I’m excited to have launched a new social media video series featuring Dayton history and architecture. The series called Built to Last in Dayton and the idea is to feature prominent buildings that have stood the test of time, with a dive into some of their history and evolution over the years. I think it’s […]
Local History
Upcoming Talk on Dayton Industrial History at the Dayton Arcade
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of local history events, from my lunchtime walking tours at Courthouse Square to smaller visits and tours for Sinclair faculty and staff. I also recently gave a talk at the Hub at the Dayton Arcade about Dayton’s train and rail history for the All Aboard Ohio group. I’m working […]
Summer Series of Lunchtime Dayton Walking Tours
I’ve been leading walking tours in Dayton off and on for a few years now, and this summer I’m excited to have gotten a chance to establish a more regular series. I partnered up with the Downtown Dayton Partnership and their Curio at Courthouse Square lunchtime programming to do a series of tours on Wednesdays […]
A New Project: Lost Urban Vistas
For close to a decade now I’ve been running Dayton Vistas, sharing the history, architecture, and urban stories of Dayton, Ohio. What started as a basic extension of and way to promote my book Lost Dayton, Ohio grew into something more, including deep history dives and ongoing coverage and analysis of historic preservation and urban […]
Talk on Dayton’s Appalachian History
This week I enjoyed getting the opportunity to be a speaker at a community event hosted by Sinclair, the Appalachian Outreach Community Breakfast. Although I haven’t conducted a significant amount of research specifically on the Appalachian community in Dayton, the group has come up as a strong theme in much of the history I have […]
New Podcast on Dayton History, Redevelopment, and Urbanism!
I’m excited to share that I’ve started a podcast! Over the past few years my writing on Dayton history and redevelopment has grown into more talks and YouTube videos as well. Along the way, a few people suggested that a podcast would be a natural next step, and a new way to keep up with […]