Digital Resources on the History of the Arcade
Below are links to websites and other digital resources connected to the Arcade. This includes the links to many of the archives visited while researching the page. Others are related to the Dayton urban redevelopment, and the remodeling of the Arcade. There are links to our many community partners. Still others will take you to videos or podcasts about the Arcade.
More than a decade ago the local research who goes by the name Jeffrey Guest posted a dozens of studies in urban regional history. Several of these were devoted to the Arcade. Guest produced detailed graphs on a number of aspects of the Arcade businesses.
Carillon Park holds the archival materials that were once part of the Montgomery County Historical Society, along with the papers of NCR, and other valuable historical collection.
The Cincinnati Union Terminal history offers many parallels to the Dayton Arcade.
Cross Street Partners is the renovation development group that will create the newest iteration of the Dayton Arcade. There site provides links to scores of other newspaper articles and other sources.
John Gower has taken scores of people on tour of the dilapidated Arcade. There are several videos posted on Youtube of these tours. Here are three that capture a largely complete tour.
Dayton Metro Library’s Archive “The Dayton Room” has a variety of sources valuable to the the study of the Arcade.
The Dayton Arcade Website provides images of the current plans for the Arcade.
Producer Andrew White and host Jason Antonick have created a series of podcasts about the Arcade and retail in Dayton.
Ty Greenlees produced this drone video tour of the Arcade.
This local government website discusses the variety of ongoing redevelopment projects in the City of Dayton.
People have posted an astonishing variety of materials about the Arcade on Instagram.
The online video makers of “Once Occupied” explore various aspects of Dayton’s forgotten history.
This brochure created Cross Street Partners in 2017 reveals the vision of the new renovation plan.
Dayton’s Think TV produced this show on the Acade.
This brief Think TV video talks about the recent developments leading to the revitalization of the Arcade.
This Dayton Daily News article provides an introduction to the ongoing wider efforts at urban redevelopment in the city of Dayton.
Local WDTN 2-News reports on the beginning of reconstruction at the Arcade in 2019.
WYSO of Dayton has created a series of reports on the history of the Arcade and recent developments related to its revival.
Wright State Universities archive and special collections houses a wide variety of sources valuable in studying the history of the Arcade.