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.)


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.

Glass dome inside Dayton Arcade ©Nancy Roach

Friends of the Dayton Arcade

137 N. Main St., Suite 200
Dayton, OH 45402

The arcade © Bill Woody

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IN MEMORY OF DIANE WALLACE It is with great sadness that we bring you the news of the death of Diane Wallace. Diane died on Monday, February 23, Diane was a passionate and dedicated volunteer for Friends of the Dayton Arcade from the very beginning of our organization. She was our front line phone and email contact for the public as listed on all our promotional materials and Arcade website. She also conducted oral interviews for the new Arcade book interviewing folks who had lived, worked and shopped in the Arcade. She tirelessly promoted the cause of the Arcade. We will honor her memory with a renewed dedication to save her beloved Arcade. We also will miss her laughs and sense of humor and "can do" attitude. Diane enjoyed talking to people about the Arcade and booking walks and programs for Gem City Circle Walking Tours and Programs--there was not a person who was a stranger to Diane. Rest in peace dear friend. Final arrangements are in charge of Newcomer Funeral Home on Dayton-Xenia Road. Visitation will be Saturday, February 28, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. with a service 3 p.m.-4 p.m.

"The Dayton Arcade: Crown Jewel of the Gem City" by Curt Dalton Handsome, library quality sewn bound books with black and white and full color photos, a researched history of the Arcade and personal memories of the Arcade provided by the Dayton community. A limited supply is left. Learn more... You may be wondering what you can do now to help Save the Arcade from deterioration. Tell your friends about the great potential you saw for redevelopment into condos and apartments. Share your impressions of the magnificent rotunda and surrounding buildings. Renew the hope of retail, offices, restaurants, services, and businesses, once again, breathing life into the Arcade. This is the largest complex of buildings in downtown Dayton, and on the National Historic Register, that has been written off by the politicians and power brokers of our community. We must move quickly to write letters to the editor of local newspapers, contribute our comments to blogs and media websites and convey the urgency to move quickly to Save the Arcade!

Fund Raising Activities

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