Applause for Oakwood Avenue improvements

As a resident of Schantz neighborhood, I applaud the improvements along Oakwood Avenue.  As a frequent pedestrian along Oakwood Avenue, I have noticed that traffic is not going through at breakneck speed. Also, the lanes are clearly marked.  It was not this way in the past.  After all, this is an avenue surrounded by residential neighborhoods.  I only wish that all the avenues surrounding Oakwood could be improved like this.  It is a great improvement and adds to the ambiance of this historical neighborhood.

Celeste Lee
Oakwood

Houk Stream land ‘priceless’

Hey Oakwood folks...You know the land in Houk Stream “we” bought....and the Oakwood Register letter-writing guy keeps talking about it was “appraised” at like $175,000 and we paid too much????....the facts from Montgomery County says “On July 11, 2006 a guy bought the land for $432,000 and on July 24, 2007, Oakwood City bought it $475,000”....and to me the “value” of that land is priceless and we now own it.......  Don’t each of you want to sell your house on its market value and not its appraised value????

Charlie Campbell
Dayton

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Your donation dollars are at work In August, the Oakwood Historical Society initiated a major fundraising campaign to begin in earnest the restoration of the historic Long/Romspert Homestead at 1947 Far Hills Avenue.  The restoration plans call for the complete and accurate restoration of the Homestead as a house museum dedicated to telling the story of America’s move from the rural culture of the years following the Civil War through the Industrial Age of the early 1900’s to the suburban culture of the 1920’s.  All three time periods are evident in the Homestead, but the story has never been told in any comprehensive way. That is now changing thanks to your help!  Telling this story allows young and old alike to understand our local history (as told through the exhibits in the newly renovated exhibit gallery at the rear of the Homestead) within a larger context of national history(as told through the house museum itself), thus allowing points of interest and educational experiences for everyone!

Thanks to many members of the Oakwood Historical Society and thanks to many interested members of the Oakwood community, work has been underway, and the results are truly impressive as many of the “before” and “after” photos will
attest.  More photos and “inside” information can be gleaned from the Society’s website at www.oakwoodhistory.org

The community open house held in September was the first unveiling of the work completed thus far.  The plan is to have the first floor completed by early 2008 (with another open house) and to begin the second floor shortly after that based on the continued financial support of our many friends.

Donations continue to come in…and all are appreciated!  If you are interested in financially participating in the continued restoration of the Homestead, please send your check to the Oakwood Historical Society, 1947 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45419 and please mark the envelope “restoration”.  All donations are tax-deductible and are acknowledged in writing for tax purposes.  Since we are coming to the end of the 2007 tax year, won’t you consider making a last minute donation or consider making an additional donation?  Together, we can leave a tangible legacy to our community and to our children!  

For additional information, please contact Teresa Prosser, Chair of Fundraising, at 293-8506 or Phyllis Niemeyer Miller, Chair of Restoration, at 299-3837.

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December 18, 2007
Volume 16, No. 51

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