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.
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
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.
Snowstorm buries Toledo, December 1, 1974
On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, 1974, fourteen inches of snow showed up at exactly the wrong time.
Par 3 at Talmadge and Monroe – photos!
From the 40s to the 80s, a golf oasis lived at the corner of Talmadge and Monroe. And I have photos!
The Fiberglas Tower
The Fiberglas tower is seeing some new life, but a lot of hopes were pinned on its construction.
It’s 1980. Let’s eat out!
Let’s take a quick trip around Toledo and have something to eat, circa 1980.
Interstate 475 opens through West Toledo
The West Toledo Expressway – an 8.8 mile section of Interstates 75 and 475 – opened in December, 1970. Sylvania felt snubbed.