Where Neighbors Become Friends.....
Welcome to South Park! South Park is Dayton, Ohio's largest historic district, encompassing over 700 buildings. Residents live within walking distance of restaurants, grocery stores, and two of Dayton's largest employers, the University of Dayton, and Miami Valley Hospital.
There has never been a more exciting time to live in South Park! To find out why, read on:
Introducing the South Park Hot Sheet
Are you busy, overwhelmed by your inbox and calendar, and unsure how best to spend your time to improve the neighborhood? The new Historic South Park Hot Sheet is a simple compilation of information on events in South Park and the Dayton Area, news, and neighborhood volunteer opportunities. The Hot Sheet will be distributed at HSPI meetings (fourth Tuesday of each month) and posted on the HSPI website. Check out the most recent South Park Hot Sheet here!South Park Neighborhood Forum on dayton.mostmetro.com
Check out the South Park section of the 'Most Metro' website at daytonmostmetro.com. Join the discussion!Wright State University Magazine Recognizes Alumni Work In South Park
The magazine of Wright State University, Community, includes a six-page feature on the roles of two WSU alumni, Michael Di Flora and Theresa Gasper, on the recent award-winning work in South Park.
Check out the Winter 2009 issue of Community here. (4.1 MB PDF).
Second Annual South Park Jazz Festival
September's Second Annual Jazz and Arts festival on the boulevard was a great success!
Great food, great art, and of course fantastic music all teamed up with very good weather to make for a very enjoyable day. Special thanks to all of the event's sponsors, including the City of Dayton, Culture Works, Kroger, Heidelberg Distributing, Miami Valley Hospital, Time Warner of Southwest Ohio, Park-N-Go, Wal-Mart, Hope Lutheran Church, the Dayton City Paper, Drake's Gym, Full Circle Development, Pam Miller Howard (Re/Max Resources), the South Park Tavern, the Pizza Factory, HSPI, the Trolley Stop, and Jazz Advocate. Very special thanks to the event's organizers, Ron Gable ( www.jazzadvocate.com) and neighbors Shane Anderson and Carolyn Mann for their hard work. Thanks also to all of the neighborhood volunteers who helped with setup, teardown, signage, traffic, post-storm cleanup, and the countless other tasks needed to make this sort of event a success! See you all again next year!
What Makes South Park Work?
This Dayton Daily News article gives one columnist's insightful opinion on part of what makes South Park such a strong community.
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, Inc., the non-profit neighborhood association supporting revitalization of the 700-structure historic district just southeast of downtown Dayton, earned the award following a presentation on May 22, 2008, at NUSA's national conference in Hampton , Virginia .
The annual award recognizes projects that are initiated by one neighborhood organization and focused on the physical aspects of a neighborhood such as parks, green spaces, housing improvement, lighting, litter control, traffic management, signage and business district enhancement. Historic South Park was one of five finalists competing for the honor.
Two major projects helped Historic South Park earn the award: the development of an ambitious neighborhood master plan in 2007 in cooperation with American Institute of Architects volunteers; and the October 2007 Rehabarama, which restored 10 historic homes for public tours and subsequent sale.
South Park's community spirit and the creativity of our residents led to this honor, said Karin Manovich , president of Historic South Park. More than 7,000 volunteer hours were dedicated to the improvement of South Park in 2007!
Our own Morgan Howard has produced a short video emphasizing the three major events that led to South Park's award: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdHraQuBJ40
AIA150 Final Book Available:
"Blueprint for Historic South Park: A Gift to Our Community"
The final book (9 Mbytes) about the American Institute of Architects' design project with South Park is now available in PDF form. This 72-page book covers both the cooperative design process and the final results. Take a look!
...And don't forget, the Dayton Daily News video highlighting South Park's participation in the AIA Blueprint design process is still available for viewing: Dayton's South Park Looks to the Future.
South Park Rehabarama 2007
The attendance was wonderful at this year's Rehabarama in South Park! People had a great time, and we received lots of positive feedback about all of the show homes. Click Here for detailed information about all the show homes, including interior photos of many. Thanks to everyone who helped make the show possible -- it was genuinely a community effort!
AIA150 Design Presentations
The Block Party for the Blueprint for South Park: A Gift to Our Community was a blast! The five major working groups presented their final design sketches while South Park residents, guests from neighboring communities, mayor McLin, and members of the city commission enjoyed a beautiful afternoon in Blommel Park. The event included food and beverages provided by South Park's own Pizza Factory, live entertainment by South Park's Staudt-Poly Jazz Duo, and audio system by South Park's Nancy's Karaoke.A wonderful video about the event has been produced by the Dayton Daily News' Eddie Roth, and can be viewed at the Dayton Daily News website.
Images of the designs, a brief history of the design process, and links to media coverage can also be found on the AIA Dayton website.
South Park Community - South Park is a place where neighbors gather informally on porches, street corners, and front yards each summer night. It is a place where neighbors are counted on like family.
Neighbors working and playing together foster the magic of South Park. In 1999, more than 50 residents pooled resources to purchase and restore a commercial building.Social Activities include a book club, as well as the "infamous" Porch, Patio & Deck Parties
Rehabarama 2001 - South Park Historic District hosted a very successfull "Rehabarama". In a partnership with Citywide Development and the Home Builders Association of Dayton, five historic homes were renovated and three new infill houses were constructed. Roughly 9,000 people attended the home show. Every property was sold to an owner-occupant. Today, each home has been personalized by the new homeowner, and many of the residents have become active volunteers in the neighborhood.
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