The very first NFL footbal game was played here in Dayton Ohio at Triangle Park. The Dayton Triangles played the Columbus Panhandles on October 3rd, 1920, and the Triangles won 14-0. Of course it wasn't called the NFL back then, but was later renamed. I think that is a fun fact you would like to know. If you ever come back to Dayton there is a sign in Triangle Park talking about it's history. Great video to! I am glad you and your wife had a great time in our wonderful city.
@AlisaRed◇BandanaDashaVVV41 Brigades I can't answer that for you but Dayton has always been difficult finding work, and now the auto industry is a former shell of its self I can't imagine what it's like today, but Dayton wasn't a bad place to grow up, had/has its racial issues but some how has made it to today. I think alot about the Midwest and what can be done to transform its landscape but only good honest hardworking leaders will help that happen.
I realize you've already left Dayton as I view this video....but if you didn't visit the National Air Museum at Wright Patterson AFB you missed one of the World's best museum. Any aircraft you could think of is there along with superb informational exhibits and even some interactive exhibits. All the military aircraft are there from WW! through the F-22 Raptor, F-15 etc. Also included are the aircraft our enemies flew in wars against us like WW1 German bi-planes.....German, Japanese and Italian aircraft of WW2....and even Soviet jets which is kind of surprising that they have..............hey, the SR-71 Blackbird is even there. If you love airplanes it can be a multi day adventure! We stopped with the kids in the early eighties....and the little whining crumb crunchers made us have to cut the visit way short...about an hour and a half. I was pissed.
What you said world best museum NOT True. Have you heard “The Bone Yard” Davis Monthan AFB and Pima Air Museum? Thousands and thousands variety of aircraft.
Nice video! People forget that these Midwest manufacturing cities were what helped make the US so great and independent for a very long time. I grew up in Oakwood which is a suburb of Dayton. My father worked at the Delco plant in Dayton. I enjoy all the history and the architecture which Dayton has to offer. As a child the toy store at the old Rikes department store, which has been torn down, was one of my favorite places to visit. With the sharp economic decline, I left in the mid eighties and moved to Seattle.
...and now SEATTLE is dying... poor fella. The entire left coast is destroyed by our Governments ( Jew and Chinese) primarily Communist dealings, to the devastating destruction of so many millions of lives in this Failing Country.
Dayton has one of the best trauma centers in the region, Miami Valley Hospital that deserves a mention. Another hospital, Kettering Health is a level II trauma center and has a cutting edge heart hospital within the hospital. The hospital was founded by and is affiliated with Seventh Day Adventist Church. It's impressive for a city the size of Dayton.
My neice was in Kettering Health when she had heart problem. She came close to dying. They put her in a coma. They had to give her a pacemaker. I went to visit her. The hospital was really nice.
I went through cancer treatment for 2 years at Kettering network and they completely failed me and gave me 8 months to live with no hope, after all the wasted money and pain, I went to Ohio State, The James Cancer facility and had my last surgery and they did a surgery that Kettering would not do and it was successful and I'm cancer free, I give all the glory to God, Christ Jesus for being with me and being with the doctors hands and keeping me strong with Hope. Trust in Him for victory.
❤ from the title of this video I thought this was going to be a hit piece at first like many others. You gave us an honest and fair assessment of the City where in the rebuilding process. Thank you for not showing all of our desolate neighborhoods and making it out as if our entire city is like
To be honest, after reading the numbers on Dayton with the loss of manufacturing and population, I expected it to look bad. It absolutely did not, and in fact the downtown and areas around downtown looked beautiful.
The neighborhood near the hospital was heavily invested in by the hospital in the 1990’s to today. It was very dangerous in the 1980’s. The University of Dayton and Premier Health have invested a lot to bring those areas back and are rehabbing the old fairground neighborhood with more to be built directly across the street from Miami Valley Hospital ! We in Dayton are doing our best to invest in this awesome town! 😊😊😊
I lived there in the 70s out by the airport. I was a lot of fun back in the day. Two shopping malls an entertainment venue called Hara Arena I think...hosted great shows. Lots of movie theaters too. Downtown was great during Christmas with the department store windows all decorated up.
