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Arcade through Time

These photographs offer a visual history of the Arcade since it’s opening. Hover over the images below to prevent them from rotating.

Main Street Dayton in 1900
Traditional Street Markets
Construction in the Early 20th Century
Souvenir Arcade Program
Opening Day Charity Event
Rotunda in Early 1900s
Birdman's Booth, c1910
Postcard of the Third Street Entrance
World War One Parade
Getting a Drink just before Prohibition
Mary Jane Advertisement, November 1930
World War Two Bond Drive Near the Arcade
Blacked-out Glass Dome duirng World War Two
Rotunda Floor in Mid 1940s
Commercial Building, 1948
Sibyl Hat Shop
Arcade Seafood Shop
Dayton's Busy Streets, 1956
Staying Downtown
Broadside Advertisement from Early 1960s
Civil Right Protest
Discrimination at Arcade Barbershop
Third Street Entrance in 1970s
Moving Out, 1976
Planned Layout of Arcade 1977
During Renovatons in 1978
Newspaper Cartoon of Grand Opening in 1980
Newly Renovated Arcade Walk in 1980
Renovated Rotunda in Early 1980s

Loitering Dispute, 1982

Advertisement for Dancing Under the Dome, 1983
Broadside of 1984 Sale
City Grants Arcade Owners Right of Way, 1985
Graphic of Rotunda Sunken Food Court in Mid-1980s Renovation
New Foodcourt at 1986 Grand Reopening
Obituary of Ruth Disher, 1987
Arcade Commerical Tower Under Construciton, 1990
Danus Announces Plans to Close the Arcade, December of 1990
Pain of the Arcade Closing, December 18, 1990
Propsosal for Arcade Dies, 1995
Heart of the City, 1999
Grassroots Efforts and City Revitalization Plan, 1999
Calls for Preservation, 2002
Coming Sheriff Sale
Friend Work to Save the Arcade, 2008
Major Economic Recession, 2008
Demand Exists for Economic Revitalization of Downtown, 2010
Task Force to Review Arcade's Potential, 2014
Task Force Urges Renovation, 2015
Plans for a New Beginning, 2018
Relics Amid the Ruins, 2019
Decaying Arcade Apartment, 2019
Dayton History Project Sets to Work, 2019
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