The Dayton Arcade – Waking the Giant
About
Great victories are rarely swift. Several victories have been won in the fight to revitalize Dayton, however, The Dayton Arcade is poised to be the project that changes everything.
Dayton Arcade: Waking the Giant is an in-depth multi-dimensional three-part documentary that tracks the restoration of the Dayton Arcade, which had previously been closed for 30 years. The documentary is a story of history, finance, and urban revitalization that is set against the drama of an architectural metamorphosis. It details the story of the Arcades’ rehabilitation – documenting the critical phases of construction – but will also visit what the original builders had in mind and how the Arcade had affected people’s lives in the past.
Gallery
Before the removal of the elevator shaft and with work continuing on the glass dome.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY SNOW
The elevator shaft was removed at the end of June. 
Documentary Treatment
Interested in learning more about this upcoming project? Read the treatment here.
In The News
April 13, 2021
New episode of DBJ-affiliated podcast with Dan Edwards focuses on Arcade development
Dayton Business Journal
March 4, 2021
Dayton Arcade is ‘open for business’ after 30-year slumber. This is “just the beginning”
Dayton Daily News
September 27, 2019
Women of the Dayton Arcade Restore Gem City’s Crown Jewel
Dayton Business Journal
April 25, 2019
Dayton Arcade project gets major boost with long-awaited financial close
Dayton Business Journal
March 14, 2019
Dayton Arcade project moves ahead with rotunda restoration, cleanup
Dayton Business Journal
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Funders
We are Dayton Families
Friends of the Dayton Arcade
Let’s Wake the Giant
Anonymous
Carrie and John Haley
Robert and Linda Nevin
Lee and Patti Schear
Jerry Tatar
The White Family / White-Allen
Brick by Brick
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred G. van Breukelen
Dayton Wheel Concepts, Inc.
Steve and Debbie Freeze
Mr and Mrs R H Grant III
Gary Gottschlich
Julia D. Hobart
William and Sonnie Kasch
Amy Laughead-Riese
Lockwood Family Foundation
George and Moni Malacos
Mary and David Mathews
Barbara N. O’Hara
Brad J. Roof