Re: Invented in Dayton Ohio. My favorite invention from Dayton, Ohio is Micro-encapsulation. Microencapsulation involves minuscule capsules filled with liquid. When the capsules are broken down, they release the liquid. You will be familiar with microencapsulation if you’ve ever used NCR (No Carbon Required) Paper-you know, the kind of paper that is used in receipt books, multi copy forms, etc. You can make a copy when you type or write on it without having to use messy carbon paper that saves a copy of your data for identity thrives. Microencapsulation was invented by NCR employee Barrett K Green in 1955. When it first became widely available in the ‘70s I thought it was so cool that it was invented by NCR (National Cash Register), and it was called NCR Paper (No Carbon Required). (I was young and easily impressed.) Microencapsulation’s most important use, though, is in the pharmaceutical industry for timed released medication.
My wife and I are from Dayton but move around a lot for work. Have been a fan of the channel for a few months now; thanks for representing our city so well! Raider up!
Hey, you did a good job on my hometown! I lived in the Kettering area till I was 54 then moved to Colorado. Had you driven further north on Main St and further into the West side you would have seen some run down areas. I should have recommended you eat at the Pine Club! Superb steak house! Anyway, good job, you made me homesick!👍
I'm glad you mentioned the Dayton Arcade! The PBS channel has done a documentary about its Renovation---my husband is one of the actor's doing the voice over narration! 😊
Thank you for making these videos. I'm a Navy veteran that's visited over forty countries and 30 states. Your videos allow me to see as much of the US as possible.
We moved to Dayton in 2019 (Fairborn, actually) and still live there. In addition to your great review, folks should realize the large number of beautiful, expansive parks and the preponderance of bike trails (approx. 153 miles, IIRC). The city offers a lot...continual fairs and events from spring to fall and a vibrant arts scene. I welcome everyone to visit our new home!
I grewup in Fairborn. My dad was in the Air Force. I was born at WPAFB in 1956. At 15 we moved to Southern Ohio when my dad retired. I moved to SW Florida at 25 and moved back to Ohio when I was 50. My sister and her family live in Dayton.
You picked a really good example of a neighborhood that has been much improved in the last 10-15 years. The neighborhood behind the Oregon District was downright scary in the late 90’s and now it’s this clean and quaint blend of totally understated wealth and affordable apartments with real interest and personality. It’s a nice place to live.
@danlee1798 there too for sure! i was thinking of those places right between 5th st and the 35 overpass used to be super sketchy. I remember it being really run down in the late 90's till about '07. St. Anne's Hill used to be rough too and it is really nice now.
@@coltonhurley2525 yeah, it needs some love over there. A lot of pretty houses too that you could tell used to have families taking care of them. They keep taking things away that made it better and ignoring the things people need. Crime city, baby.
Some of the great things about Dayton include the legacy of the Ketterings, the Schuster's, the Wright's,etc . The Dayton philharmonic youth orchestra is a fabulous opportunity for young aspiring musicians. They perform at the world class Schuster center, which is worth the trip to Dayton all by itself. The arts scene is struggling since COVID, as it is everywhere, but Dayton is such a right sized city it makes a night at the opera/ballet/orchestra very accessible.
I live in Dayton, left for a decade or so and came back. It definitely isn’t what it used to be but I believe you gave a pretty fair assessment of our city. Dayton has a rich history of inventions that touch the lives of people to this day. A lot of music was made here also. Yes we have our issues but who doesn’t? Dayton was a great city to grow up in during the 60’s and 70’s. The Dayton Triangles played in the first game for what is now known as the NFL.
It's interesting to me that NCR has barely been mentioned here. It was a HUGE part of the city, and its identity, in the 20th century; contributed many inventions, supported the community in myriad ways (including recovery from the devastating 1913 flood.) It was gobbled up and scrapped out by corporate raiders, has no presence there now (other than the Credit Union?) but surely deserves recognition for the value it contributed to Dayton. As for the music scene, yes, there is so much history there people don't realize!
Cincy native here. Glad to see dayton getting some love. Over the years they have been trying to clean it up. Most of the rough spots are a little north of the city and across the river to the west. Always fun things to do during the summer.
