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    A 90-year Toledo Tradition
    Tedd Long
    • Dec 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    A 90-year Toledo Tradition

    WTOL's Lou Herbert Connects John Gunckel with the Old Newsboys...
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    House of Four Pillars
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    House of Four Pillars

    322 East Broadway. Built in 1835, this home was transformed into a Greek Revival house by "itinerant column workers" in 1844. It's more...
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    Harvard Elementary School
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 20, 2018
    • 1 min

    Harvard Elementary School

    1949 Glendale Ave. In 1920, Toledo voters approved an $11 million bond for the expansion of the city school system. Community forums were...
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    Dudley's Massacre
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    Dudley's Massacre

    501 River Road. Dudley and his officers tried vainly to stop them but their efforts were futile and they joined in the fray.  Once they...
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    Casey-Pomeroy House
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Casey-Pomeroy House

    802 North Huron Street. The important thing to remember is how Libbey was recruited to Toledo before the Chamber of Commerce, the Port...
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    Valentine Theatre
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Valentine Theatre

    410 Adams Street. The story of how the Valentine Theatre was saved from the wrecking ball is a lesson in community action. Listed on the...
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    Looking Down on Toledo History
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    Looking Down on Toledo History

    Toledo History Tour from High Above Downtown Over the years I've given tours of downtown Toledo from the 28th floor of One SeaGate. In...
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    I'll Meet You at the Bidwell!
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    I'll Meet You at the Bidwell!

    If you were looking for a place to lodge in the Sylvania area in the 1800's, you would have been lucky to book a room at the Bidwell ....
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    The Great Sylvania Fire of 1887
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Great Sylvania Fire of 1887

    The fire wiped out 19 businesses along the west side of the block we now call Main Street between Maplewood and Monroe. As you browse...
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    Where's That?
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 19 min

    Where's That?

    A trip back to Sylvania's past. This entry is a compilation of a series of articles Kathryn Keller wrote in the summer of 1977 for her...
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    ReImagine Toledo: TEDxToledo
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    ReImagine Toledo: TEDxToledo

    Tying Toledo's past to the future. This video is from TEDxToledo 2013. "We're all products of the time and the culture that we live in. ...
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    Martin Luther King Bridge
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Martin Luther King Bridge

    Connecting Toledo with East Toledo via Cherry/Main Streets. The Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge (formerly Cherry Street Bridge) is a...
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    Waite High School
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Waite High School

    301 Morrison Drive. You can't miss Waite High School as you look out to East Toledo from the top of One SeaGate.  Waite High was named...
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    The Weber Block
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Weber Block

    Front and Main. The corner of Front and Main in East Toledo is dominated by the 3 story brick commercial Weber Block, a Queen Anne style,...
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    Anthony Wayne Bridge
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Anthony Wayne Bridge

    The story of Toledo's High Level. Commonly called the "High Level Bridge," the Anthony Wayne Bridge was designed by Waddell and Hardesty...
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    The Mighty Maumee
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Mighty Maumee

    The heart and soul of Toledo runs straight through town on its way out to Lake Erie. Formed at Fort Wayne, Indiana by the confluence of...
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    Toledo's Ethnic Heritage
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Toledo's Ethnic Heritage

    Few Midwest cities can claim the ethnic heritage of Toledo. Although our region has a very diverse ethnic heritage today, we got a late...
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    Lenk's Hill
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Lenk's Hill

    How a German Brewer Founded a Toledo Neighborhood. Today, much of Lenk's Hill and the eastern part of Kushwantz form the neighborhood we...
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    Downtown Toledo Building Booms
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Downtown Toledo Building Booms

    The Development of Toledo's Urban Canyon was Driven by Pride and Ego Over the years, Toledo has seen several major building booms in the...
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    The Middle Grounds
    Tedd Long
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Middle Grounds

    Once the headquarters for Toledo enterprise. The area between Swan Creek and the Maumee River is called the Middle Grounds, an important...
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