Thursday October 4th, 2007
Top of the Market
32 Webster St. Dayton, OH 45402
(acress from Second Street Market)

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to "get urban", or if you already enjoy city living and want to help us show others, just how great it can be, this event is for you!

Come out and enjoy light hors d'oeuvres while you meet other urban dwellers and listen to a fun presentation on how YOU can GET URBAN!

This is a FREE event - RSVP is requested
To RSVP or for more info, go to www.MostMetro.com/GetUrban

To view the PDF flyer, click here.

Greetings from Historic South Park! As you may have heard, Rehabarama is coming to South Park this October, as a result of two very active private investors. We will have 8-10 houses open and decorated for the tour, which will take place October 12 - 21.

As in the past, it is the neighborhood's responsibility to staff these houses for the show.  Preservation Dayton members have always supported past Rehabaramas by volunteering for some of this staffing duty.  We hope that we can count on your generosity to assist us in this monumental task.

Show hours are 4 - 8 on Mon. - Fri., and 12 - 8 on Sat. & Sun.  Shifts are two hours long, and at least two people will be in each house.  Duties include greeting visitors at the door, answering questions about life in historic districts, as well as some basic questions about the house, and managing the traffic flow through the houses.

Please email maureenheacock@yahoo.com with name, phone #, email address, and days / times you would be able to work.  You are welcome to contact me at the email above or at 228-3783 with any questions. 

Many thanks--and see you at Rehabarama!

Maureen Heacock
Historic South Park

What's the Signifigance?

• It's where Oakwood resident and UD engineering grad Joe Desch lead a team that developed the technological breakthroughs which allowed NCR to build the Nazi WWII Enigma code-breaking machine known as the "Bombe".
• It turned German U-Boats from the hunters into the hunted which helped convoys of war supplies get through to our struggling allies.
• It shortened the war and saved millions of lives. It was a technological innovation equivalent in scope to the Manhatten Project. (Also as a side note, the first triggers for the atomic bombs which ended WWII were also assembled in NCR Building 26.
• It remained a hidden secret in Dayton for decades but now portrays an intriguing story and signifigant part of WWII history.

As a historic asset, it has National Historic Significance, which we could leverage to create an education asset, a tourist destination, or a component of our historic parks... or it could be another franchise food or office park.

Before Daytonian Joe Desch developed the "Bombe", nazi U-boats were sinking hundreds of ships which delivering key supplies needed by Britain and Russia in the fight with Nazi Germany.

Recently slated for demolition, NCR building 26 remains in limbo. What should be done? Who should do what? What are our options? It's time to speak up! Check out the "Save NCR Building 26 Blog"!