Nice that you mentioned WKRP. I distinctly remember an episode where Andy tells the others he vacationed in Dayton. Les Nessman asked why and Andy said with emphasis, "I LIKE DAYTON." Les replied, with a wry smile, "Okaaaayyyyyyyy".
Dayton has some other history. The SunWatch Indian Village. Great place to visit. They discovered the old settlement when excavating the land for development. The have recreated the village and built a visitor's center. Celebrations, like Pow Wows, take place there.
Great video, as always. I'm in the UK, and you're showing us a side of US life that we never see in the TV news. For those complaining about the lack of a cat sighting, please rewind to 14:05, because you obviously missed it.😄
I’m from Dayton and work as a delivery driver in the area. The city really has improved in recent years. Lots of great restaurants and the Air Force museum among other things. My brother had his wedding at the Masonic temple.
I live in Fairborn and commute to Dayton everyday. I love this city. Riverscape and the riverwalk and the fountains are so beautiful and the Art Institute is incredible. Also, the Airfroce Museum is really cool. Yes there are many problems in this city but it is a great place to live. It gets an unfair shake and of course when you go to the worse parts of any city, it would appear that the city is bad. But if you go around Courthouse Square, Oregon District, and other parts you find it is quite lovely.
I live in Dayton. Moved here when I was 5. Spent a couple of years away but still here. The below ground abandon building you showed in Courthouse Square use to be a restaurant. It was a pretty nice restaurant but it never really got a lot of traffic. It's an unfortunate location. The Arcade which you mention is being revived after 30 years is actually on revival #3. It was getting a bit rundown when I was a teenager in the early 70s and closed. Then it was revived and was well patronized when I worked downtown in the late 70s and early 80s. Then it closed again. It was kind of revived once after that but didn't last. So now it's on another revival. I'm pretty sure my alma mater, University of Dayton has a hand in it. I hope this one sticks! There are a lot of people moving into downtown; especially younger people. Fingers crossed the Arcade can stay open!
Theres no money here, he said in the video on average we make HALF of the average. I moved here about 7 years ago, and it certainly hasnt improved during my time. Theres so many stuff addicts that the first batch of friends i made all died or went back to the streets, its insane here. Ive never been more isolated while surrounded by so many people
The area around the Old Courthouse, was Courthouse Square. It was packed full of shops such as Elder Beerman, Rikes, restaurants,etc. At lunch time it would be full of people and the fountain would be running. Dayton has declined horribly in the last 20-25 yrs. Downtown council is trying to rebuild and bring in younger crowd. Many old buildings have been turned into gorgeous apartments/lofts. And lots of bars, coffee shops, etc. The major attractions are Dayton Dragons baseball team and musicals, ballets at the Victoria theatre and Schuster Center. Try Flying Pizza next time you come through. Be careful on outskirts of downtown.
@YouSUBSCRIBE739 Dude… I’m sorry, but what is with all the incorrect spelling and unnecessarily abbreviated words? And why do people only type “n” when they mean “and?” It really doesn’t take any more time to type the full word.
Saw so many bad comments online and decided to come check it out about 2 months. A week later closed on a beautiful spanish style home and couldnt be happier. Glad I left Florida.
I think one of my favorite places in downtown is the Schuster Center. I've gone there many times to see musicals that come through, like the Lion King, Frozen (which was gorgeous btw, I was so impressed), Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, etc. It's a beautiful theatre but what I love the most is that the ceiling is designed to look how the night sky appeared on the eve of the Wright Brother's first flight. The stars sparkle and it's so thoughtful and well done.
Dayton...maybe up into the 70s/80s was a major supplier of auto parts/systems for Detroit. Much of its economy was based on that and the auto industry, in general. If you drove around some more, you could have seen a few of the castles the executives of those companies lived in. My aunt got her MFA at the Dayton Art Institute and did interior designing for many of those places. Today, the big attractions in the area are the Air Force base and the Wright family mansion.
@@horseplop9 Fortunately, for Dayton, it benefits greatly from its location...and its population is unlikely to drop much below a 120,000 people. Essentially, it is an extension of Cincinnati and is between two fairly healthy state capitals (Columbus and Indianapolis). Lots of traffic goes through there and it makes for a nice suburban type area. Toledo, on-the-other-hand, is pretty much geographically doomed.
