Where Am I?

Here is the seventh and final installment in our Where Am I? contest – if you know where the following picture was taken, simply fill out the form below with the correct answer and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.

Last week’s picture was from the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center– the animal shelter. Also adjacent to the Bark Park.  Congratulations to Melanie Ludwig who won our sixth gift certificate.  For those who didn’t win or didn’t get a chance to play, here is your chance for this week.  Just fill out the form below with the correct answer to be entered to win.

(thanks to Teri Lussier for creating these weekly installments)

This week’s hint: “Adena”

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Here is the sixth installment in our new Where Am I? contest – if you know where the following picture was taken, simply fill out the form below with the correct answer and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.  Next Monday – a new picture and another chance to win!

Last week’s picture was the Fairborn Theater. This 1940’s gem is on the National Register of Historic Places and is under going renovation and expansion to become an arts and cultural center. You can help!

It looks like we stumped lots of folks this week too, as many answered “The Neon”.  Congratulations to Jason Snowden who won our fifth gift certificate.  For those who didn’t win or didn’t get a chance to play, here is your chance for this week.  Just fill out the form below with the correct answer to be entered to win.

(thanks to Teri Lussier for creating these weekly installments)

This week’s hint: “Bark”

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Here is the fifth installment in our new Where Am I? contest – if you know where the following picture was taken, simply fill out the form below with the correct answer and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.  Next Monday – a new picture and another chance to win!

Last week’s picture was the unique front door of the Miami Valley Conservancy District building across the street from RiverScape.  The engineering behind the dam system in Dayton never ceases to amaze me, and this spring put it to the test. Can you imagine trying to get something like that built today? The EPA, all the bureaucracies involved. I doubt it could get done.

It looks like we stumped many with that one, only a couple people got the correct answer.  Congratulations to Tony Kroeger who won our fourth gift certificate.  For those who didn’t win or didn’t get a chance to play, here is your chance for this week.  Just fill out the form below with the correct answer to be entered to win.

(thanks to Teri Lussier for creating these weekly installments)

This week’s hint: “Hooray Hollywood!”

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Here is the forth installment in our new Where Am I? contest – if you know where the following picture was taken, simply fill out the form below with the correct answer and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.  Next Monday – a new picture and another chance to win!  Last week’s picture was the Pirate ship at the West Carrollton High School athletic field. – congratulations to Jim Moser who won our third gift certificate.  For those who didn’t win or didn’t get a chance to play, here is your chance for this week.  Just fill out the form below with the correct answer to be entered to win.

(thanks to Teri Lussier for creating these weekly installments)

This week’s hint: “Never again.”

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Here is the second installment in our new Where Am I? contest – if you know where the following picture was taken, simply fill out the form below with the correct answer and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.  Next Monday – a new picture and another chance to win!  Last week’s picture was taken of a hand-painted bench at Dayton International Airport – congratulations to Vanessa Pinto who won our first gift certificate (over 50 people entered!).  For those who didn’t win or didn’t get a chance to play, here is your chance for this week.  Just fill out the form below with the correct answer to be entered to win.

This week’s hint: Court

(thanks to Teri Lussier for creating these weekly installments)

This week’s contest is closed

We have brought back our Where Am I? series, and this time we have an incentive to play!  For the next 8 weeks starting today we’ll post a picture of a place somewhere in the Dayton Region.  If you know where it is, simply fill out the form below and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to The Wine Loft at The Greene.  Next Monday – a new picture and another chance to win!

Need a hint this week?  Ok, how about “DAY”.

This week’s contest has expired

October 27, 2010 Where Am I? was from the Pontecorvo Ballet Studios, home of the Gem City Ballet. This mural is from the building at First and Webster, but in 2011 they moved to a larger home in Springboro.

