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With Spring Comes Track and Field

Posted on April 20, 2017 by webteam

Any track and field athletes out there? Remember the huge invitationals, relays, and district meets at Welcome Stadium? For those of us with the “track bug” we look forward to, and often count the days until, spring arrives and the … Continue reading →

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Dayton’s Union Station: Later Years 1960s+

Posted on June 16, 2016 by webteam

By the early 1960s, Dayton’s passenger rail needs had been reduced so much that such a huge depot as Union Station was no longer required. Additionally, it was decided that automobile traffic in downtown Dayton would benefit greatly if Sixth … Continue reading →

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Dayton’s Union Station: 1940s & 1950s

Posted on June 14, 2016 by webteam

Union Station, like railroads in general across the United States, was on a bit of a downward slope through the 1940s and 1950s as Americans traveled less by train. By the late 1950s, it was already becoming apparent that Dayton … Continue reading →

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