South Main Street beyond Dayton’s Central Business District has lost a huge percentage of its historic urban fabric over time.
A large portion was removed for the construction of US-35 in the 1960s, and I’ve covered buildings that held on longer but ultimately were razed, like the nice business block at Main and Franklin.
The most significant surviving building in this area is known as the Eagles Building, which was built 1916 as a meeting hall for Aerie 321 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles…