Indie Local History
Dr. T.J. Williams medical building was located on the northwest corner of Bonsels Pkwy and Holland-Sylvania Rd. The property was purchased by Dr. Williams from Charles Kimple in November 1965. Kimple had owned the property since 1937. It assume the building was built between 1965 and 1969. June Njaims (retired 1992) was office manager for 29 years.
The Video Connection was created in August 1978 by John G. Day and incorporated in 1980. Regency Plaza was built on an open wild field in 1987 at the northwest corner of Central and McCord. Video Connection opened at Regency Plaza in April of 1988. In 1995 The Video Connection was purchased by Movie Gallery, Inc.
Continue reading “The Video Connection”The Rosemary Apartments (Sold 1983. Closed 2007. Demolished 2023) was built in 1930 and owned by Dolphus J. Marleau, who owned the D.J. Marleau Hardware Company (created 1889), once located at Collingwood and Detroit. The Rosemary Apartment building was named after D.J. Marleau’s granddaughter and was built on the south side of the Ottawa River. When the river was shifted (c1969) to make way for the new Lagrange to Central expressway section, and Phillips Road extension, the building was then located on the north side of the river.
The house at 3244 Fairbanks (southeast corner of Fairbanks and Goodhue) used to sit on the south side of Central Avenue in the mid-70s, between Fairbanks and Piero, before the “Central Avenue Strip.” The Harold Hall family lived in the house at 6121 W. Central and owned a couple of businesses on the adjacent property until c1976.
The Hall house, along with a second home (Roy Maple house), was moved from the property on the south side of Central and driven down Fairbanks and placed on prebuilt foundations. The Roy Maple house is now at 3243 Marsrow (southwest corner of Marsrow and Goodhue).
According to Ohio Secretary of State filings John Jobuck opened Sylvania Body Shop in 1965. Closed c1991.
Established January 1, 1960. Police and related staff moved to a new facility at 4420 King Road in late 1990.
The first patrolmen were Leslie M. Paschen, Ernest Hall, Carl Hovey, Charles H. Warnke and Clifford Keeler, and Gerald Ganzel (Head of the Department). A used car, equipped with a radio, was provided to Ganzel. Part-time help had to use their own vehicles.
“Sylvania Township Trustees took final steps this week to get the new township police department rolling so that it could begin operations as of January 1. At a special meeting, at which County Court Judge Ira Bame, who hears cases in the township, was a guest, the trustees approved the hiring of the former constables as part time policemen to assist newly appointed Township Police Administrator Gerald Ganzel. At Judge Bame’s suggestion, the five will no longer be known as “constables” since action by the state legislature last year virtually eliminated elected constable forces per se. Hereafter, they will be known as officers or patrolmen” – Sylvania Sentinel Herald. January 7, 1960.
Continue reading “Sylvania Township Police”Opened 1973. Destroyed by fire November 1974.
Formerly the Gigolo Nite Club (owned by Evan H. Loewenstein). A Wendy’s Restaurant currently occupies the site.
Was located on the southwest corner of Holland-Sylvania and Blossman Rd. Owned by Richard and Ruthie Rechtine in 1947. Opened c1952. Closed c1985.
Continue reading “Fruit Basket Market – 3519 Holland-Sylvania Rd.”Owned by Sidney Ross. Opened in 1967. Closed c1970. Formerly the Ko-Z Club Bar.
Was located on the south side of Central Avenue just west of Holland-Sylvania, across from K-Mart. Opened 1972. Closed 1986. Byrider of Toledo currently occupies the site.
