Downtown Dayton is the central business district of Dayton, Ohio , United States. Major reinvestment in the downtown area began heavily in the mid-1990s, and continues today with $ 2 billion in residential, commercial, health, and transportation developments that has or is taking place in the downtown area.
30-420: While much of the city's population decamped to surrounding suburbs in the second half of the 20th century, downtown Dayton has begun to gain population again since the early 2000s with a 96-98 percent housing occupancy rate. Downtown Dayton is home to 42,000 employees, 2,000 residents, and more than 7 million yearly visitors. It is also becoming one of the most technology oriented and high-tech friendly downtowns in
60-485: A decade. Along with this construction was built a new seven-floor parking garage that accommodates 1,200 vehicles. The facility represents an investment downtown of approximately $ 20 million. Since NCR vacated its world headquarters near downtown Dayton, the University of Dayton Research Institute announced that they would be relocating to the former National Cash Register world headquarters building. The former HQ and
90-537: A private, Catholic institution. It is Ohio's largest private university and is one of the top 10 Catholic universities in the United States. UD is also home to the University of Dayton Research Institute which ranks second in the nation for sponsored research, and the Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton which focuses on human tissue regeneration. Entertainment in the downtown Dayton area
120-591: A professional sports team, selling out their 815th consecutive game, breaking the record formerly held by the Portland Trail Blazers . The Dragons came to Dayton in 2000 as the franchise was relocated from Rockford, Illinois . The franchise was previously known as the Rockford Expos (then Royals, Cubbies, and Reds). In 2021, the Dragons and 11 other teams that had previously competed in
150-549: Is a historic residential and commercial district in southeast downtown Dayton. The district is populated with art galleries , specialty shops , pubs , nightclubs , and coffee houses . Not far from the Oregon District is the PNC Second Street Market a public market owned by Five Rivers MetroParks . Downtown Dayton is home to over 70 nightclubs and over 130 restaurants/bars. Most of the nightlife
180-546: Is a popular spot for weddings , and other events. The historic Victoria Theatre , located in downtown Dayton, hosts concerts , traveling Broadway shows, ballet , a summertime classic film series, and more. The Loft Theatre, also located downtown, is the home of the Human Race Theatre Company. Downtown Dayton is the home of the Dayton Ballet , one of the oldest professional dance companies in
210-531: Is concentrated near the Oregon District, Fire Blocks District, and around the Ballpark (Webster Station). Downtown Dayton has an eclectic choice of sports bars, raves, lounges, pubs, musical bars, and holes in the wall. The Fire Blocks District is home to four LGBT friendly clubs and businesses. There are many local bands that play at pubs and musical bars in the Oregon District as well. Downtown Dayton
240-569: Is diverse. Downtown is home to the Dayton Art Institute which is a museum of fine arts that owns collections containing more than 20,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art and archaeological history. The Dayton Art Institute was rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children. Along with the Dayton Art Institute, there are also other arts in the downtown area. The Dayton Region ranked 33rd in
270-756: Is host to the Dayton Dragons baseball team, and the Dayton Flyers NCAA division one basketball team. The Dayton Dragons is Dayton's only professional baseball team and is the minor league affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds . The Dayton Dragons are the first (and only) team in minor league baseball history to sell out an entire season before it began and was voted as one of the top ten hottest tickets to get in all of professional sports by Sports Illustrated . The Dayton Flyers play at The University of Dayton Arena , which hosted 82 games in
300-488: Is upgrading and widening I-75 from Edwin C Moses Blvd. to Stanley Avenue. Many downtown bridges are also being upgraded. In 2010, the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan was announced. The Plan represents a vision for Dayton's center city that focuses on strengthening connections and creating a downtown attractive to investors, businesses, employees, residents, students and visitors. This vision focuses on
330-678: The NCAA men's basketball tournament over its history, making it the second most prolific venue in NCAA history and the most prolific among active venues, with the most recent being first and second round games of the 2017 tournament. CareSource Management Group in 2009, completed construction of a $ 55 million corporate headquarters at the corner of Main Street and Monument Avenue in downtown Dayton. The 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m), 10-story building marks downtown's first new office tower in more than
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#1732786849643360-788: The United States . The Company runs the Dayton Ballet School, the oldest dance school in Dayton and one of the oldest in the country. It is the only ballet school in the Miami Valley associated with a professional dance company . Additionally, Dayton is home to the Gem City Ballet and Progressive Dance Theater, companies in residence at the Pontecorvo Ballet Studio. The Oregon District
390-520: The potential of Greater Downtown to become an authentic urban center and the catalyst for Dayton's regional economy. The plan focuses on housing opportunities, and creating an inviting environment for businesses to relocate and stay in the downtown area. The plan will also home in on what makes downtown Dayton unique and build on it. This includes downtown arts, sports, health care, and entertainment. Face-lifts and improvements such as gateway projects, repaving, and upgrading building facades are also part of
420-502: The 2016 season, WDTN sports director Jack Pohl has teamed with Nichols on Dragons television broadcasts. From 2001 to 2010, the Dragons television schedule included 15 games per season before the number of broadcasts was increased to 25 in 2011. The Dragons televised five games in their inaugural season of 2000. Dragons games were televised on WHIO-TV digital channel 7.2 (Time Warner Cable channels 23 and 372) from 2009 to 2015. Games were televised on Time Warner Cable from 2000 to 2008. Over
450-668: The Courseview Campus Center in Mason with the intent of eventually serving 10,000 students there. Also that year, the college opened a second Mason facility, "Building B." In August 2016, Sinclair Community College and the University of Cincinnati signed a partnership allowing Sinclair students attending the Mason campus to pursue a bachelor's degree in Information Technology at UC. In March 2013
