I started writing about the Lorraine Motor Hotel but somehow ended up at the Jefferson Avenue Circus.
Category: Downtown
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The Waldorf Hotel
Yet another forgotten building, the Waldorf Hotel sat on Summit Street where Promedica’s headquarters is now.
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The Bag Lady
Elaine Higgins was a fixture in downtown Toledo in the 1970s and 1980s.
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The Fiberglas Tower
The Fiberglas tower is seeing some new life, but a lot of hopes were pinned on its construction.
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Interstate 475 opens through West Toledo
The West Toledo Expressway – an 8.8 mile section of Interstates 75 and 475 – opened in December, 1970. Sylvania felt snubbed.
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The Commodore Perry closes
The Commodore Perry, still standing at Superior and Jefferson downtown, spent 53 years as Toledo’s top hotel.
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Roy Knabenshue and Toledo No. 1
The aviation pioneer made Toledo one of his proving grounds for his lighter-than-air craft.