Comments on: Dayton Homes Tell Stories: What’s Yours?

By: This Dayton Life: A Tapestry of Stories | Dayton MostMetro

This Dayton Life: A Tapestry of Stories | Dayton MostMetro — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:16:10 +0000

[...] my first DaytonMostMetro post, I was contacted by Caitlin Closser, AmeriCorps Outreach Coordinator with Rebuilding Together [...]

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By: Dayton Ohio Real Estate | Dayton homes, Dayton real estate, and telling stories | TheBrickRanch.com | a conversation about where and how to live happily in Dayton Ohio

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:58:49 +0000

[...] my first DMM post: I’m a Realtor. I am privy to the most intimate details of my client’s lives, and while I am [...]

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By: Joe Peffer

Joe Peffer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:39:34 +0000

Great post Teri. It certainly comes across that you respect real estate and think of houses as much more than simple structures. I’m sure that your clients appreciate and benefit from that love of homes. Looking forward to more from you here on Dayton Most Metro.

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By: Betsy Wilson

Betsy Wilson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:56:38 +0000

Thanks for a great piece. I’ve managed to create a small business (emphasis on small) writing house histories. It is always intriguing to delve into the stories of a house, whether the result is notorious or mundane. I love watching how an owner gains a greater attachement to his house after learning some of some of its history. I’ve heard people say, “This isn’t really my house; it’s just my turn to live in it.” What a great sense of stewardship stories can create.

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By: tgasper

tgasper — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:51:34 +0000

Great piece Teri. One of the greatest joys I’ve had working in South Park is driving around the neighborhood with my father and hearing him talk about who lived where when he was growing up there. I have nicknames for each of my houses there, some of which date back to growing up in South Park. 623 Oak will always be known as “June’s House” as she was our Avon Lady and she & Smitty would let me come over to visit.

Watching my husband and his cousins work on their family history has driven the point home. Sadly, many of the houses their grandparents and parents lived in are no longer around. To some, it’s just a house – to others its a treasure chest filled with childhood memories.

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By: Frank Coleman

Frank Coleman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:19:20 +0000

Superb piece!

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By: Jamie McQuinn

Jamie McQuinn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:58:49 +0000

In the Local History Room at the Dayton Metro Library, we often get folks in looking for the “history” of their home. Unfortunately, unless it was lived in by someone named Wright, Patterson or Kettering… there probably has not been much if anything written down. However, there are tools to help you piece together the story. Through City Directories you may be able to determine who has lived their over the last 100-150 years. Historic maps, including the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, may be able to give you a picture of what the neighborhood looked like.

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By: jafabrit

jafabrit — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:27:25 +0000

what a great story, sad and poignant too, it ‘s a shame to see the heritage of a place, the character of a place razed.

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By: joel_m_michael

joel_m_michael — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:16 +0000

Beautiful! I see on this very web site lots of great ideas and much discussion of new development all with an eye toward bringing people and attention to our urban core. We can’t forget that many suburban dwellers once lived in the city. They are our link to the decisions that have made Dayton what it is today – for better or worse. We need their stories to understand why we’ve become who we are so that we can more wisely shape who we become in the future. Thank you for this article.

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