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.
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The 1908 G.A.R. Encampment
The 1908 Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was possibly Toledo’s biggest convention ever.
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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.
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Carlo Sommer and the Crusade of Love
Hi loves – Carlo Sommer here, founder of the Crusade of Love for alllll of mankind.
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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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Jeep Administration Building Implosion
The Jeep Administration building was a landmark in central Toledo until it was imploded on a Saturday morning in April, 1979.
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Snowstorm buries Toledo, December 1, 1974
On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, 1974, fourteen inches of snow showed up at exactly the wrong time.