Brian Hobbs
4 posts
Feb 15, 2012
4:38 AM
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Does anyone remember Marions Pizza south of Kettering,I forget the street it was on, is it still there? Very good pizza!
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dick
11 posts
Feb 21, 2012
9:59 AM
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there is one on the corner of stroop and 48, one south of there in centerville on 48 and finally the new one just south of the dayton mall
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Keugene48
204 posts
Feb 22, 2012
9:28 AM
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I don't know if it was the first but it has been around a long time- the one one Shroyer Rd.
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Brian Hobbs
10 posts
Feb 22, 2012
10:57 AM
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yup!,,, Shroyer rd, thats it!! Thank you
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Patman1961
17 posts
Mar 12, 2012
8:38 AM
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Correction, the "first" Marions was on North Dixie drive. In the late 80's they built a new building about two blocks north. I worked at the old one while in High School in the 70's
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plr2
16 posts
Mar 12, 2012
9:25 AM
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If I am not mistaken, and please correct me if I am. the Marions at Patterson and Shroyer was in the building West of where they are now. the place had been a toy store (Tot 'n Teen Toyland, maybe), Marions was over there around 1966-67. the driveway/ parking lot has always separated the two buildings. I do not remember when they moved into the building on the corner. it might have been while I was in the Army. paul
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mjr1960
66 posts
Mar 12, 2012
2:28 PM
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If Memory serves correct, where joes cycle is now was a marions, pizza sign is still up behnd the joes sign, that was in the 60's I believe. New one built at berwick and dixie, was there for 20 or so yrs. move to the location they are now which is also a wharehouse.
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tlturbo
303 posts
Mar 13, 2012
9:10 AM
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Wasn't the Marions just N of the River on Keowee there around 1968? I'm sure I took my 66 vette there for a vette meeting right after I put the L-88 engine in it. There is still a Marions there but not sure it is the same building. It was just over the river N of the Frisches on Keowee but on the West side of the road.
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wolfcreek
46 posts
Mar 13, 2012
8:41 PM
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The Marions building in town & country used to be a Cassanos in the 1980s.
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PaulH
87 posts
Mar 13, 2012
8:57 PM
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Marion's is at 3443 N. Dixie. I do believe that's farther north than it used to be. I would think that the cruisers from Frisch's used to give them a lot of business.
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tlturbo
304 posts
Mar 14, 2012
7:02 AM
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Curious - Does Keowee change into N Dixie at the bridge over the river? Maybe a Senior moment but they seem like the same street to me.
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PaulH
88 posts
Mar 14, 2012
11:30 AM
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When you cross the bridge, northound, Keowee does indeed change into North Dixie. I always wondered what happened o the rest of Dixie. I mean, look how far you have to go to get to South Dixie. Maybe its a county versus city thing?
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mpup
6 posts
Mar 30, 2012
6:48 PM
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I think there was also a Lums (Beer Soaked Hot Dogs?) at the same location that the Marions is at Town & Country shopping center.
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Keugene48
233 posts
Dec 12, 2012
1:47 PM
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I just read in the Dayton Daily News that Marions are going to start accepting credit and debit cards now. Glad to see that, so many people are using plastic now instead of cash.
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AllenN71
399 posts
Dec 12, 2012
3:59 PM
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Oh, no. Although I am a Cassano's devotee I have admired Marion's for their "cash only" policy. This push toward "plastic money" is dangerous on a whole bunch of levels.
For one thing, any time you pay with plastic, there's a permanent record made of what you just did, where, and when. At best, it means more junk mail in one's mailbox.
Plastic disconnects people from reality. That card doesn't get bigger or smaller or heavier or lighter the nore or less money/credit is available on it.
In fact, one of the big pitches the banks make to waiters and cab drivers in attempting to get them on board with accepting plastic is that folks who pay with plastic tend to tip 20% more than with cash. I call that borderline larceny, and putting that argument to me is insulting, it inplies that I'm a money-grubbing chisler. One thing I learned as a cop is that con games usually begin with appealing to a mark's larcenous tendencies.
Another selling poingt is "security" in not carrying cash. Baloney. Bad guys who target a robbery victim and find he has a credit or debit card usually inflict violence to find out the PIN number or even get angry and... well, personally my security is a firearm.
There are other aspects to this push to credit/debit cards. With plastic, it won't occur to you that inflation is so bad that you have to carry three wallets full of money to the pub to have a few drinks.
