tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post5981018654343748308..comments2024-02-12T23:56:11.051-05:00Comments on Daytonology: Greenmont as Garden SuburbJeffereyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-39419868622649311002021-07-03T23:59:30.803-04:002021-07-03T23:59:30.803-04:00What memories..I too lived in Greenmont in 1942 an...What memories..I too lived in Greenmont in 1942 and I remember a lot of great times. Mostly when it would snow and a group of us would go up to Dots Grocery Store and hitch a ride on the bumpers of cars that were going around the circle. My Mother would get so mad at me.. Those were for sure great days Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951814433136395854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-11600516927338441032019-10-03T09:09:57.978-04:002019-10-03T09:09:57.978-04:00I loved reading about this village. All of the res...I loved reading about this village. All of the residents have fun stories about growing up here. Thanks for the history lesson.History loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522844360147175500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-70940201045353020702018-07-11T23:23:33.539-04:002018-07-11T23:23:33.539-04:00My mother’s godparents lived there, the Kinney’s, ...My mother’s godparents lived there, the Kinney’s, I believe the spelling was. My mother grew up with their children including a son Lowell. I remember visiting “Aunt Loretta” and “Uncle Ed” as a child and the jar with the tapeworm she kept that she had surgically removed that always grossed us out. The last time my mother and I visited “Aunt Loretta”, was in the early 80’s I believe. I think she passed away soon after. I always wanted to find their grandchildren especially now that my mother and grandmother have passed away.Nightowldwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727526846701909023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-75677376387577983002014-06-11T14:36:28.107-04:002014-06-11T14:36:28.107-04:00I lived in Greenmont Village from birth,1950, to 1...I lived in Greenmont Village from birth,1950, to 1959. My parents lived there from its begining. We have pics of all the homes with no grass and clotheslines! We were a family of 8, 6 kids. We lived at 10 Carmichael 2 story 3 bedroom. my grandparents lived there in a 2 bedroom 1 story. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352850289393485566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-18616754778177545952013-07-10T11:32:43.897-04:002013-07-10T11:32:43.897-04:00My grandparents lived here from when it was first ...My grandparents lived here from when it was first built in 1942 until they died in the 1990s. I don't remember where the first house they lived in was, where my mom and uncle were raised. It was a 2 story with great hardwood floors, but they downsized to 59 W Wren Circle in their later years. My mom and dad lived there for the first five years of my life and the first six years of their marriage before we moved. That was over on Delano. Greenmont was my home and then my home away from home until I moved away, so I have many fond memories. My first pet, snow at Easter, playing in the yard, yelling down to the milkman to leave some chocolate milk, cars with fins, watching cartoons at my grandparents, and other stuff that was just part of that time. I am what is referred to as a child of the village and I am moving back with my wife, now that we are empty nesters. They have two waiting lists. One for children of the village, one for the general public. Wait time is at least 6 months to a year or more for children of the village. Not sure about the general public waiting list but with two bedroom units going for $280 a month, I imagine they're pretty popular. It's like a co-op so you have to purchase an equity share for $3500 to get in and that's basically it. I seem to remember the village taking care of all the exterior maintenance, except maybe the yards and you took care of the inside. Sort of like a condo, and I remember my grandparents getting an attached storage building approved as well as a covered patio approved by the village. Played a lot in the common area. Lived there a long time and visited often. Anyhow don't be surprised if I die there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179616865874092676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-82056489297352484492013-06-24T09:37:25.515-04:002013-06-24T09:37:25.515-04:00I lived in Greenmont Village the first five years ...I lived in Greenmont Village the first five years of my life (1968-1973) bur since we had family living in or near the Village, we have been back often. We lived on Abbot, close to where it runs into Wren. When we lived there, the porch had not been enclosed but it is now.<br /><br />The Village had a good reputatuon from the start. My father lived back there as a kid and loved it. He would tell me that at one time, there was a waiting list to get in. I can remember visitnf my great aunt and uncle on Flesher, going to harvest peas in the community garden. I loved riding my bike around the circle.<br /><br />My Dad also worked at both Dots locations when he was a boy. He would tell me stories about making deliveries and sneaking snacks when he was sweeping the floors after closing time. <br /><br />You can now put a real arched roof on your house now so the rules are not as stringent as they were then.