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

Toledo’s Westwood Art Theater

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

Feb, 24
Long before Franklin Park, there was Franklin Ice Cream.

Franklin: Ice Cream, Airport, Park Mall

Long before Franklin Park, there was Franklin Ice Cream.

Aug, 27

Nov. 13, 1947: The Sports Arena opens

For sixty years, One Main Street was the home of the Toledo Sports Arena. It was the first thing that greeted you when you went east over the Cherry Street Bridge. When it opened, in ...

Aug, 16
Demolished in 2010, Showcase Cinemas on Secor Road had a pretty fabulous past.

Showcase Cinemas on Secor Road

Demolished in 2010, Showcase Cinemas on Secor Road had a pretty fabulous past.

Sep, 10
Toledo Tomorrow, a vision of a future Toledo, came at a time the city was straining under the weight of many problems.

The Toledo Tomorrow exhibit

Toledo Tomorrow, a vision of a future Toledo, came at a time the city was straining under the weight of many problems.

Feb, 15
Westfield Franklin Park, the place better known as the Franklin Park Mall that celebrates its fortieth anniversary this month, went through several plans and developers before it finally opened in July, 1971.

The 19-year odyssey of the Franklin Park Mall

Westfield Franklin Park, the place better known as the Franklin Park Mall that celebrates its fortieth anniversary this month, went through several plans and developers before it finally opened in July, 1971.

Jul, 04
The long forgotten Jefferson Ave. building had a shiny apple painted on its side only a few months before a spectacular April, 1974 fire.

The Earle Hotel fire

The long forgotten Jefferson Ave. building had a shiny apple painted on its side only a few months before a spectacular April, 1974 fire.

Feb, 23

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