The Blizzard of 1978
Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, probably Toledo’s worst winter event.
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
Toledo Express Airport opens
Toledo Express Airport, which has never lived up to expectations, opened with fanfare in 1954.
Toledo’s White Christmas, 1951
On Christmas Day, 1951, Toledo got a bigger White Christmas than it bargained for.
Toledo Images in Time
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s “Images in Time” archive has some photos of Toledo that are too good to ignore.
The King and Queen of Greece visit Toledo
Quite possibly the only visit by royalty to Toledo happened in November 1953, when the King and Queen of Greece spent a day in the Glass City.
The 1908 G.A.R. Encampment
The 1908 Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was possibly Toledo’s biggest convention ever.
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, like the rest of the country, fondly embraced John Denver and his music, despite a certain song he performed about the city.