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:
Trash to Treasure Sale: June 14, 2008
Our ever-popular neighborhood-wide yard sale returns in 2008, promising great opportunities for people on both sides of the cash register! Maps will be available at the Gazebo at 8:00 a.m. on the day of the sale. To participate in the sale, and get a spot on the map, contact Lisa Persons (lmpersons at sbcglobal.net) and pay the $20 registration fee before May 15!
South Park a Finalist in National Neighborhood of the Year Competition!
Great news! Historic South Park has been selected as one of five finalists in the National Neighborhood of the Year competition. We advance now to judging on May 22, 2008 at the annual NUSA conference in Hampton, VA.
Historic South Park, Inc. submitted an application in February to be considered in the National Neighborhood of the Year competition, sponsored by NUSA. Our application was entitled “2007 Neighborhood Restoration and Redesign” and included the AIA 150 initiative and Rehabarama 2007 with associated events. HSPI officers Kevin Moran, Galen Wilson and Karin Manovich worked together to complete the application.
Thank you to everyone in the neighborhood who contributed their time, creativity, and energy in 2007 as organizers, investors, volunteers and participants in the above events. You have earned South Park a position in the national spotlight!
Check out the coverage in the Dayton Daily News and the discussion on Dayton's MostMetro!
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!
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!
South Park's first annual Jazz Festival was a great success! Six excellent bands, food, drink, and fun! See the photos at the Dayton Daily News website. Thanks to all of the event sponsors, partners, and donors, including Pam Miller-Howard RE/Max Resources, The Kent Development Group, The Pizza Factory, South Park Tavern, The Next Wave, ASAP Screen Printing, and The Flower Shoppe. Special thanks to neighborhood businesses that served as major sponsors: Kroger, The Miami Valley Hospital, and Historic South Park, Inc. Additional Dayton-area sponsorship and donations came from Chase Bank, The City of Dayton, Culture Works, Heidelberg Distributing, Dayton Musicians Union(DMA-local 101-473), the 88 Club, Jazz Central and The Dayton City Paper.
South Park Soliloquy Available on YouTube!
South Park's informational video is now available for viewing online! Click here: South Park Soliloquy...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.
AIA150 Design Presentations a Big Success!
The Block Party for the Blueprint for South Park: A Gift to Our Community was a great success! 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 Neighborhood Weblog on dayton.mostmetro.com
Check out the South Park section of the 'Most Metro' website at mostmetro.com. Choose "Blogs&News -> Dayton Neighborhoods -> South Park" to read South Park resident and Most Metro guest blogger Maureen Heacock's chronicle of life in South Park. Join the discussion!
Historic South Park Receives AIA 150 Grant
The Dayton chapter of the American Institute of Architects chose Historic South Park as its community partner in celebrating the AIA's 150th anniversary. As part of the project, 30 of the Miami Valley's most creative and talented architects and designers worked with community input to create schematic designs of streetscape improvements, housing designs, and commercial and community space based on the AIA's 10 Principles of Livable Communities.
The AIA cites our neighborhood's "very active and energetic" residents as a deciding factor in selecting Historic South Park as the grant recipient.
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 weekly toddler playgroup, 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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