Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fifth Street

— Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway —

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Fifth Street Marker

Inscription. Old industrial and commercial buildings to the west of Patterson Boulevard were replaced with the Dayton Convention Center and other facilities through urban renewal. To the east of Patterson Boulevard, The Oregon Historic District provides an example of historic preservation used to rehabilitate and revive a once blighted urban neighborhood.

Aerial view of Dayton showing the filling of the Miami Erie Canal near Oregon District, 1930s. The character of the area was transformed during the 1970s urban renewal with the construction of the Dayton Convention Center, replacing old commercial and industrial buildings. On the other hand, Oregon retains much of its historic fabric through preservation efforts that can also be traced to the 1970s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 39° 45.452′ N, 84° 11.241′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Webster Station. It is at the intersection of South Patterson Boulevard and East 5th Street, on the right when

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traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 E 5th St, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oregon: Dayton's First Historic District (here, next to this marker); The Age of Cinema - The Theatres on Fifth Street (here, next to this marker); "Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center (here, next to this marker); Sachs-Prudens Building Rehabilitation (here, next to this marker); A Block Transformed (here, next to this marker); The Oregon District (here, next to this marker); Sachs-Prudens Brewing Company/Dayton Breweries Company (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 2000s: Open Space Development

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Fifth Street Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.