One of Toledo’s first suburban shopping centers, Miracle Mile survives to this day.
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The 19-year odyssey of the Franklin Park Mall
It took nineteen years for the Franklin Park Mall to go from idea to reality before it finally opened in July, 1971.
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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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Westgate Shopping Center
When it comes to retail in Toledo, the Franklin Park Mall churns on like a juggernaut, The Andersons and Southwyck are gone entirely, but Westgate is a shadow of its former self.
Gone But Not Forgotten
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The double blow: Tiedtke’s and Buckeye Beer close
On the same day in 1972, two Toledo institutions announce plans to close their venerable doors.
Fires
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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.
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Franklin: Ice Cream, Airport, Park Mall
Long before Franklin Park, there was Franklin Ice Cream.