5755 W. Central
Opened 1972. Located close to the south side of Central Avenue in front of Kroger and Gray Drug Store (Lane’s) in the Toledo West Shopping Center.
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Sohio Car Wash
5947 W. Central
Opened c1973. Closed c1993. Was located between Toledo Trust and Friendly’s). Converted to Aspen Motors, a used car lot owned by Chris Ewert. Aspen Motors was previously located at 6054 W. Central in the late ’80s/early ’90s.
Continue reading “Sohio Car Wash”Supreme Bumpers
420 South 15th Street
Was located on a triangle piece of property on the southern edge of downtown. The stacks of chrome bumpers were visible from I-75 for many years.
Continue reading “Supreme Bumpers”“Assorted Sin” – Mary Costello
Mary Costello, born c1881 in Madison, Indiana, moved to Toledo in 1905 after being shot in the face in Louisville, Kentucky by her third and final husband. In 1930 Mary lived in “the slums” in the 300 block of Nebraska Avenue in Toledo and ran a “vice resort.” Anna Brierley was one of her “roomers.”
Taco Bell – Central at Monroe St.
4021 Monroe Street.
Opened c1980. Now a Subway.
Full Score Music
2214 Central Avenue (in The Colony)
Brauer’s Delicatessen
3998 Monroe St. (in The Colony)
Opened in 1952 and owned by Irwin and Boris Brauer. Sold in 1979. Closed 1995.
Continue reading “Brauer’s Delicatessen”Richard’s Music
5806 W. Central Ave.
Richard’s Music was owned by Richard C. Fisher. Richard’s story appeared in a Blade article in 2006 after his passing.
3541 Holland-Sylvania Rd.
This house was located between the Driftwood Lounge (Frontier Bar) and the railroad tracks (University Parks Trail). It was built c1945.
Continue reading “3541 Holland-Sylvania Rd.”Daves’ Drum Depot
4100 Monroe Street
Daves’ Drum Depot began in 1980 as Rick’s Drum Shop on Sylvania Avenue. In 1991 the business was purchased by two Rick’s employees, Dave Gierke and Dave Fogle. Geirke and Fogle moved the store to 4100 Monroe Street in 1993 and renamed it Daves’ Drum Depot. In 2005 Daves’ Drum Depot was purchased by long time manager Martin Stein and renamed The Drum Depot.
