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Remember these Toledo restaurants?
Me, I’m kind of hit and miss. Some I do, some I don’t. The Eppes Essen, 327 N. Superior St. Eppes Essen, which means “something to eat,” opened in 1939 by Harry Levinson and closed in 1984 by his sons,...
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Tomato pudding: a Toledo original?
It’s summer right now as I write this, not Thanksgiving, but for some reason the other day I was thinking of the fabulous and totally unhealthy dish known as tomato pudding. In other places I’ve lived,...
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The death of the Miami and Erie Canal
Throughout the 1920s, Toledo made constant efforts to better itself as its population grew. Along with a new Union Station and an airport, better roadways were also at the top of most lists. The...
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Par 3 at Talmadge and Monroe – photos!
I never got into photography all that much during my formative years, mostly because I didn’t have a camera and getting pictures developed cost money. It’s far different from the instant thrill of...
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Jeep Administration Building Implosion
With the first-ever Toledo Jeep® Fest coming up in August 2016, it’s worth revisiting the destruction of one of the first buildings to go at the former Willys-Overland site in central Toledo: the...
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Carlo Sommer and the Crusade of Love
For the full experience, click the audio player and stare at the TV. http://www.toledohistorybox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crusade_of_love.mp3 This commercial ran for many years on Toledo...
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The Bag Lady
You may not recognize the name, but Elaine Higgins was a fixture in downtown Toledo for many years in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sadly, she was better known as “The Bag Lady.” She, her shopping...
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The Waldorf Hotel
When I became old enough to get around by myself – either taking the bus or riding one of many trusty bicycles – downtown Toledo was the place to go. Cut through Ottawa Park, take a harrowing ride...
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New, beautiful Maumee Downs
The closing of Raceway Park in 2013 brought an era of over a century of the ponies in Toledo to an end. Horse racing was not an insignificant part of my upbringing since my father, as the old joke...
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Woodward High’s “Gus” Benjamin
Anyone who went to Woodward High School, and, especially, anybody who played sports for the Polar Bears anytime from the 1950s through 1980, would likely remember Gus Benjamin. Gus was a school...
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