Toledo History Box – 20th century Toledo as seen through the eyes of the Toledo Blade and News-Bee

Toledo’s Westwood Art Theater

When: 1928-2011

Now closed, the Westwood Art Theater was a West Toledo landmark for all the wrong reasons.

Feb, 24 · in Buildings,Entertainment,Gone But Not Forgotten

J. Edgar Hoover himself came to Toledo to arrest Alvin Karpis confederate Harry Campbell.

Hoover leads arrest of Karpis associate

When: 1936

J. Edgar Hoover himself came to Toledo to arrest Alvin Karpis confederate Harry Campbell.

Feb, 24 · in Crime,Law and Order

Ten people, eight of them children, died in a July, 1963 accident southeast of Genoa on Woodville Road.

Ten die in Woodville Road accident

When: 1963

Ten people, eight of them children, died in a July, 1963 accident southeast of Genoa on Woodville Road.

Feb, 21

For a few days in June, 1985, Spencer Township was firmly in the national media spotlight as the Lucas County Sheriff's Department conducted a large-scale dig for evidence of a Satanic cult.

The great Toledo cult dig

When: 1985

For a few days in June, 1985, Spencer Township was firmly in the national media spotlight as the Lucas County Sheriff’s Department conducted a large-scale dig for evidence of a Satanic cult.

Nov, 30

A mere three months after crossing the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh was still a hero to the entire nation. One August afternoon, Lindbergh flew over downtown Toledo and dropped off a message.

Lindbergh flies by, but doesn’t stop

When: 1927

A mere three months after crossing the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh was still a hero to the entire nation. One August afternoon, Lindbergh flew over downtown Toledo and dropped off a message.

Feb, 04

Swimming in the Maumee River was but a minor chapter in the civic career of Ned Skeldon.

Ned Skeldon swims the Maumee

When: 1973

Swimming in the Maumee River was but a minor chapter in the civic career of Ned Skeldon.

Mar, 07

Harold Brandman, a 23-year-old copy clerk for The Blade, was stopped at Logan Street and the Anthony Wayne Trail on a Saturday morning, June 10, 1961, when he heard a loud scraping sound.

Gas tanker explodes on Anthony Wayne Trail

When: 1960s

Harold Brandman, a 23-year-old copy clerk for The Blade, was stopped at Logan Street and the Anthony Wayne Trail on a Saturday morning, June 10, 1961, when he heard a loud scraping sound.

Feb, 10

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