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20th Century Toledo from the view of the Toledo Blade and Toledo News-Bee, with some personal recollections thrown in for no good reason. WITH A NEW LOOK!

Toledo History Box

20th Century Toledo from the view of the Toledo Blade and Toledo News-Bee, with some personal recollections thrown in for no good reason. WITH A NEW LOOK!

Category: Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

Woodward High’s “Gus” Benjamin

Toledo History Box, February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

“Gus” Benjamin was a fixture at Woodward, and its sporting events, for four decades.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

New, beautiful Maumee Downs

Toledo History Box, February 3, 2020August 28, 2020

First there was Fort Miami Race Track, but very briefly, Maumee Downs was the place to see horse racing in Toledo.

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Buildings

The Waldorf Hotel

Toledo History Box, January 25, 2020July 15, 2020

Yet another forgotten building, the Waldorf Hotel sat on Summit Street where Promedica’s headquarters is now.

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Downtown

The Bag Lady

Toledo History Box, November 29, 2018February 22, 2021

Elaine Higgins was a fixture in downtown Toledo in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

Carlo Sommer and the Crusade of Love

Toledo History Box, December 3, 2010April 19, 2023

Hi loves – Carlo Sommer here, founder of the Crusade of Love for alllll of mankind.

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Buildings

Jeep Administration Building Implosion

Toledo History Box, August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

The Jeep Administration building was a landmark in central Toledo until it was imploded on a Saturday morning in April, 1979.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

Par 3 at Talmadge and Monroe – photos!

Toledo History Box, July 22, 2016September 20, 2017

From the 40s to the 80s, a golf oasis lived at the corner of Talmadge and Monroe. And I have photos!

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