Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Patterson Commons, 1980s-1990s: Claiming Public Space
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
1. Patterson Commons, 1980s-1990s: Claiming Public Space Marker
The parking lot from the early 1970s was reclaimed as public space, as Patterson Commons began to take its current form. The Rapid Transit Authority building was erected facing Fourth Street. This small block south of Fourth Street and east of St. Clair Street has a connection with the history of transportation in Dayton. This block had been used, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for factories that manufactured carriage and electric street car parts. The railroad, the streetcar, and the interurban railway had tracks or stations in its vicinity.
Patterson Commons in the 1980s, with the RTA building constructed and the old Sachs-Prudens Building rehabilitated.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 39° 45.473′ N, 84° 11.251′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Webster Station. It is at the intersection of North Saint Clair Street and South Patterson Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on North Saint Clair Street. Touch for map. Marker
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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: Fluid Dynamics (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 1930s: Patterson Boulevard Construction (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 1890s: The Miami Erie Canal Era (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 1970s: Space for Automobiles (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons, 2000s: Open Space Development (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons: The 1913 Flood and Aftermath (here, next to this marker); Patterson Commons - The Evolution Of An Urban Space (here, next to this marker); Oregon: Dayton's First Historic District
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
2. Patterson Commons, 1980s-1990s: Claiming Public Space Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
