Toledo History Box – Page 3 – 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!

The Defiance Werewolf

Toledo History Box, October 25, 2018November 29, 2018

Was there a werewolf rolling around Defiance in 1972? No, don’t be silly. At the very least, however, there was somebody dressed as one.

Toledo History Box, August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

A huge explosion at the Maumee Chemical Co. in 1962 killed ten and injured 46 and was felt all over East Toledo.

Toledo History Box, June 13, 2018June 17, 2018

One of Toledo’s first suburban shopping centers, Miracle Mile survives to this day.

Toledo History Box, January 19, 2018January 19, 2018

Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, probably Toledo’s worst winter event.

Toledo History Box, January 3, 2018December 13, 2018

Toledo Express Airport, which has never lived up to expectations, opened with fanfare in 1954.

Toledo History Box, December 19, 2017

On Christmas Day, 1951, Toledo got a bigger White Christmas than it bargained for.

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.