Last Friday I attended the reveal of the new retail spaces inside the Dayton Arcade’s restored North Arcade. It was striking to see such a large crowd gathered inside a landmark that sat vacant for decades.
I have been covering the Arcade’s story for years, from abandonment and stalled redevelopment attempts to the construction work that has gradually brought parts of the complex back to life.
Walking through the finished retail corridor with so many tenants in their actual storefronts offered a much closer look at the Arcade’s next chapter than had previously been revealed during special events like Holly Days…