The Oregon District

The Oregon District. . , The Oregon neighborhood declined, particularly after the Second World War, and old, sometimes unoccupied homes and commercial properties fell into disrepair. Plans were drawn during the 1960s for a large-scale urban renewal project. If implemented, the project would have dramatically altered the character of the historic streets and resulted in the removal of historic homes and other buildings. The neighborhood was saved from urban renewal in large part due to the efforts of preservation-minded residents who recognized the historic significance of the city's oldest neighborhoods., The revival of the neighborhood began during early 1970s. Oregon was listed as a district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974-a first for Dayton. Many of the old homes were restored and reoccupied, and commercial buildings along Fifth Street were rehabilitated. With its restored homes and businesses, the Oregon Historic District of the present-day exemplifies preservation as a way to new breathe new life into a neighborhood., Left image: Streetscape improvements on East Fifth Street in the Oregon Historic District, 1979., Right image: Rehabilitation of a residential structure on Tecumseh Street.