@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 I-75 (N/S) and I-70 (E/W) intersect on the north side of Dayton and you are correct about the traffic. That intersection is known as "The Crossroads of America".
I love to see those well kept old neighborhoods. My grandparents lived in a beautiful old neighborhood with community horse shoes played in a well kept, abandoned ally behind the homes. There were softball games on week ends and church on Sunday. They moved out as crime moved in. Their home became a drug house and the city of Cleveland tore it down. I park across from the empty lot periodically remembering how the city was then and the summers I and my cousins would stay at “The Big House.” Thank you for stirring the memory pot.
👍👍 I am from the area. I use to live in Dayton and Yellow Springs, Ohio! It was nice to see it again. I remember A lot of the sights and it brought back many memories. Thank you!😀👍👍
Currently living in Columbus, but I really wanna move back to Dayton. It’s a far better culture in my opinion, Columbus is too corporate for my taste. Specifically, I wanna move to Yellow Springs really bad. That’s my happy place
My sister lives in Dayton. I was born at WPAFB in 1956. Grewup in Fairborn, Ohio. As kids our mom would take us to downtown Dayton to Rikes. We would go shopping and have lunch. Those were such great times.
I was born at WPAFB, too. In 1968. My mom always threatens to take me to my real mom 😂 But unfortunately for her, I was only one of 4 babies born there that day, and the only girl.
Thanks for taking us along again Dayton Downtown is very nice look big too And those ducks were sooo Precious This video was everything I know u put your heart in your work Thank You
I live in Dayton and man its pretty terrible at least the parts that I live in. my grandma has 3 trap houses on either side of her the road street 3 blocks away is on the news at least once a week for a shooting, as for the rest of our family dog bites, break ins, car theft, and jumpings are all relatively common. I see crackheads and drug dealers all the time its just normal. everyone talks about all the history but besides good hospitals for all the people who get hurt and or sick it really just sucks
I’m from Dayton and it is on the rise. A lot of this has all been freshly made nice. They have been working on it for a few years and are doing a great job. Organ District is so pretty at night on the weekends. They block off the road and all the restaurants bring tables and light out.
14:24 when your camera panned towards the adult shop in the Oregon I already knew what was coming, people always think that’s gonna be a movie theater until they read whatever they got up on that sign😂 Happy to see someone checking out the city!
I was born in Dayton, grew up a county north in Piqua, and currently live in Troy. The Miami Valley has seen quite the revival, in my opinion, in the last 20 years. Dayton especially!
It would be great to see you interview locals about the towns and cities you visit to get a firsthand opinion of the area. Dayton is surprisingly nice and is much better than most cities iv'e seen on here and would rank in my top 5 list.
I live here. Honestly, there is a small portion of Dayton that I would consider "dangerous". As high as that crime stat is, it is contained to pretty much one part and it's not even a huge area by far. It's honestly the poorest part of the city. I honestly feel safe going anywhere in Dayton, because the majority of crimes, are personal amongst the victims and perps. It's hardly just random people minding their business being attacked. I just wish there were more recreational things to do. There used to be a lot, but so many things have shut down and a lot of funding got lost. Honestly, that seems to go hand and hand with the rise in the crime rate. I loved growing up here, but in modern times it's just not enough here for entertainment any more.
LOL, I just about fell out of my chair when you read that sign! I used to be stationed at WPAFB in the mid 80's. It was pretty busy but was know for the high crime even back then. I lived right off base in Fairborn and it was a pretty small town for a base that big.
At 20:05 the aqua house and the pink or coral house looked liked coordinated cuteness as far as color goes. And the ducks made up for the no cat sighting.
I work for a sign company in Dayton and I’ve seen pretty much the entire city. What I see on a daily basis definitely does not look like what you showed. Those were just the nicer areas.
Thanks for sharing the roads and cities less traveled here in the US. I'm building a list of towns/points of interests/places I'd like to visit myself that you've showed us on this channel. Keep up the great work!! I've been to Cincinnati many times but never Dayton. Time to add it to my list!
