Dayton - Ohio - 4K Downtown Drive

Early afternoon drive around the downtown area of Dayton, OH.
Filmed: November 2021

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From Wikipedia:
Dayton (/ˈdeɪtən/ (About this soundlisten)) is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County.[5] A small part of the city extends into Greene County.[6] The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Dayton was estimated to be at 814,049 residents. The Combined Statistical Area (CSA) was 1,086,512. This makes Dayton the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Ohio and 73rd in the United States. Dayton is within Ohio's Miami Valley region, 50 miles north of the Greater Cincinnati area.

Ohio's borders are within 500 miles (800 km) of roughly 60 percent of the country's population and manufacturing infrastructure, making the Dayton area a logistical centroid for manufacturers, suppliers, and shippers. Dayton also hosts significant research and development in fields like industrial, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering that have led to many technological innovations. Much of this innovation is due in part to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its place in the community. With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Dayton's businesses have diversified into a service economy that includes insurance and legal sectors as well as healthcare and government sectors.

Along with defense and aerospace, healthcare accounts for much of the Dayton area's economy. Hospitals in the Greater Dayton area have an estimated combined employment of nearly 32,000 and a yearly economic impact of $6.8 billion.[10] It is estimated that Premier Health Partners, a hospital network, contributes more than $2 billion a year to the region through operating, employment, and capital expenditures. In 2011, Dayton was rated the #3 city in the nation by HealthGrades for excellence in healthcare.

Dayton is also noted for its association with aviation; the city is home to the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is the birthplace of Orville Wright. Other well-known individuals born in the city include poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and entrepreneur John H. Patterson. Dayton is also known for its many patents, inventions, and inventors, most notably the Wright brothers' invention of powered flight. In 2007 Dayton was a part of the top 100 cities in America. In 2008, 2009, and 2010, Site Selection magazine ranked Dayton the #1 mid-sized metropolitan area in the nation for economic development. Also in 2010, Dayton was named one of the best places in the United States for college graduates to find a job.

On Memorial Day of 2019, Dayton was affected by a tornado outbreak, in which a total of 15 tornadoes touched down in the Dayton area. One was a half-mile-wide EF4 that tore through the heart of the city causing significant damage

[MuscleCarModeler]

I have heard it said "You can never go back home". So true! Born and raised here, yet I would never consider returning. Never regret my child hood but I will never regret leaving. So sad to see such a wasteland. Maybe, just maybe God will bring back glory to this once precious land! It is good that we have the Kingdom of Heaven as our promised home!!! Peace! Yes!

[jaybirdstarks]

That’s where the Original Dayton Rims are made from 👍

[lovewhitalways]

Great video. More please as Downtown evolves. Thank you. ☺☺

[w-josh]

Mike, I can't wait till you get to Detroit, just be careful in those neighborhoods if you drive through them. They have some cool interstates and a bunch of them too. I also wonder will you go through Columbus, Ohio? If not that's ok.

[silverhawk]

Nice video Ohio Mike enjoyed the video man

[jeffreymcfadden]

At 3:50 on the railroad bridge, I was able to photograph the BICENTENNIAL locomotive of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton (DT&I) engine # 1776. (A GM GP38-2)
The engine was lead engine. 1776 was still painted bicentennial well into the 1980s.

[juliewatts-davis]

Looks like a pretty western city. Dayton is good for its low crime rate.Peaceful not glamorous which is hard to say.Nice to build a home off the freeway tho..To enjoy the harmony of travel and nature daily.🐎🐎.🐄🐄🐓🐣🐇🐖🐎🐎. Cool pic!

[LK-pcsq]

between google earth and virtual drives, it gives you a good idea on the Grade rating of Traffic, its infrastructure "bridges, roads, side walks, decade of cleanliness of the area and many other aspects. Mike, goto Vancouver BC Canada and watch. Billions pumped in from the Chinese economy look at the age of the buildings. Most old buldings in 2000 have been replaced. Once 45 cranes were over the Vancouver skyline.

[MrJestyler]

Fairly lifeless downtown, very little car or foot traffic and looks like many old vacant buildings. Sad because it didn’t used to be this way.

[derrickbrown]

I noticed that Dayton has some smooth roads

[sharonrivers]

The bridge you went under reminds me of the ones over rivergate pkwy.me n my guy have stayed at the 2 motels there.rodeway inn.best value inn.my favorite one.love that stretch.after you get into goodlettsville.love how they got it decorated.really nice.

[DerekPuckett-gjrq]

This makes me want to make a vid of the REAL DAYTON!

[sharoncrawford]

Looks alot better then LA and San Francisco.

[tammymullins]

I can't believe they still have the wires up for the trolleys 1988 was the last trolley run I was lucky I got to ride on the last run

[tammymullins]

I haven't seen a video of down town dayton your driving out of town

[TeeTee-utpl]

Ladies change your locks and get a door bar! I was drugged and raped at night repeatedly. Then some men had the nerve to use my bathroom to clean women up after raping them while I was sleep!

[tammymullins]

I can't believe how bad 😞 that place as become