When discussing these issues I have often pointed to Marion's and pointed out that even with their "cash-only" policy, even in financially hurting Dayton, they are still packed solid with customers. And now I learn they have capitulated?
This is a dark day.
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AllenN71
400 posts
Dec 12, 2012
7:47 PM
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It will be a cold day in the Hot Place before I buy a Whopper with plastic.
Adding insult to injury, Dayton has been a viable city (and was saved from being literally washed from the face of the planet) largely by the presence and efforts of an outfit called the "National CASH Register Company"
Should the Great Miami, the Mad River, the Stillwater, and Wolf and Loramie Creeks ever overwhelm their dams and visit Dayton with another flood, I rather doubt that Visa will be building rescue boats and organizing the response.
I have met people who have told me that Dayton is "too parochial". Sez me, it's better to be "parochial" than to be just like every other place on the planet. Dayton is unique (and if it isn't, then what is the use of this website?) and yet the very symbol of boring sameness is plastic. Marion's could have done very well without capitulating to this insidious threat to the economy.
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PaulH
128 posts
Dec 13, 2012
3:23 AM
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As a former restaurant owner, I can understand why Marions went to credit cards. I would say it cuts down the chances of getting robbed either in the store or during a run taking cash to the bank. Its just a lot safer overall. Plus they will attract more customers and parties. Their pizzas are a bit expensive, but they are also pretty darn tasty too.
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luv my dayton
192 posts
Dec 14, 2012
2:25 PM
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Was on the news the other night that Marions does take other forms of payment after all these years. One of my favorite places for pizza. The original Marions was out on North Main st. and more of an ice cream and sandwich place. In the 60's they went into the pizza making business. I remember going to the Main st. location where they had great cheeseburgers.
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AllenN71
401 posts
Dec 14, 2012
2:40 PM
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Don - did you mean Cincinnatians don't buy Dayton pizza or did you mean that they don't "get" the concept of round, thin-crust pizza cut in small squares?
I made mention of why that style was useful for sharing with down-on-their-luck pals in my blog post, "Dayton vs. Huber Heights".
PS: I don't usually allow comments on my blog posts since blog comments are usually left by idiots. However, any member of DHBO may comment on that particular post and I will allow it.
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timbo
10 posts
Dec 14, 2012
6:39 PM
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@DonW, well I grew up with Marions pizza and I love it, but if you think Marions in Mason is flopping, you are mistaken. Seating for 350, large parking area, and I have yet to go there and not fight for the last parking spot on a Friday or Saturday night. They are lined up out the door..they must not be reading the poor reviews....
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AllenN71
402 posts
Dec 15, 2012
3:04 AM
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Just yesterday I went to a Pizza Hut, and ordered up a "thin crust" pizza and asked for it to be cut in squares (that's how they served it when it first came out, but they only do it on request now) The manager said that I must be from either Dayton or St.Louis.
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Billd1952
1 post
Dec 16, 2012
8:05 AM
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Marion's pizza is great, but, I really like Joe's Pizza, on Airway Road.
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AllenN71
404 posts
Dec 16, 2012
8:15 AM
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Yeah, I guess there are a jillion pizza joints to choose from, Billd. But the Cassano's/Marions rivalry in the Miami Valley is on a par with the Pat's/Gino's cheesesteak rivalry in Philly. Some time ago I wads in a bar and two dudes were arguing over the Cowboys vs. the Redskins, and I told the one guy that if he wanted to have a really lively discussion, just go to Dayton and bring up the subject of pizza.
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timbo
11 posts
Dec 17, 2012
3:22 PM
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DonW...you are right, it is overpriced. And I read the reviews and feel as if they may have been written by owners/operators of other pizza establishments. If not, I am a little shocked. I grew up near the Dayton Mall, and visited Ron`s alot as well. It STILL reminds me of the Dayton style pizza I remember from the 60`s. Please do not change it. Try it with the Canadian Bacon...yum yum.
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Timosha
12 posts
Dec 19, 2012
8:04 AM
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So Cincinnati folks aren't too fond of Marions pizza but they like chili on their spaghetti? LOL
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Missy63
2 posts
Dec 28, 2012
10:00 AM
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Cincinnati people like Larosa's which is way different than Marians. They will just have to get used Marians type ie thin crusted, squared. I prefer Marians over Larosa's anytime.
Also the 1st Marians location in Dayton was the one on Shroyer not Dixie.
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Curt Dalton
653 posts
Dec 30, 2012
7:29 PM
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From Marion's site:
On August 19,1965, after investing his life savings, Marion Glass opened a pizza restaurant at 460 Patterson Road in Dayton Ohio called Marion's Piazza.