Watched you guys when you first started doing videos, you’ve come so far with your videos and the channel. Glad to see it doing so well,we have always loved the channel. So amazing to see all the towns from the couch, and decide where we want to go.👍
My old stomping grounds!! Im part of that population decline, left there probably in 84ish. Looks better than I pictured in my mind. Always had a high crime rate. I'm craving some Marion's Pizza all the sudden. Cool video, and info !!!
Check out Carillon park sometime next time you visit Ohio, they have a museum and an old school brewery part restaurant there that's amazing. The museum talks about wright brothers, old settlements (original buildings), the dayton flood, among some other things, and a collection of old cash registers including a model of the original I believe.
Born in Dayton. Left in 1985. Not the greatest place at that time. Moved to Florida and have lived there 38 years. Florida has become the state of tourists, retired New Yorkers, traffic and HEAT. City I live in had a population of 6,000 in 1980 and 114,000 in 2020. Moving back to the Dayton area to be with family once again. I survived 32 years of cold, and I can do it again. Dayton is still a nice city and it's on the way back again.
Lived in Dayton my whole life. It has definitely came a long way over the years. Riverscape, the metro parks and Woodland Cemetery are all great places to visit. The big downside is the Dayton Public school system. Having a young child that will start school in a few years is why I'm looking to move to a neighboring city like Kettering or Centerville.
Dayton has several historic districts: St. Anne's Hill, South Park, Huffman Prarie, McPherson Town, Five Oaks, to name a few. Ohio cities are racing to fill its long neglected buildings. We see the success of what Columbus, and copy their efforts between new construction, rehab, restoration, and adaptive reuse of buildings.
I have lived here my whole life. I really enjoyed your video. Although you made Dayton look better than it is. Most of those office building's are empty and the West & East side of Dayton is in bad shape compared to the South side... I think I will also try that restaurant too. I drive by it all the time.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Just like all city's their are very rough areas. And Dayton has a few. Don't get me wrong, Dayton is not all bad but it's nothing like it was when I was a kid and teenager growing up here in the 80's & 90's.
I was born in Dayton late 40s and moved away when I was 15, then lived there again for most of the 80s. I would consider moving back because of low cost of living, but I hate Ohio politics. Enjoyed the video.
Born and raised there and left in 1967 and never wanted to go back.....The most exciting thing to do on Friday night was setting on the porch watching the car rust......Vegas is my home....
Need another visit to show the area around the Dayton Dragons baseball stadium that has really been built up and refurbished. The Dragons are a minor league team for the Cincinnati Reds.
The Wrights also had a bike shop and printing shop that still stand in town. The bike shop with the museum I believe is either the 3rd or 4th they had, but the printing shop is original. They were the only ones who printed African-American writer Paul Lawrence Dunbar, a fellow Dayton native. Those shops are along a history trail in Dayton, and is very much worth the walk during the spring/summer. Born and raised in the suburbs near by, and love your take on it. Nice to see Dayton from a positive perspective, especially given their issues with drugs and crime. Great work, and I'll have to check that tavern out 😂
I think you would have seen a 180 if you would have went out Salem Ave to the NW or anywhere beyond any of the historic districts that are immediately adjacent to Downtown.
I guess it was too cold to count pedestrians... thanks for getting out there again for us in the freezing cold!! 🥶 Dayton looks nicer than I thought it would.
Diane, keep in mind that the metro Dayton area is officially around 850,000. There are over 1 million people living within a 25 mile radius of downtown Dayton, so it's not as small as the official numbers for Dayton proper.
@@mattthornton8474 I doubt I'd ever want to live in such a crowded area. I'm not even comfortable in this town. I'd much rather live in a much smaller town. I was comfortable in a national park, you could hear yourself think.
I did expect the video about Dayton very much. I thought it was something very abandoned, scary ruined, though on the contrary it is well kept. It has plain landscape, though lacks trees and flowers. The weather is cold but healthy, sunny and moderate. If not crime data I would say it's one of the best cities you kindly showed me. Thank you, I enjoyed your video very much!
@@Me97202Hmm pretty sure Dayton voted Democrat since Hector was a pup. The entire 1-75 corridor is pretty blue. You only give away so much of other peoples money before they leave.
