Archive | March, 2010

12 Morton Avenue, 2 BR, 1 Bath $18,900

30 Mar

Okay, this house it totally cool. Look at the transoms, the woodwork, the high ceilings, the sunshine streaming in those beautiful old window panes! The exterior is adorable. Could you just pop over to Morton (a street of some of the loveliest of our historic homes) and look at this? I think you might want [...]

“South Park Soliloquy” Still Resonates 13 Years Later

28 Mar

South Parkers are happy to see that ”South Park Soliloquy,” a 30-minute video produced by The Next Wave in 1997 has returned to YouTube. It was groundbreaking at the time, with its honest story of a neighborhood working to renew itself, the people who persevered and made lifelong friends. Not to mention the wonderful soundtrack by [...]

Audience Enjoys “Short & Sweet Playfest” at Hope Arts Center

28 Mar

Hope Arts Center at the Hope Lutheran Church in South Park hosted its first Short and Sweet PlayFest, March 26 and 27 to a very appreciative crowd. Six ten-minute plays written by local artists were performed on two nights, with awards presented after Saturday’s performances. The playlist included: Blue, by Shane Anderson (South Park Resident) Con\tact, by Katherine [...]

Two South Parkers Enroll in Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Help Map South Park Assets

18 Mar

Mapping the South Park neighborhood assets is sort of like counting your blessings. That’s what Matthew Nugent and Genevieve Richards, enrolled in the Neighborhood Leadership Institute, discovered when they attended a workshop at The City of Dayton’s Southeast Priority Board, a neighborhood advocacy agency, along with other Dayton community leaders.  The exercise led by urban planner John Gower [...]

655 Oak Street, 2 BR, 1 Bath $124,900

15 Mar

You might like this as your first home! Especially when you see photos of the back yard and the crisp modern interior. It’s fun to have a sturdily built home, they way they did it before the modern approach of taking costs out of construction. What’s nice about South Park? You can be right out [...]

623 Oak Street, 2BR, 1 Bath $129,900

10 Mar

All of a sudden it seems like cool people are moving onto Oak Street! This is wonderful. And this cottage is also wonderful for someone who likes to “live small” but have big outdoor spaces to entertain! South Park is the kind of neighborhood for people who believe in thrift, hard work and community. You, too? Then come look at this adorable home.

To see more photos and details, visit the Realtor/MLS site.

332 Hickory, 7 BR, 4 Bath $84,500

07 Mar

This is a a nice investment property. It’s a fourplex! You could live in one side and rent the other apartments pay the mortgage. One side needs repair. Hickory is near Emerson Academy, has the great view of the city skyline, and easy access to South Park Green and the pedestrian bridge to the Oregon District. When [...]

15 Johnson Street, 3 BR, 2 Bath $12,000

01 Mar

Obviously, this is the “before” picture.  The “after” will be glorious. How do we know? Because so many homes in South Park looked like this before a caring homeowner brought it back. Consider how our neighborhood has come back, won awards, and is selling homes briskly. You might want to invest. This one is to [...]