After news this week that a new restaurant will be opening in the Wayne Avenue space formerly occupied by Tank’s, we heard from many people who wanted to remember the old spot.
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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we went into the archives for more on the history of Tank’s, which was a favorite for late-night eats and early-morning breakfasts for decades.
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• Memorial Hall hosted all kinds of events during its heyday, but one of its biggest claims to fame was Kenley Players summer-stock theater.
• James H. McGee was sworn in July 15, 1970 as Dayton’s first Black mayor.
• “Smokey” was Dayton’s famous fire dog for Companies 1 and 2 at the fire station at Webster and Ford streets during the 1930s and ‘40s.
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