Memorial Hall

"This place is in need of some major updates! Bathrooms stalls without doors or locks so only 2 were functional and those had water on the floor. Gross and really rediculous that these fixes have not been made. The actual auditorium is OK, but be prepared for lots of stairs as handicap accessibility is minimal at best. Large dressing rooms are nice for dance competitions but bathrooms need to be addressed."

"Why in the world would you save this building? 2500 seats, every one behind a support post, horrible acoustics, and not a great location for parking. I remember the AC being completely inadequate in the 1960s and 1970s, modern complaints about it say it needs repair. It was always sub standard. Ditto for the bathrooms. Remember folks, this building with its horrible shortcomings is the reason why the Shuster Center was built. After all the great theaters that were lost in Dayton, why bother with this one. We lost the Keith's (RKO), Lowes (Palace) and the Victory (saving the facade is not a restoration). I put hundreds of hours of volunteer time into saving the Victory, and they tear it down and yet they save this? Perhaps the lobby is worth saving, if you can make it reasonably accessible and find a use for it, but the auditorium has no conceivable reason why it should remain standing."

"Nice venue for events. We actually stopped here while working our way through the Dayton History Trail during our Ohio TuesDayTrips adventure. The historical significance was boxing. Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis as well as Muhammad Ali were all here."

"Beautiful old building has lots of potential, but isn't there yet. Smelled of mildew, bathrooms were in horrible condition. Only one elevator has been installed, so prepare for lots of steps. No designated parking-we "donated" $5 to a man in the neighboring lot only to almost get towed a few hours later. The surrounding area had only one pizza place open on a Saturday to get lunch and Jimmy John's won't deliver here, either. So the location made what was a lovely dance competition into a less than enjoyable day. Downtown Dayton can surely do better by this historic site."

"I went to a masquerade dance competition here, it's a really nice place to have a competition but it has a smell of an old place and it's not very pleasant. Also alot of the paint is coming of the walls in the basement were all the dressing rooms are. Whenever you go back stage it's pretty small too and the stage was a little slippery. But aside from all of that I loved how big the auditorium was and how big the dressing rooms were! I had a fun time."