in the Oregon District, is the city's oldest continually-operating bar, according to co-owner Robin Sassenberg. “There was nearly one on every street corner,” he said. Many of the city’s breweries owned their own bars and sold seven to 15 varieties of ale each. > MORE: 40 things we love about Jay's Seafoodĭayton has long been a city that loves its bars.īefore prohibition, Curt Dalton of the non-profit website Dayton History Books Online and Dayton History, said they were everywhere. Jay's Seafood Restaurant, located at 225 E Sixth St in the nearby Oregon District, was constructed in 1882 from 5,400 pounds of Honduras Mahogany. >RELATED: Century Bar announces closing date for original locationĬentury's cherry and stained-glass back bar, constructed in 1862, was purchased by Steffen's from Gibson's Hotel in Cincinnati. The Century Bar plans to relocate next door to the three-story former Dayton Power and Light building by the end of the year. Century Bar owner Diane Spitzig of Daytonian of the Week.
