“Gus” Benjamin was a fixture at Woodward, and its sporting events, for four decades.
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New, beautiful Maumee Downs
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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Washington Twp. tries to incorporate
Washington Twp. is an afterthought now, but at one time it made up most of West and North Toledo.
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Anthony Wayne Bridge
The Anthony Wayne Bridge, aka the High Level Bridge, is one of Toledo’s most enduring structures and probably always will be.
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The Waldorf Hotel
Yet another forgotten building, the Waldorf Hotel sat on Summit Street where Promedica’s headquarters is now.
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The 1977 natural gas shortage
An stretch of exceptionally cold weather and low supplies of natural gas made the winter of 1976-77 one to remember.
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The Bag Lady
Elaine Higgins was a fixture in downtown Toledo in the 1970s and 1980s.