tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post6801816506126936847..comments2024-02-12T23:56:11.051-05:00Comments on Daytonology: "Who Will Mourn for Dayton"Jeffereyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-51557178835593060192008-07-29T22:53:00.000-04:002008-07-29T22:53:00.000-04:00I sent that column to some family and friends.2 ma...I sent that column to some family and friends.<BR/><BR/>2 major problems I see for Dayton:<BR/>1) The economic downturn is going to hurt Dayton more than the average american city, because there is less wealth here to smooth out the rut and the wealth that exists is heavily tied to industry, which is going to take a beating, again.<BR/>2) Dayton is playing a losing zero sum gain with the suburbs. With the few money making industries becoming entrenched in the Beavercreek side of the suburbs, those jobs are leaving Dayton. Wherever new stuff goes in to the suburbs, it leaves Dayton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-36339776901606303292008-07-29T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:38:00.000-04:00Dayton is not a Youngstown, though it looks that w...Dayton is not a Youngstown, though it looks that way, as the economy is more diverse. So the place will muddle through.<BR/><BR/>Im not as optimistic about the city itself as I think it hasn't bottomed out yet, despite the gentrification things happening.Jeffereyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-24449249532342890312008-07-28T23:12:00.000-04:002008-07-28T23:12:00.000-04:00That was an awesome column. But I don't think we ...That was an awesome column. <BR/><BR/>But I don't think we need anyone to mourn for Dayton. Dayton will be o.k. in the long run--I know it won't be like it used to be--but if the south/west national migration, mortgage meltdown, globalization, an imploded auto industry, and suburbanization haven't killed it yet...Dayton is going to make it through, and still be a pretty awesome city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com