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Old 06-16-2014, 08:47 PM
 
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^interesting stats, thanks!

I think it shows maybe what Dayton has to offer in some spots is out of demand. For instance, a lot of people don't want to renovate a house that has been in decay for 5+ years, but would still be interested in buying the house for 5x or more it's current appraised value if it was remodeled (keep in mind I'm talking about a house maybe worth $5k).

I could see purchasing a cheap house being a better option for a lot of cash strapped millennials than renting. Heck, look at a lot of the inner eastside. Lots of younger people. Don't want to travel there to take a look? Ask the Dayton Redditors, that's where most of them live.

People are also moving into a lot of the infill housing too throughout the city. None of it is expensive stuff, and probably it's the type of housing that won't be worth saving in 50 years. But it fits in well to the neighborhood character, and provides people with good housing options in the city so they don't have to leave. I think it might be where the future of Dayton lies, mass infill.
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Old 06-16-2014, 09:42 PM
 
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or putting it another way:

1980-1990: 11,492 decline
1990-2000: 15,865 decline
2000-2010: 24,652 decline
or putting it still another way:

1980-1990: 5.94% decline
1990-2000: 8.71% decline
2000-2010: 14.83% decline

I got to thinking that even if the declines had been exactly the 17,000 average you mentioned, the declines are off a(n also) declining base, so the percentages would increase.

Shown this way, the rate of decline has tripled.

Like in Detroit, people need to stop thinking that they need to preserve stuff that no one wants to take a personal interest in.

Anyone ever seen this book?
For the Love of Dayton Life in the Miami Valley 1796 - 1996.
I love the book. Returning some land back to the forests described in the early days doesn't sound like such a bad idea. There was a time when a much smaller Dayton was surrounded by other satellite towns like Centerville and Troy and such.

We may personally not like seeing our personal memories destroyed, but when we are gone, the people living here won't care. Many other generations memories are buried and unless you are a real student of the past here, you don't care either.

I found this over the weekend:

Dayton in the '50s: The Little Big City

My apologies if it has already been covered. I'm kinda new to the forum, but I found the pictures absolutely fascinating. I think it needs to be seen to realize that the loss has already happened. Stuff like this helps me come to terms with it.

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Old 06-23-2014, 07:05 PM
 
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Actually industrial Dayton is pretty dead! Some of the more extensive tracts of vacant land in the city are old factory sites....
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