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Sunday June 29, 2008 12:30, 2:00 and 3:30pm Tea Party "Fun"rasier for the Dayton Arcade Join us for music ,dancing. food and drinks at the magnificient Kuhn's building. Meet Elizabeth Gibbons, great, great granddaughter of the original Arcade developer, and Curt Dalton, author of the upcoming Arcade book. Takea special tour of the Arcade, and view the rontunda from the upper level. (see the Arcade Flyer page for more information) * To make an appointment to be interviewed for the new Arcade book about your (or your relatives) experiences of living, working or shopping at the Arcade , contact Diane Wallace (937) 296-4154 or email dwallace296@yahoo.com Mission Statement Our efforts to raise awareness and money to improve the future of the Dayton Arcade has been successful. Our focus has shifted from securing funds to pay off the tax lien threatening the Arcade. Profits from the sale of Arcade merchandise and donations raised will be used to make much needed repairs to the glass dome to preserve the Arcade for future development. Come to the Arcade Gift Shop, Fridays only 12(noon)-6 p.m., at our office of Friends to Save Dayton's Arcade, 137 N. Main St., Suite 200, Dayton 45402-- across from the Victoria Theater in the Barclay Bldg. Preview items on our Arcade Merchandise page.  Glass dome inside Dayton Arcade ©Nancy Roach (The Arcade is located in downtown Dayton and has entrances on W 3rd, Ludlow, and W 4th. For a birdseye photo of the Arcade visit YahooMaps .)Upcoming Events Future Arcade update meetingsat the downtown Dayton Metro library on June 26, July and August will be at 7 pm. If you would like to distribute a flyer with meeting dates download the pdf at the bottom of the Arcade Flyer page. High Tea at the Kuhn's Building June 29th 12:30pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm Learn about the Arcade's history and current efforts to save the building. Dance with friends to jazz/swing music. $25/ person. News update Watch for large historic photos coming soon to the Arcade windows on 3rd and 4th Streets. We are formally declaring our name to be "Friends of Dayton's Arcade" in the process of applying for 501c3 nonprofit organization status. As soon as our incorporation as a nonprofit is complete, donations can be made directly to us. In the meantime, Preservation Dayton is accepting contributions for the Arcade's urgent repair and maintenance on our behalf. We invite everyone to make a pledge from the pledge form on our website to help with this noble cause. Donations pledge forms or checks made payable to "Preservation Dayton" can be mailed to 137 N. Main St., Suite 200 Dayton, OH 45402 View the pledge form... or downloaded it as a pdf (see the attachment at the bottom of this page)  The arcade © Bill Woody Watch this website for updates on the Arcade's redevelopment. If you would like to share your memories and photos of the Arcade contact tolavarrb@yahoo.com. Please provide approximate dates; if we get enough feedback, a page will be created for each decade of the Arcade's history. Dayton Daily News article and photos of Urban Nights The Friends of Dayton's Arcade Office, is located at 137 N. Main St., Suite 200, Dayton. Special thanks to Gem Realty for donating the office space and support services. link to News Archives: Urban Nights, DDN articles, Rally at Couthouse Square, Aug 20, July 27, 2007 |
Recording local history is vital to the historical roots of a community. The generation of Daytonians who lived through the glory days of the downtown Dayton Arcade are rapidly disappearing, and with them a wealth of community history and important events in the twentieth century of our town. The Friends of the Dayton Arcade’s Oral History Committee want to tap your memory of your recollections and reminiscences of the downtown Dayton Arcade. Diane Wallace and Nancy Roach are on a quest for such information using multiple oral histories of primary and secondary sources which may be used in a book on the Arcade edited by local author and historian Curt Dalton. Contact Diane Wallace at (937)296-4154 to schedule an appointment for an interview at your home or other place at your convenience. All interviews will be concluded by the end of April 2008. ...or share a written memory with our Submission Form. We also need Arcade pictures from the years of 1920 through 1970. We are looking for donations of pictures. If you have pictures that you are willing to share for the Arcade book, bring them to the meeting. We will have a release form that will give permission for them to be printed in the book. If you only have a single copy of the picture, the originals can be scanned or copied and the original returned to you. You may be wondering what you can do now to help Save the Arcade from deterioration.
 View into rotunda from second story room ©Nancy Roach Volunteer/Join a Committee Flier Distribution Committee: help spread the word about upcoming meetings and events (none scheduled at this time) Email Joanne Granzow, JHGranzow@sbcglobal.net the number of fliers needed and where they will be distributed (to avoid duplication) Fundraising/Marketing/Public Relations/Press Committee: Leon Bey, grantsguru501c3@yahoo.com and Maribeth Graham, Maeg434@aol.com Office Work Committee:meets at the Friends office (137 N. Main St., Suite 200, Dayton) to stuff and mail fliers and make bookmarks for the grassroots public meetings at the public library. Contact NancyR@donet.com Get your photos and memories posted on our website! Contact: tolavarrb@yahoo.com If you have special talents as an artist, illustrator, marketer, public relations expert, special events planner, media savvy including writing press releases, want to work on making a quilt, design souvenirs, sell Save the Arcade buttons, etc., call Diane Wallace (937) 296-4154 or email your interest. A volunteer will contact you. If you are not sure what you can do, contact us at savethearcade@yahoo.com and we will find you volunteer work. Contact Diane Wallace (937) 296-4154 savethearcade@yahoo.com or dwallace296@yahoo.com Fund-raising Activities  Buttons will be for sale at all our committee meetings and at our meetings at the library plus through many Friends of Dayton's Arcade or email us at savethearcade@yahoo.com What are your memories of the Dayton Arcade? What are your hopes and visions for its future? Become an editor and contribute your comments to this page! Join the Friends of Dayton's Arcade and support its redevelopment. Go to the discussion page to read comments and add your own! (Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Friends of Dayton's Arcade.) |
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