[CPEO-BIF] Dayton, Ohio's downtown Arcade

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

$19M plan proposed for Arcade
Proposal for downtown Dayton landmark includes shopping, eateries and a 
variety of attractions.

By Joanne Huist Smith
Dayton Daily News
December 7, 2006

DAYTON - A local special effects designer and amusement industry 
consultant is proposing to transform Dayton's downtown Arcade into a 
multi-faceted entertainment and attraction center.

Terry Collins of the Kettering-based, Themed Environments and Special 
Effects, met with city officials Wednesday to discuss the proposal, a 
$19 million plan called New Arcade Square.

"We're trying to preserve a national landmark built in 1902," Collins said.

The proposal combines a variety of attractions - restaurants, 
amusements, museums, an art gallery, shops - to draw people of all ages. 
As envisioned, most of the activities would have themes related to Dayton.

Shelley Dickstein, a special projects administrator for Dayton, said the 
city is learning details of the project and that a feasibility study 
must be done.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/12/07/ddn120706arcade.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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