
By World War I, Toledo's prosperity paralleled the growing popularity of the automobile, which transported citizens to impressive homes along the Maumee River, Ottawa Hills, Westmoreland, and Old Orchard. After World War II, stores, theaters, and businesses migrated out of 19th-century city boundaries as well. Toledo in the 1920s and 1930s boasted elegant department stores, the Commodore Perry Hot...
Hardcover: 162 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions (November 21, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 153161793X
ISBN-13: 978-1531617936
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.4 x 9.6 inches
Amazon Rank: 3830441
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Great book for fans of Toledo, Ohio history and/or architecture in general. Toledo, Ohio has the largest remaining collection of Edwardian and Victorian architecture left standing in America. Plus, Toledo's "Old West End" summer tour of unique mans...
ering new Ohio Building, and the legendary Paramount Theater. Great expressions of faith, Rosary Cathedral and Doc Hettinger's "Garden of Eden," were built. Depression years saw the Zoo, the University of Toledo, and the Peristyle at the Art Museum built. Toledo innovations, glass block and vitrolite, were used to great effect at the new Main Library building.