News & Updates
Your S.P.U.G. Report and Cleanup Day, March 24, 1-4PM
Hello to all our returning and new participants in the South Park Urban Garden (S.P.U.G.) project! 2011 was a great success – we went from an initial seven to THIRTY garden beds, added a huge tank to make watering much easier and the fine folks at the Dayton &...
Writer of Famous 1865 Letter Lived in South Park!
An honest God-fearing man wanted to be paid for his labor. Did you see the story in the Dayton Daily News about escaped slaves Jordan and Amanda Anderson and their 1865 letter to their former "master"? Neighborhood historians Betsy & Galen Wilson tell us the...
Brown business corridor improvements may begin March 2012!
We posted about this first in July 2010 (see below). And now we are happy to report that the City may be able to begin work on the Brown Street corridor this March! We even have some aerial pictures of how the sidewalks will be widened, bike lanes added from Wyoming...
WSU Alums DiFlora, Gasper Work to Reclaim and Renew South Park
Read the six-page feature article in Community, the magazine of Wright State University, and be inspired by two WSU alumni, Michael Di Flora and Theresa Gasper. Between the two of them Michael and Theresa have bought and restored over 30 South Park homes. Michael...
Dayton’s Historic South Park Wins National Award!
First Prize for NUSA's Neighborhood of the Year - Physical Revitalization South Park is proud to be recognized by Neighborhoods, USA (www.nusa.org) as the first-prize winner for Neighborhood of the Year in the Physical Revitalization category! Historic South Park,...
AIA150 Final Book Available
“Blueprint for Historic South Park: A Gift to Our Community”
When the Dayton Chapter of the American Institute for Architects wanted to celebrate its 150th anniversary by donating their expertise to a worthy project, they selected the revitalization of South Park. They worked with the community for many weeks, envisioning the...
South Park Celebrates Gift from American Institute of Architects
The Dayton Chapter of the American Institute for Architects (AIA) and Historic South ParkThe Block Party celebrated weeks of work envisioning South Park for the future. To commemorate its 150th anniversary, "A!A150", the professional association chose to donate its...
Winners of Custom Frame’s South park Photo Contest
And to think that we were worried about not having enough entries! On the contrary, we had so many terrific entries that choosing just three as the winners was incredibly difficult. After extensive deliberations, the judges chose Kathy Bossong's, Summer on Bonner, as...