About Sarah Eyer

Sarah is a young history major who has a fascination with the Balkans. She has dedicated her college experience to learning as many histories and languages she can. This passion of learning about people inspired Sarah to study abroad three times. She studied in Peru, Italy, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her goal in life is to become a history professor, so she can teach students about the invisible areas of the world or areas of the world that are not often discussed in the American curriculum. This way she hopes to paint a more intricate and nuanced version of history that would allow students to think more critically on the past.

My Work on Early Food Markets and Feeding Dayton

One of the most imporant aspects of a humans life is getting food. Well how did people in urban centers like Dayton get food before the arcade was built? How did they lead to the building of the arcade? Urban markets have a great impact on the way a city is designed. Transportation of food goods has to be set up around them. Cold storages have to be built. My goal is to study how the food markets before the arcade led to its creation and why they fell out of use afterwards.

Canal from Green Street

This image of the canal looking towards the Kratochwill Flour Mill. The canals formed an essential part of transporting food to Dayton. This image comes from the Lutzenberger Picture Collection.

The Elders Dry Good Store (1902)

This image is of the Elders Dry Good Store on the Southwest corner of Fourth and Main taken two years before the Arcade was finished. This picture comes from the Lutzenberger Picture Collection. 

Market House on Wayne Street built in 1865

This image is of an old Market house on Wayne Street built in 1865. This photo comes from the Lutzenberger Picture Collection. 

Market House on South Main

The building on the far left is the Market House on South Main Street between Market and Fourth Streets. The Market House was built in 1829, but the building you see here was built in 1876 on the site of the old Market House. This photo comes from the Lutzenberger Picture Collection. 

The Fifth Street Market

Vendors sell dry goods out of the back of their carts at the Fifth Street Market. This image comes from the collections of the Dayton Metro Library. 

Interesting Moment in Transition from Public to Private Markets