480-535: The Dayton Dragons, including the years they played in Dayton. The Dragons have had 12 managers in their history: Additionally, past Dragons coaching staffs have included three inductees into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame as players: Radio: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on 980 WONE , with Tom Nichols as the lead broadcaster. The broadcasts are also available via
510-671: The Midwest League entered the High-A Central as Major League Baseball completed a large restructuring of Minor League Baseball. This was a temporary name change, with the historical "Midwest League" moniker returning for the 2022 season. The team's home park is Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, formerly (until 2020) known as Fifth Third Field. During its first season, the Dragons set a Minor League Baseball Class-A single-season attendance record of 581,853. The Dragons broke that record in 2003 and again in 2004. The Dragons broke
540-542: The United States , like Sinclair, help to create jobs in an unstable economy. The article also stated that Sinclair is widely known as one of the best community colleges in the region. That year its enrollment was 25,345 students, and the main campus was one of the largest community college campuses in North America. According to the Dayton Daily News, in 2013 Sinclair purchased a 3.4 acre addition to
570-503: The United States. Downtown is home to Sinclair Community College and the University of Dayton . Sinclair community college is the largest community college at a single location in Ohio and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. Sinclair is acclaimed as one of the country's best community colleges. Sinclair was founded as the YMCA college in 1887. The University of Dayton is
600-517: The college settled a First Amendment lawsuit by revising a speech code that prohibited students and visitors from holding signs on campus. Four years later, in March 2017, the college ordered student Advisors A.J. Owens and Dr. Matt Massie to apologize to Forest Wilson, a student and candidate for Student Senate President concerning Wilson's campaign to get food stamps accepted on campus. Sinclair has 5 regional campus locations throughout Southwest Ohio:
630-574: The end of the 2024 season), an all-time record for sports in North America. In 2014, the founding ownership group, Peter Guber 's Mandalay Baseball Properties , sold the team to Palisades Arcadia Baseball LLC, led by Greg Rosenbaum , Nicholas Sakellariadis, and Michael Savit. Through the 2023 season, 143 Dragons players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball since the team's move to Dayton in 2000. The following are notable players whose minor league career included playing for
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#1732786849643660-467: The internet at daytondragons.com and wone.com and on mobile devices via the Dragons mobile app. Dragons radio broadcasts moved to WONE starting with the 2011 season after Dragons games aired on WING 1410 AM from 2003 to 2010 and on WHIO 1290 AM from 2000 to 2002. Nichols has served as the Dragons Director of Broadcasting and lead play-by-play announcer since the 2008 season. Mike Vander Woude was
690-692: The main Dayton Campus, and locations in Centerville, Englewood, Huber Heights, and Mason. Dayton Dragons The Dayton Dragons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds . They are located in Dayton, Ohio , and play their home games at Day Air Ballpark . In 2011, they broke the record for most consecutive sellouts by
720-625: The nation out of 373 metropolitan areas in arts and culture . The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in downtown Dayton is a world-class performing arts center and the home venue of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra , Dayton Opera , and the Dayton Ballet. In addition to Philharmonic and Opera performances, the Schuster Center hosts concerts, lectures, traveling Broadway shows, and
750-540: The plan. Sinclair Community College Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio . Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training school that eventually became Sinclair College in 1948. Sinclair Community College was featured in a 2009 issue of The New York Times . The article explained how community colleges in
780-533: The record again in 2010 with a season attendance total of 597,433, which still stands as the Class-A record. The Dragons have averaged 8,258 fans per game over their 21-year history (through the 2021 season). They have led the Class-A level in attendance in all 24 years of their existence and have finished first among all teams below the Triple-A level for 18 straight seasons, from 2006 to 2019 and in 2021-24 (there
810-581: The streak of consecutive sellouts reached 1,000 games. After announcing the sellout streak was in jeopardy at the beginning of the 2023 season, the streak reached 1,500 games on August 26, 2023. According to the official team website, every home game in the team's first 20 years (prior to the canceled 2020 season) was a sellout. The streak (which was "paused" in 2020 due to the season being cancelled, and again in 2021 due to all minor league ballparks opening with reduced capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions) now stands at 1,573 consecutive sold-out home games (through
840-615: The surrounding land came under acquisition of the University of Dayton at a purchase price of $ 18 million. Downtown Dayton has also seen numerous residential developments, most notably in the Water Street District announced in mid-2013. Transportation projects in Downtown Dayton have also been on the rise. The Ohio Department of Transportation is currently in the process of $ 533 million of construction to modify and reconstruct I-75 through downtown Dayton. ODOT
870-438: The team's primary broadcaster from 2000 to 2007. All home and road games have been broadcast throughout the Dragons history. Television: The Dragons have televised 25 games per season since the 2011 season with Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols serving as the lead announcer. In 2016, telecasts moved to WBDT (Dayton's CW) as games appeared on an over-the-air network station for the first time in Dragons history. Since
900-470: Was no season in 2020). In 2022, the Dragons' per-game average attendance of 7,935 was first among all 120 teams across Minor League Baseball. On July 9, 2011, the Dragons officially set a new record of 815 consecutive sellout home games. The sellout streak is the longest across all professional sports in the US, passing the previous record set by the Portland Trail Blazers from 1977 to 1995. On May 10, 2014,
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