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Historic South Park gets a new mural

Posted By David Esrati On In big ideas for Dayton OH,It's great in Dayton | 8 Comments

When Jim Gagnet wants to get things done, things get done. Those of you who don’t know Jim- know some of his work: he was one of the partners in Midtown Development that made a real difference in the Oregon District about 15 years ago. He brought what is now Pearl, but opened as the Diner on St. Clair to town- and was responsible for turning the old American Saloon into Coco’s 520 Bistro- and the current Coco’s Bistro [1] as well (with his life partner Karen Wick).

As the owner of Pacesetter Painting- he’s also made it a mission to eliminate graffiti on Wayne Avenue of late.

Now, he owns the former Blommel sign on Wayne Avenue at Hickory- just South of US 35- and he’s painting a mural of South Park on our Northern gateway. Big murals are nothing new to Jim- you’ve seen his work on The Neon and the Oregon Railroad overpass.

The new South Park mural in progress [2]

South Park Mural in progress

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8 Comments To "Historic South Park gets a new mural"

#1 Comment By Melissa On August 8, 2008 @ 9:18 am @ 9:18 am

Thank goodness! Best of luck, Jim! Here’s hoping the idiot taggers (who are hell bent on marking all up and down Wayne) leave it alone.

#2 Comment By Scott On August 8, 2008 @ 12:20 pm @ 12:20 pm

This is fantastic! The Blommel sign building is a visible gateway to South Park, and it will be great to have a mural announcing your entry to the neighborhood.
Do you know what Jim’s plans are for the building? Having the outside looking good is a great first step; a solid business in the building again would make a great addition to the neighborhood.

#3 Comment By David Esrati On August 8, 2008 @ 12:53 pm @ 12:53 pm

@Scott-
ah, but I do know the grand plans for the building- but they aren’t ready for prime time yet.
The new windows will start going in on Wayne this month.
Should be quite the transformation.
(are you getting homesick?)

#4 Comment By tg On August 8, 2008 @ 1:18 pm @ 1:18 pm

Hey – that’s Little Bradford – the first house that I bought and rehabbed for RehabaRama. It’s got the porch from 612 Warren Street that we were able to salvage before MVH demolished it. The woodwork & doors from inside will likely be used in the renovation of my grandmother’s house on Oak.

Very cool!!!

#5 Comment By Hilary On August 11, 2008 @ 11:23 am @ 11:23 am

That’s my house!!! TG did all the work, but that’s our house now!!

#6 Comment By beverly On August 13, 2008 @ 11:21 pm @ 11:21 pm

hey mista’ esrati – i’ve been wondering about this for at least a few days, and knew you’d be just the person to ask. i love it. just today i saw that they’ve incorporated color into the design – i kinda liked just the silhouette, but it’s beautiful all the same.

not sure if i should mention this, but i had heard the building was going to be a second coco’s?? guess you can’t comment on that…

hope you are well. :)

#7 Comment By beverly On August 13, 2008 @ 11:22 pm @ 11:22 pm

(what i meant was, guess you can’t confirm or deny??) :-/

#8 Comment By David Esrati On August 13, 2008 @ 11:29 pm @ 11:29 pm

More colors are coming-
and, no, it won’t be a second Coco’s- you heard wrong.