University of Dayton Ghetto
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The University of Dayton South Student Neighborhood is a neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, that is home to upperclassmen of the University of Dayton, and is affectionately known to the students as "The Ghetto." The nickname comes from the traditional meaning of the word ghetto meaning a group of similar people living in a close knit community -- a perfect definition of the area.
The neighborhood is bounded by Brown Street to the west, Irving Avenue to the south, Trinity Avenue and Evanston Avenue to the east, and Caldwell Street to the North. This neighborhood was called Babbitt and the University began acquiring the different houses starting in the 1950s. The student population however did not flourish until the late 1970s.
Crossing Stewart Street to the north, one enters the "North Student Neighborhood". This area known as the "Darkside" is called so because of the lack of street lights when the area was first bought by the university starting in 1997. It is an additional neighborhood owned by the University mixed with local landlords. Its boundaries are defined by Stewart Street to the south, Brown Street to the west, Woodland Cemetery to the east and Wyoming Street to the north.
Most of the buildings in this area are single-family homes or duplexes that are owned by the University of Dayton and leased to students each school year. Some of the buildings are over 100 years old.
Students who wish to be offered a lease to a home in the Ghetto are required to enter an online housing lottery with the group of students with whom each would like to live. The neighborhood is also home to a number of university-owned apartment facilities including Lawnview Apartments, the Garden Apartments, The Campus South, and ArtStreet (sic).
In addition to students, the neighborhood is also the home to a number of houses in which members of the Catholic Marianist order reside.
Within the boundaries of the student neighborhood are also a number of privately-owned houses that lease to students. However, as of May, 2006, the university owns 72% of all houses in the area.
In addition to everything above the ghetto is home to a new complex referred to as ArtStreet. This area in the center of the ghetto contains housing for students, a cafe, studios for student use, UD's radio station, and an outdoor amphitheatre. The ghetto is also home to two volleyball courts, one on Lowes and the other on Keifaber.
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