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Sale of Arcade is Finalized,
Owners Plan to Begin Restoration in 2010
Dayton-Arcade-owners
Gunther Berg and Wendell Strutz pay off the $614,000 lien to the Montgomery County Treasurer's Office, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, making them the new owners of the Dayton Arcade known as Dayton Arcade LLC.
(Photo by Leon Bey, President, Friends of the Dayton Arcade.)

Dayton Arcade closing
Photo of Arcade lien payment paperwork being filed at Montgomery Co. Sheriff's Dept., Wed., May 6. (Photoby Leon Bey).
Front row Left to right: Leon Bey and Jo Granzow representing Friends of the Dayton Arcade, Sheriff's Office employee; Back row Left to right: Wendell Strutz one of two new owners of the Dayton Arcade, Maribeth Graham representing Friends of the Dayton Arcade, Sheriff's Office employee, Peter Emmons of Baltimore, MD as a contractor affiliated with Gunther Berg and Wendell Strutz, Gunther Berg one of two new owners of the Dayton Arcade.

Leon Bey organized a news conference to celebrate the transfer of ownership of the Dayton Arcade to Gunther Berg and Wendell Strutz and to introduce them to the Dayton community. Read more from DDN


Mission Statement
Our efforts to raise awareness and money to improve the future of the Dayton Arcade has been successful. Profits from the sale of Arcade merchandise and donations raised will be used to make much needed repairs to preserve the Arcade for future development.

See our Arcade Merchandise page for note cards, photo cds, bookmarks and canvas tote bags with images of the Dayton Arcade.

Arcade Dome
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
...stay posted

Donations
We have formally declared our name to be "Friends of the Dayton Arcade" and have obtained 501c3 nonprofit organization status. Contributions for the Arcade's urgent repair and maintenance can now be made directly to "Friends of the Dayton Arcade". We invite everyone to make a pledge from the pledge form on our website to help with this noble cause.
and can be mailed to:
Friends of the Dayton Arcade
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)

photo by Bill Woody
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 the Dayton 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


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 the Dayton 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 the Dayton Arcade.)


Read About Plans for Development
in the Dayton Business Journal




Gunther Berg and motto
Gunther Berg, one of the two new owners of the Dayton Arcade, Wednesday, May 6, 2009,standing by a displaydetailing the philosophy he lives by.
(Photo by Leon Bey.)

owners and friends of Dayton's Arcade
Friends of Dayton's Arcade celebrate the closing with the new owners
(back row) Gunther Berg, Maribeth Graham, Wendell Strutz, Leon Bey
(front row) Jo Granzow and Peter Emmons


Third Street Facade
W. Third Street entrance to the Dayton Arcade ©Nancy Roach


inside 2nd floor room looking out into center
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)

Fund Raising/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 Leon Bey (937) 274-4749 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

Leon Bey (937) 274-4749 savethearcade@yahoo.com



Fund Raising Activities

Home - Save the Dayton Arcade
The Save the Arcade button features a sketch of the Arcade by local architect, Douglas Grewe. Thank you Doug for your support!

Buttons will be for sale at all our committee meetings and at our meetings at the library plus through many Friends of the Dayton Arcade or email us at Maeg434@aol.com

Links


Photos of the Dayton Arcade
History
Nearby Renovation and Redevelopment
Suggested uses for Redevelopment



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jam1969 Give people a reason to make the arcade a must be place to go! 1 Nov 4 2009, 9:51 PM EST by katLlist
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In the early 1980's my father owned and operated the Michael's World Of Coca-Cola museum at the newly renovated arcade to the happiness of many and the dismay of a few others. I have many wonderful memories of the arcade and still marvel at its glass rotunda. Yes, it must be preserved but how? I offer a very aggressive suggestion but one that would not fail if taken seriously buy all parties involved. Not everyone who reads this will jump for joy. That is why God made us see in color. Everyone has a different favorite but all are good for us to see.

I suggest a resort casino. Provided issue 3 passes. I would lobby the state hard to seek approval in Dayton if it passes.

By converting the small apartments into newly modeled hotel rooms. The rotunda into an area with blackjack stations, craps and so on. Surround that with slots to the out side of the card areas and down the aisles that lead to the exits with more slots. The current shopping areas would stay and fine jewelry stores, coffee shops, restaurants, a resort spa can use that current space on the two levels.

I have way to many ideas that would go all day but everyone must first have a BIG vision. You preserve all the splendor of this building in side. Just fill it with a lot of people who want to relax, gamble and get away. The arcade would be a top destination for many, many years to come and from both in and out of state patrons if this could be done. People would love to sit under the dome all day and night. It could be like no other new building which would give this casino the biggest advantage over anything in any surrounding city or state. If you build this, they WILL COME.

By the way I don't gamble at casinos much myself. But I admit I enjoy going to them with friends and always spend too much money on the other non gambling offerings most casinos have.

Best Regards. Jim Michael
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avalerio71 Best wishes to the fresh Start!! 0 May 7 2009, 10:38 AM EDT by avalerio71
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I am a part of a new company moving into the Oregon District " The Renaissance Salon & Spa" - We wish to be a part of all good coming into the Downtown Dayton area! We would love to be a part of the support for the restoration of the Dayton Arcade!!! To contact me : 937-281-1999 or 937-414-0357. We are a full service salon consitrating of group events ie: bridal, special occassion events, image consulting and relaxation treatments ie: massage and skin care. Please let us know about future events that we can be on board. GO DAYTON!
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