| From sightseeing to dining out, downtown
Dayton and the surrounding greater Dayton area offer
many interesting tourist destinations and things to
do. Downtown attractions in close proximity to the Schuster
Center include Fifth Third Field, which is home to Dayton's
minor league baseball team the Dragons, RiverScape,
and the Dayton Art Institute. Other Dayton area highlights
include the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery and the United
States Air Force Museum. The links below provide information
about these and other points of interest that you may
want to visit while in Dayton.
Directions
Benjamin and
Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
One West Second Street (corner of Second and Main Streets)
Dayton, OH 45402
From I-75
Take the First Street exit; follow east to Ludlow
Street. Turn right. The Schuster Center occupies
the entire block between Ludlow and Main Streets,
along Second Street. There is an entrance on Ludlow
at Second.
From US-35
Take the Main Street (Rt. 48) exit; follow Main
Street north to Second Street. The Schuster Center
occupies the entire block between Ludlow and Main
Streets, along Second Street.
Parking Information
The Arts Garage, on the corner of Second and Ludlow Streets, is secure, clean, affordable and open for daily parkers, all Schuster Center performances and most Victoria Theatre performances, including the Young at Heart Family Series on weekends.
- Event Parking: $7 (Series Subscriber Passes Available at (937) 228-3630)
- Monthly Parking: Contact Braxton Gilkey at (937) 228-7591, x3604
The Arts Garage is owned and operated by Victoria Theatre Association, so parking there actually helps support the arts venues used by all our great arts organizations. It's easy-in on either Ludlow or Second Streets. There are also 16 security cameras throughout the garage that are monitored by Schuster Center building security 24/7 and attendants on-duty 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday-Friday.
An interactive map showing the additional downtown Dayton parking lots and garages is available online at the Downtown Dayton Partnership's website.
Converted Streets Open to Two-Way Traffic May 3, 2010
Look both ways! Sections of several downtown streets that have been one-way for almost 50 years will open to two-way traffic. The City of Dayton has been working on the two-way conversion as part of its year-long project to improve the accessibility, traffic flow and appearance of downtown's infrastructure, and plans to open the converted streets this week.
The following street sections are scheduled to open to two-way traffic Monday, May 3, 2010:
- Monument Avenue (from Patterson Boulevard to Webster Street)
- Patterson Boulevard (from Monument Avenue to Second Street)
- First Street (from Patterson Boulevard to Jefferson Street)
Following these conversions, sections of two additional streets are scheduled to open to two-way traffic on Friday, May 7, 2010:
- Second Street (from Red Cross Lane to Patterson Boulevard)
- Fourth Street (from Robert Drive to St. Clair Street)
Old habits die hard, so make sure you check both directions before you step off that curb, and watch for changes in traffic patterns, street signs and signals while driving!
To accommodate these changes in traffic flow, the city has been resurfacing and restriping several downtown streets over the past few weeks. In addition to the new two-way streets, bike lanes or sharrows (lanes marked for shared bicycle and vehicle use) are being added to Fourth, Fifth and St. Clair Streets among other locations, and the stimulus-funded Downtown Gateway Project will add landscaped gateway areas and replace selected sidewalks and curbs for better pedestrian accessibility.
For more information on the street conversions, construction and infrastructure improvements, call (937) 333-4800 or visit www.cityofdayton.org.
Downtown Dayton Partnership
www.downtowndayton.org
Dayton and Montgomery County
Convention and Visitor's Bureau
www.daytoncvb.com
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