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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: People

Crime

The Shotgun Lady

Toledo History Box, November 5, 2020November 14, 2020

The lost story of how a Middleton Township woman lost her life in 1972 after endless nights of harassment.

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People

A Mary Alice Powell appreciation

Toledo History Box, August 13, 2020October 25, 2020

Years after she retired, the columns of Mary Alice Powell are still worth a read.

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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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Buildings

Toledo Images in Time

Toledo History Box, December 23, 2017January 2, 2018

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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Entertainment

Shirley Mitchell

Toledo History Box, March 24, 2011August 8, 2016

Sure, there’s Jamie Farr and Katie Holmes these days, but back in the old days Toledo produced its fair share of radio stars as well. One of the greatest is Shirley Mitchell.

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People

Mitch Woodbury

Toledo History Box, March 26, 2012October 19, 2015

I’ve mentioned Mitch Woodbury more than once here without going into great detail about who he was, or what he did. So here goes.

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People

Ned Skeldon swims the Maumee

Toledo History Box, March 7, 2011October 19, 2015

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

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