Elvis hits town, and hits somebody too
The 21-year-old singer stopped in Toledo on Thanksgiving day 1956, played two shows at the Sports Arena, and beat up a guy later at the Commodore Perry Hotel.
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
Franklin: Ice Cream, Airport, Park Mall
Long before Franklin Park, there was Franklin Ice Cream.
Nov. 13, 1947: The Sports Arena opens
For sixty years, One Main Street was the home of the Toledo Sports Arena. It was the first thing that greeted you when you went east over the Cherry Street Bridge. When it opened, in addition to an editorial that day in The Blade (which welcomed the arena in more …
A brief history of Toledo Executive Airport
The airport’s history couldn’t be summed up in a sentence or two, so a little history post was in order for Metcalf Field….err, Toledo Executive Airport.
Ottawa Hills is born
As outsiders looking in, we were always sold on Ottawa Hills. At its birth in 1915, Ottawa Hills needed to be sold to Toledo home buyers and newspaper readers.
Seymour Rothman
It was really great to see Seymour Rothman, who spent 53 years at the Blade and died in June, 2013, pop up in the paper in 2011 and 2012.
Hoover leads arrest of Karpis associate
J. Edgar Hoover himself came to Toledo to arrest Alvin Karpis confederate Harry Campbell.