Dayton History Books Online

Dayton History Books Online is a Facebook page that I "like".  The title is pretty much what the page is about, Dayton History online.  I believe the man who started it sells Dayton History books at various book sales around the area.  Today I saw an interesting post about none other than the Wright Brothers, hard to believe, right?
Here is the post:
"Orville Wright was born in the home shown here on 7 Hawthorne Street. The workshop, located at 1127 West Third Street was where the original Wright Flyer was conceived and built. In 1936 Henry Ford bought both buildings and the following year had them moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford even took the dirt on which the house stood, leaving a hole in the ground that remained unfilled for years"

I had no idea that there was a hole in the ground after Henry Ford took the house to Greenfield Village.  The posts on the Facebook page are usually like this one, short and to the point and there's always a picture or 2 to help tell the story.

The thing that I like about the Dayton History Books Online Facebook page is that it's not always about the city of Dayton.  There have been posts about Miamisburg, Xenia, Fairborn, Bellbrook, etc.  It's more like a Dayton area history page.

Of course my favorite posts are those that are of places and things I remember from my childhood.  Just the other day there was a post about the Italian restaurant Dominic's which was on Main Street close to Miami Valley Hospital.  It was very well known and of course gone now. I only had dinner there a few times and I remember it being very good.  Rumor has it that the house Italian dressing could give you a heart attack or cause pregnant women to go into labor.

It's also a little sad to see some of the posts.  Many times there are pictures, like the one above, of a gorgeous home or building that is now run down and looks like it could collapse at any minute.  I think that's the worst part, seeing how great some of the Dayton areas used to be and now are poverty stricken and run down.  But it's part of history and hopefully the history of the next generation will be to build those areas back up.

I think it's a great page to look at and I encourage everyone to "like" it.  I mean, you never know when you'll have to write a blog or need research for a paper and something pops up on Facebook right in front of you!!