A huge explosion at the Maumee Chemical Co. in 1962 killed ten and injured 46 and was felt all over East Toledo.
Category: Fires
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Toledo Images in Time
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s “Images in Time” archive has some photos of Toledo that are too good to ignore.
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Toledo Night Life, 1979
A nostalgic look back at late 70’s nightlife in Toledo includes a roundup of local bars and discos popular with the singles set.
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How Tiedtke’s Burned Out, and Up
A spectacular fire in May of 1975 brought down the Tiedtke’s building at Summit and Adams. But what brought Tiedtke’s, the business, down?
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Gas tanker explodes on Anthony Wayne Trail
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.
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The Spielbusch Armory Fire
The long-forgotten Spielbusch Armory burned in December, 1934 in a spectacular fire.
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Colony Shopping Center
Home to several landmark Toledo businesses in its 50-year heyday, The Colony Shopping Center was also know to catch on fire – a lot. Finally in 2013, what was left of The Colony was torn down.