What could have been a housing development is now Toledo’s most popular Metropark.
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How Tiedtke’s Burned Out, and Up
A spectacular fire in May of 1975 brought down the Tiedtke’s building at Summit and Adams. But what brought Tiedtke’s, the business, down?
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The Ohio Fireworks Derecho
One of the biggest storms to ever strike Toledo happened on a holiday evening in 1969, and eventually became known as the Ohio Fireworks Derecho.
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Westgate Shopping Center
When it comes to retail in Toledo, the Franklin Park Mall churns on like a juggernaut, The Andersons and Southwyck are gone entirely, but Westgate is a shadow of its former self.
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The double blow: Tiedtke’s and Buckeye Beer close
On the same day in 1972, two Toledo institutions announce plans to close their venerable doors.
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The great Toledo cult dig
For a few days in June, 1985, Spencer Township was firmly in the national media spotlight as the Lucas County Sheriff’s Department conducted a large-scale dig for evidence of a Satanic cult.
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Toledo in 1927
“Do you know Toledo?” the Toledo News-Bee asked on May 19, 1927. “Do you know why Toledo, your home, holds a grip upon your heart from which you will never be released?”