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2 Historic District Garden Tours This Saturday

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Neighbors from the Oregon District and South Park will be opening their gardens to visitors Saturday, June 24, 2017, for Garden Tours. While each neighborhood is holding separate events, they’re so close to each other we’re sure you’ll want to take part in both!

Info for the Oregon District Event

The Oregon District is in full bloom and preparing for our annual garden tourGet to know Dayton’s oldest neighborhood by touring its gardens. The Oregon Historic Distict 2017 Garden Tour is a self guided tour of nine gardens that runs from 11 am to 3 pm on  Saturday, June 24. It begins at the gazebo in Newcom Founders Park (between Green, Brown and Hess Streets). Admission is $10. A select group of neighbors will open their gardens as part of this fundraiser for the Oregon Historic District Society.  This beautiful neighborhood dates back to 1829 and features fantastic homes and gardens.  Proceeds from this tour will benefit the historic preservation of the non-profit Oregon Historic District Society.

 

Info for the South Park Event

The South Park Garden Tour starts at 10am and is scheduled to end at 3pm. Tickets will be available the day of the event at the
Gazebo on Park Dr., near Wayne Ave.

  • See 8 beautiful gardens
  • Tour 4 historic homes
  • Collection of must-see gardens that can be enjoyed from the sidewalk.
  • Enjoy the newly painted mural on Wayne Ave. and South Park public garden spaces.
  • Link to more information
  • Link to event map

Purchase your tickets today at 106 Park Dr or on the day of the event at the South Park Gazebo (Park Dr. near Wayne Ave.)
$10 General Public / $8 Historic South Park, Inc. Members For more information, contact [email protected] – Kriss Gang or Tim Leach

Tickets for the South Park event come with a 24-hour Link Dayton Bike Share pass so you can check out the Oregon District Garden Tour and the South Park event all from the comfort of a Link bike.

Small Effort: Big Effect

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There’s a lot of work to do to continue to make our region vibrant and exciting. Some jobs are so big and we as community members feel helpless to do anything.

This isn’t that kind of story.

Give here.

Before the Clean-Up

This is a story about a group of people who had a simple vision and they are getting it done! Last year at the 2011 updayton Summit, a Creative Communities team emerged with the idea that our neighborhoods are great assets to the community and they should be walkable, accessible and friendly. Nice idea, right? So, how do you DO something about it?

Safe and Accessible After Clean-Up

The Creative Communities team (CC) focused on the pedestrian walkway that crosses 35 and connects the historic neighborhoods of South Park and Oregon District. These two neighborhoods have active neighborhood associations, easy access to entertainment and recreation, and beautiful parks. A bridge connecting the two (and helping neighbors avoid 35 when traveling) makes perfect sense.

Unfortunately, no one wanted to walk over the walkway. Overgrown weeds, tight corners, and a general rusty broken-down look made it feel unsafe. CC came up with a big job for volunteers, but one they knew they could do and do well with the right support.

At the end of last summer they hosted a major clean-up day. It’s impressive what a little elbow grease can do to de-weed, clean and make the bridge a lot more appealing and usable. But they’re not done yet. They don’t want it ‘not ugly.’ They want to see it as a favorite place for community members to enjoy (especially with its close access to parks). It’s gettin’ prettified!

Wanna know where YOU come in? They need your help in three ways:

1) Come out for the follow-up clean up (prepping for the painting) on April 28.

2) Come out for the painting (grown-up paint by numbers = awesome) on May 5.

3) Help out the kick-starter campaign so they can get all the materials they need to make this happen and keep it going into the future. The thing about kick-starter: yeah, a big donation is awesome. But your $5 matched up with the donations from 10 other people giving $5 adds up pretty quick.

Here’s a video from YouTube that will help you know what to expect at the Paint Day this May. Don’t pass up being a part of this opportunity!