East Side Story; People and Places in the History of East Toledo

232 Pages·1993·193.7 MB·English

by  Michaels, Larry R.

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East Side Story
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PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE
HISTORY OF EAST TOLEDO
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Larry R. Michaels
Bihl House Publishing
Toledo, Ohio
1993
The author gratefully acknowleges the encouragement
of Scott Carpenter of THE PRESS NEWSPAPERS, which
includes the METRO, SUBURBAN, and PRIMETIME, and
also of Lee Raizk and BEND OF THE RIVER MAGAZINE.
Many sections of this book first appeared in these
publications.
Copyright @ 1993 by Larry R. Michaels
FIRST EDITION
Published September 1st in an edition of 200 hard
cover and 800 soft cover copies. Fifty hard cover
copies have been numbered and signed. Printed and
bound by Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI.
Printed in the United States of America. All
rights reserved. For ordering information address
Bihl House Publishing Company, 2623 Latonia Blvd.
,
Toledo, Ohio 43606.
ISBN 1-883829-11-9
ISBN 1-883829-12-7 (pbk)
This book is dedicated
to
JEFF EVERSMAN
and in memory of
CAL o. GETTINGS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION page 1
AN OVERVIEW Highlights of East Side
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history from Peter Navarre to the present
time.
CHAPTER 1 page 9
IN THE BEGINNING East Side Indian fort,
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Chief Tecumseh, Victoria Cadaract, Peter
Navarre and the War of 1812.
CHAPTER 2 page 21
TAMING THE WILDERNESS... Wild animals on the
East Side, Elizabeth Navarre, Pioneers
honored at Toledo's Centennial, Pioneers
of Oregon Township, Pioneers of Rossford,
Elijah Woodruff, the Cholera Epidemic of
1854.
CHAPTER 3 page 41
A TIME OF TRANSITION A Civil War Raider,
...
the Ford Post, G.A.R., Ford Post history,
Last East Side Civil War veteran.
CHAPTER 4 page 51
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE Toledo's 1st
...
bridge, Harvey Platt's proposed Y-bridge,
History of Main Street, Louis Montville,
East Side street names, Birmingham's early
history, Oil boom, East Toledo in 1900.
CHAPTER 5 page 75
SHOPPING DAYS The Weber Block, Family
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businesses, Henry Thibodeau, Peerless
Laundry, Ohio Brick, Andes Tire & Rubber,
1906 Directory, 1936 Advertisements,
Christmas shopping, E.J. Smith's Food Fair.
CHAPTER 6 page 105
DAYS OFF Presque Isle, Prentice Park,
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Navarre Park, Pearson Park.
CHAPTER 7 page 115
GEMS OF THE COMMUNITY East Side churches,
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Two Methodist Centennials, A church with
East Side roots, History of Franklin
School, First business classes, Waite in
the 1920s, Athletics at Waite.
CHAPTER 8 page 137
EAST SIDERS... Prominent East Siders 50 years
ago, Daniel and Stillman Brown, John Craig,
Ward's Canal, Charles Mensing, Bicycling
record, William Tucker, D.H. James, Mark
Winchester, Gamblers and La Tabernilla,
First funeral home, George Parks, James
Clegg saved lives, Berry-Pickers Club, The
Snowball Club, Famous Wedding Anniversary,
Author Dale Fife, George Pearson.
CHAPTER 9 page 181
EAST SIDE, EAST SIDE, ALL AROUNG THE TOWN
...
East Side architecture, Some neighborhood
theaters, History of the Family Center,
Postal Station A, East Side Hospital, East
Side Police Station, The East Side Sun,
Locke Library, End of the streetcar era,
The East Shall Rise Again.
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