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

"Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center

— Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway —

 
 
"Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
1. "Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center Marker
Inscription. Remaining buildings on the Fifth Street block between Main and Jefferson Streets were cleared. The Dayton Convention Center opened in 1975.

An aerial view of Dayton during the early 1970s, showing the Fifth Street blocks between Main and Jefferson Street.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.
 
Location. 39° 45.451′ N, 84° 11.24′ 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 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
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Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sachs-Prudens Building Rehabilitation (here, next to this marker); The Age of Cinema - The Theatres on Fifth Street (here, next to this marker); A Block Transformed (here, next to this marker); Fifth Street (here, next to this marker); Sachs-Prudens Brewing Company/Dayton Breweries Company (here, next to this marker); Oregon: Dayton's First Historic District (here, next to this marker); The Oregon District (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 2000s: Open Space Development (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
 
"Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
2. "Urban Renewal" and the Dayton Convention Center Marker
 
 
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 86 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.
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