Schroyer Rd and Wiltshire area

[Ohioan58]

I think you're right - those fourplex style brick apartment buildings are out of place in that part of town. On the other hand, there is a large brick apartment community called Sycamore Square right near there. I just think that development like this was mixed with single family housing back in the old days. Today, that kind of mixed usage is planned rigorously. Just as Dayton at one time had numerous carry-outs on residential streets and today that would be absolutely unheard of.

There are odd little outlier apartments all over that end of town. For example, on Donald Avenue, which is almost completely single family, there is one ranch style apartment community that was constructed in the early 60s on two single family lots. It was the last construction on that street:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Donal...2,4.34,,0,1.53

[maplelady]

Yes, I see the curvilinear , bucolic streets of Patterson Park.

[IDtheftV]

I used to live in the top-bottom duplex on the NE corner of Corona & Shroyer when I was 2 years old in 1961. It's funny, but my earliest recollection of a dream comes from that time.

Shroyer duplex

Later, I lived at 557 Wiltshire in the upper unit - W side on the NW corner of Wiltshire and San Rae. The apartments were called the Dayton Victory Apartments. I lived there in 1983-1985. Rent was $245/month.

Wiltshire apartment

Now the complex is the San Rae & Forrer Garden Apartments and the rent is $425 so the price in constant dollars has gone down.

San Rae & Forrer Garden Apartments & Townhomes — McKinley

I also lived near there my whole childhood. I used to buy donuts at the San Rae bakery that was located at the Eastern end of Forrer Blvd.

Everything there looks pretty-much exactly the same.

[weatherphotographer]

Originally Posted by maplelady

why are all those brick post war duplexes or small apartments stuck in that neighbourhood ?

A few blocks down is the 1930's history house and a sweet block.

*shroyer