Dayton used to be fun. Downtown had the hustle and bustle of NYC, in the 60s and 70s. I hope you got to see the Oregon district. That's where you want to be after dark. Live jazz, great food, lots of people...😊
Don't forget what the University of Dayton brings to the city. They have bought many derelict houses to rehab to rent to students. With UD owning the neighborhood, the vacancy and crime rate plummeted. The University has also brought medical and tech businesses to town.
Yep - Also Sinclair Community College, Wright State, and The Air Force Institute of Technology bring a lot of educated people to the area. I used to live around Dayton and enjoyed my time there. The areas around Dayton, Beavercreek, Kettering, etc are pretty nice.
I was born in Dayton in 1957 and our family moved out of state in a community comparable to Germantown, Ohio. I recall its glory days of beautiful architecture buildings in downtown Dayton, with so many places to visit, including bustling malls. In the early 70’s, things turned for the worse in Dayton with crime and most our neighbors moved away. Our new home was also home to many people who left Dayton for a better job and community.
At 16: the McPhearson neighborhood, it went under a huge make over. The city made it worthwhile for people to purchase these homes for just dollars with strict criteria to refurbishing them, they did great!!
Dayton's saving grace is the presence of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and a competitive low cost of living as compared to other AFB's in the US. Many military choose to retire near the base as it provides a good medical center, an abundance of both civil service and defense contractor jobs. This, combined with a housing market that is a bunch more affordable, makes for a good place to live. Without WPAFB and its positive economic impact, Dayton would be in the dumpster with other Midwest cities
You missed a huge history of Dayton unless I missed it. Dayton ohio is land of funk music from lake side , zapp , and Ohio players . They were very instrumental in the cultures and in the music we play today
I used to work at McDonald's back in the 80s. Roger Troutman used to come in fairly often. I snapped at him one day and from then on he called the mouthy white girl and would always get in my line. He had a good sense of humor.
Born and raised just north of Dayton, Great little (big) city, I just left recently perusing a job and a lady. Recommend that you stop by Wright Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton Metro Parks. The Violent crime is likely due to the I75 - I70 being so very close and a huge drug and human trafficking location.
Updated...Another Great Video! PLEASE be careful on the road, the weather so far this year has been nuts. Today was crazy. We ended up in the basement because of a Tornado warning (IL) In Belvidere IL, at Apollo Theater during live concerts, the roof caved in (Prayers!), and there were dozens (Tornado warmings, etc.) across the US just today (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Wiscon, Mississippi, Tennessee, etc.). Joey, Map out your routes carefully, we want you around, and the weather is CRAZY! 🙂 Can't wait for your next video. Peace and Safe Travels.
I was born in Dayton in 1957. Moved from there by the time I was 7. We lived in a poor neighborhood on the east side. I didn’t realize it had lost so much of its population.
Worked in Dayton and Dayton area quite a bit when I used to work on natural gas pipelines in Indiana and Ohio. Saw some lets just say interesting things in Dayton lol. Parks department people were pretty cool, dealt with them a number of times working on property owned by the city. Worked on the airforce base property a few times as well.
WOW! Dayton Ohio has so much history, people and happenings! Just wow! Yep, that was impressive, educational and informative. With that said, my wife has ALWAYS taken pride on how our house looks compared to others, but never went TOO far. For me, I like open, CLEAN spaces, in the front and backyard, and I always like a clean basement and garage. That said, my wife is a hoarder, to a manageable extent. She loved Estate Sales. LOL. Your videos are getting better and better. Thank you, sir!
Great video. It looks like a very nice, and interesting, city. I love those tree-lined streets with the lovely homes. There seems to be more birds than cats in this city !!! Thanks so much.😊
Happy that you met a lovely couple down by the river. I grew up on a lake and we used to feed families like that all the time but then when I came back years later I heard that you weren't supposed to feed them; they were supposed to be able to find their own food and not be dependent on us. Oh well.
Keep it up, Sir. Every city has its own flavor, and most of these cities have similar trends. Loosing their population. Will they totally be abandoned? Ghost cities? What happens to the owners? When I watch your video, my mind is filled with thousand of questions. That is why i love to watch your videos. Thanks for mind triggering scenes.
