it's crowded, no one can get through if even one person stops in the aisle, and many of the vendors that were originally at the Cannery are no longer there. It would be very nice to bring the farmer's market crowd back downtown, even if only for one day a week.

# Posted By Mickie | 2007-09-09 20:21:35.0 2007-09-09 20:21:35.0

Do not make the Arcade a library. Bad idea. With the popularity of the internet, making it the library would not attract enough foot traffic to keep the building open. Turning it into a bunch of condos makes money for the owners but does not build commerce in the area. Having vendors in there DID work for a long time. My idea: professional offices like attorneys, entrepreneurs, the Chamber of Commerce, doctor and dentists offices, nail and beauty salons, barber shops and services like dry cleaning, shoe repair and shine, satellite post office, satellite UPS or Fedex, a scaled down department store like a Marshall's or Steinmart, and a grocery store like Dorothy Lane Market or Kroger, of Whole Foods. Of course restaurants. Not only big chains like Applebee's, but smaller ones like Chipotle, Coldstone Creamery, and Krispy Kreme Doughtnuts. Have a delivery service that delivers packages and food. Also put a movie theatre there that shows current movies. Of course parking is needed so if they can't add underground parking, run a skywalk from the Arcade to the parking garage located on 4th. City leaders and planners need to look at Silver Spring, MD and see what they did to revitalize their downtown, particularly for the Arcade. What they did down there is spectacular. They could also look at Atlanta and Cleveland for ideas.

# Posted By sharon | 2008-02-25 10:24:47.0 2008-02-25 10:24:47.0

i think the dayton public libary should move into the arcade building
with all the new urban developlement around it that would make a good spot for the libary plus the old building is plain

# Posted By pamela walls | 2008-08-28 00:00:00.0 2008-08-28 00:00:00.0

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