When Marion opened his restaurant it was a first for pizza establishments in Dayton as he offered seating for over 200 customers in his dining room (all other pizza parlors at that time only offered carryout service with no inside dining).
Marion selected the name Marion's Piazza because he liked the idea of an outdoor cafe but realized that this concept would not be successful in Ohio's climate.
Marion therefore, successfully brought the outdoors inside with an Italian piazza, or courtyard, and thus the name Marion's Piazza was born.
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Cushwakid
6 posts
Jan 16, 2014
8:09 PM
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Please don't shoot me, but Marion's is the most over-priced and over-hyped pizza around. Just my.02.
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luv my dayton
523 posts
Jan 17, 2014
7:21 AM
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Believe that Marions may have gone the way of credit card and checks due to big orders being made and then people not knowing it was cash only left Marions stuck with a large order. Have been there and seen it myself where a child's party was left without the meal to celebrate the occassion. Prices went up a tad as there is a cost to a business taking credit cards. Heard recently that plastic may be on its way out so guess that means we will be paying cash for all purchases. If anyone is interested the Marions in the Town and country area has a photo of the original store that was at the corner of n.main and Pleasant. It started as an ice cream and sandwich shop then went to Italian food and pizza.
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donm
34 posts
Jan 17, 2014
11:40 AM
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I interviewed for a job at the N. Dixioe location that is a cycle shop now. (I think it was originally a Cassano's location.) Didn't realize the job was at the Shroyer location until after I got it. Spent part of HS and all of College working for Gary Key on Shroyer. Marion buzzed around the store all the time. One thing that always concerned him was the large amount of cash that was always in the store. The last time I was in Dayton (August of '13)I used a credit card to pay. Everyone has their own opinion, but I think they went this way because of the risk and because most of us don't have that much cash after the bills are paid these days. Whether you use cash or plastic, the pizza tasted the same to me as it did on my first day of work. I love Marion's pizza, and always will. For those of you who don't, that's fine. All the more for me.
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joey m
173 posts
Jan 17, 2014
11:50 AM
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Marion Glass got in the pizza business working for Vic Cassano as did Ron from Rons Pizza and they pretty much coppied Vics style of pizza. They all had thin crust pizza sauce out of the can and the pellet style of sausage, cheese and pepperoni was very similar. And I would like to know what ever happened to Anchovies.I loved them but not many did.
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Cushwakid
7 posts
Jan 17, 2014
12:43 PM
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I remember back in High School in the mid 70's Cassano's experimented with their Peanut Pizza. Not sure how long it lasted but I was not a fan of it.
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KennyE11
162 posts
Jan 18, 2014
1:00 AM
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I realize this deviates from the Marion's topic, but...
I was still living in Dayton when Domino's Pizza test marketed their breakfast pizza deal in the 1984-85 time frame. They had several choices for the breakfast pizza, included my favorite which was the ham, egg and cheese pizza on a 10-inch crust. You could call and place your order the night before, and they would deliver it at a scheduled time with a cup of coffee (or orange juice) and a copy of the USA Today newspaper (I still have a rather unique coffee mug with a USA Today logo on one side and Domino's Pizza logo on the other side). This must not have been a big seller, because this short term experiment did not become a national program.
That was one cool thing about living in Dayton, when national companies would test market products there first, as representative of "Middle America".
This should probably be another topic, but can anyone else list products test marketed in Dayton, that may or may not have subsequently been made available nationwide?
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Patman1961
23 posts
Jan 20, 2014
11:38 AM
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I worked thier through my Junior and Senior years in High School at thier North Dixie location, which was south of the traffic circle. The building is still there but vacant now. There was some type of a church the moved in after Marion's moved to the lrger locaiton up the street. Some of my fondest memories were working there, especially closing on Friday and Saturday nights. ;)
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olds88
219 posts
Jan 21, 2014
12:28 PM
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Kenny-Glad you brought up about the breakfast pizza.Most people think iam nuts when I bring it up.The local franchisee started the concept with hopes it would go national.I thought it was great to order at work and have it delivered in 30 minutes or it was free.I believe the Dominos near UD has the breakfast pies now.
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bentz
109 posts
Jan 21, 2014
2:16 PM
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Yep, I remember when Dominos had breakfast pizza! Also have a mug they gave as a promo deal. The pizza was great! had it often. they are trying it out again hope it works.
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