With very little fanfare save a front-page announcement, a thin fourteen-page edition marked the end of the The Toledo News-Bee on August 2, 1938.
Gone But Not Forgotten
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The End of Toledo’s Streetcars
December 31, 1949, was the last day for Toledo’s last streetcar line, the Long Belt.
Disasters
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Gas tanker explodes on Anthony Wayne Trail
Harold Brandman, a 23-year-old copy clerk for The Blade, was stopped at Logan Street and the Anthony Wayne Trail on a Saturday morning, June 10, 1961, when he heard a loud scraping sound.
Transportation
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Where to put Toledo Express Airport?
What did it take to get Toledo Express Airport built? Figuring out where, mostly: but a big push from big business got that issue settled.
Downtown
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The Paramount Theater
“You’ll talk about nothing else for weeks!” The Toledo Paramount Theater at Adams and Huron stood for 36 years, was torn down in 1965 for parking, and has unfortunately mostly been forgotten.
Buildings
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The Spielbusch Armory Fire
The long-forgotten Spielbusch Armory burned in December, 1934 in a spectacular fire.
Entertainment
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The closing of Raceway Park
After nearly 54 years, Toledo’s Raceway Park, a track first for cars and then horses, finally closed for good in 2013.