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00336234779849449517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-4777222402865672042010-01-02T13:46:54.568-05:002010-01-02T13:46:54.568-05:00I lived in Greenmont Village from 1942 to about 19...I lived in Greenmont Village from 1942 to about 1956 in a 2 story single. On the first floor was a utility room, kitchen/dining area, and living room/closet. Underneath was a crawl space. Upstairs were 2 bedrooms and a bathroom with closets, one over the staircase. There was a community newsletter, published monthly. A day care center operated for several years at first, but was later destroyed by a fire. It was across the street from the Greenmont School. There was a lot of green space between the houses. Community activities happened in the Administration Building. This was also the site of the Community Church, nondenominational, until it relocated to a permanent building. Gardens were across the railroad track. A local bus circulated around Wren Circle. Occasional performances and parties were also held in the Community Center. The single units were about 800 square feet with 2 bedrooms. There were also duplexes with 2 stories, either 2 or 3 bedrooms, and one story singles with 1 bedroom. They were wood frame construction with lap siding and no insulation. The roofs were asphalt/tar. There were no garages. One parking space was alloted to each house. There was also on street parking. <br />There was a 40 year mortgage with payments of $18/month. The interest rate was 1%. The houses had hardwood floors except in the kitchen, which was linoleum, and the utility room which was concrete. The furnace and water heater used natural gas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-10837318470024175832009-07-11T17:50:12.513-04:002009-07-11T17:50:12.513-04:00This was a wonderful place to grow up in. We had
...This was a wonderful place to grow up in. We had<br />our school, church, market, activity center, friends<br />with great character, sports minded, school honors,<br />and a team atmosphere. I moved there when I was<br />seven and now 73 so I credit so much of my early <br />life to Greenmont Village influence. Church activities,<br />Activity Hall dances, tennis courts, baseball field, <br />playground for youngsters, market place, we had it<br />all. Millions of friends our age to socialize and instill<br />values. God Bless Greenmont Village!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-42035696666687572902009-01-16T20:20:00.000-05:002009-01-16T20:20:00.000-05:00Many thanks for the post. I have drawn a link from...Many thanks for the post. I have drawn a link from your material on Greenmont to my post on London and Adelaide, citing you carefully. But I would love to know when Greenmont was a] conceived and b] completed.<BR/><BR/>HelsHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-3439626538968458972008-03-15T08:53:00.000-04:002008-03-15T08:53:00.000-04:00Thank you for your post...I really appreciate hear...Thank you for your post...I really appreciate hearing from people who actually lived in the place, since a lot of what I am posting on is inference based on secondhand sources. The booklet I read on Greenmont (the main source for this thread) made a point on featuring all the community activities, but I was wondering on how active the place really was.<BR/><BR/>The idea of having all this open space in a subdivision: nowadays that all would be a golf course. There was one other attempt here to do something like Greenmont, and that was Newfields up near Trotwood.<BR/><BR/>I think Dots must have replaced that co-op supermarket some time after 1948. Looking at the ariel photos and comparing to whats on-site today I think the commercial building was incorporated into that little shopping center that has Dots, but I didnt know the mutual housing corporation still owned the property.Jeffereyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-64592620897228284582008-03-14T14:54:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:54:00.000-04:00I spent part of my childhood in Greenmont Village....I spent part of my childhood in Greenmont Village. Everything you say, Jeffrey, is correct. It was truly a "garden" suburb. My dad had a meat market in the Ecki Building at Wayne and Wyoming, and in the 1940s, when cars were scarce and gas was rationed, he would take the Ewalt Circle bus from Greenmont downtown. We had a wonderful green space along West Wren Circle where we played ball and fooled around on the "monkey bars." Everyone knew everybody else. It was a "village" in the true sense of the word. It was also a little democracy. I remember my mom and dad taking me to the Greenmont Admin Building for "townhall meetings." I remember my parents would vote on issues related to the complex, including Greenmont School. Greenmont Village also had community gardens; in fact, I think they still do. It was a great place to raise fresh produce and commune at the same time. You're right about the nondiscript architecture, but residents have been allowed to add their personal touches so that many of the homes have their own distinctive features. The centerpiece of the complex has been the commercial building as you described. Dots Market has been there forever, and I just hope it stays. It's truly a neighborhood market with the best meats in town. When I was a kid, the owners of the store knew us by name. It might have been because of Dad's meat business downtown, but really I think it was that neighborly relationship between business and customer that made the difference. I hear that there is still a waiting line to get into Greenmont Village since the rental rates are the best in town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com