Hint: en pointe

Last week I was visiting Foy’s Halloween Store in downtown Fairborn. I know long term residents of Dayton who are still unaware that there is such a thing as downtown Fairborn, let alone a very very cool five & ten there (if you don’t know what a five and ten is, think if the Oriental Trading Company and the Dollar Store had a baby, it would be a five and ten cent store). Anyway, in October, Foy’s Variety Store, Foy’s Halloween Store, and Foy’s various costume stores take over downtown Fairborn, creating some big, bad, goulish fun for the whole family. The Oregon District may have the most raucous Halloween party but if you are looking for something more family friendly, head out to Fairborn on Friday, October 29 for the Spooktacular Parade, starting at 7:30.

Hint: BOO!

Last week I posted a photo from Farmersville Ohio showing a walking path that leads from the center of town to the Farmersville Jackson Twp Joint Park. The park has a community pool, shelters, a recreation facility that can be rented, play areas, and much more. It is on the grounds of what once was a “Bottle Farm“. Nice drive, nice place to spend the day.

Hint: Ag Town

Last week, the Where Am I? September 29, 2010 was pretty simple- Books & Co at The Greene. Now, newcomers to Dayton Ohio don’t recall the original Books & Co in Town & Country shopping center but trust me when I tell you they set the standard against which all customer service will be measured in the minds of many of us, but that’s okay. The new B & C is mighty service oriented too. Having a book lover help you find exactly what you are looking for is just as easy now as then, plus, you get to feel like a queen walking down that gorgeous staircase.

Hint: Bibliophile

Where Am I? September 29, 2010 was Meadow View Growers. It’s a lovely local nursery in New Carlisle, Ohio, 755 North Dayton Lakeview Rd (Rt. 235). A nice place to purchase plants, but also garden sculptures and statuary, and indoor decorative items. My favorite Meadow View story: One very busy holiday, it was down to the wire and we still didn’t have a Christmas tree. Not such a huge deal, but we did want something under which to put gifts. We ran out to Meadow View for some last minute shopping and found what was the perfect tree for that year. I’ll describe it to you, but you can’t laugh (too hard). It was about 3 ft tall and red plastic “needles” with built in sparkle lights. I know, right? My husband and I looked at the tree and looked at each other and said, “Let’s get it!” Ridiculous and fun and it fit our moods perfectly, besides all that, it will give our kids a damn funny story to tell when they are older. We’ve been threatening to haul it out on St. Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, OSU football games, just for the heck of it. It’s a frivolous and festive tree for any occasion. I also have a vintage aluminum tree, but I’m the only family member who can appreciate that particular type of kitsch at Christmas.

Hint: Green thumb

Last time, the Where Am I? September 15, 2010 was from the Gothic Cloister at the Dayton Art Institute. (perhaps you saw it when you were at the DAI Oktoberfest?)  I was talking to some young adult Daytonians who had recently visited the DAI and this time they really paid attention to the art. They had never realized what an extraordinary collection we have here. The Dayton Art Institute is a gem in our fair city: A lovely space for reflection, education, inspiration. Go! Go early and go often. What’s your favorite piece of art in the museum?

Hint: Cloister

Where Am I? September 8, 2010 was the Gem City Dog Obedience Club. That photo of frolicking pups was taken at their indoor location, 1654 Springfield St., Dayton. They have basic and advance training classes for all ages and interest levels. We’ve shared our lives with 4 different dogs and my own personal experience with just some basic obedience training is that it has made me a much more responsive and responsible dog owner. What’s your dog training experience taught you?

Hint: Woof

Where Am I? September 1, 2010 is the stack of books sculpture in front of the Washington Centerville public library located at 111 W. Spring Valley Rd.  The name of that sculpture is “The Record” by Michael Frasca and is 22′ tall. My own children are too old (read cool) to be outwardly impressed by this sculpture, but I can imagine the impact it must make on the youngest library patrons.

Hint: For the Record

Last week’s Where Am I? August 25, 2010 was the Hindu Temple of Dayton, at 2615 Temple Ln, Beavercreek. That photograph doesn’t do the building justice- it is much more lovely in person.

Hint: Swagatum

Where Am I? for August 18, 2010 was exactly where Matt said it was: “Yellow Springs, OH. Entry to the village along Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.” I’m impressed. Y’all know Dayton.