Indie Local History
Opened 1951. Formerly Ray’s Tavern (c1946). Was located on the north side of Central Avenue between Warner Avenue and Holland-Sylvania (Kmart parking lot). Was owned and operated by James Puhl.
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Opened as Commerce Guardian Bank in 1929. Destroyed by fire in 1999.
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Formerly the Brass Bell. Opened May 1982 by “Toby and Mike.” Closed c1995.
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The original Caesars opened in the mid-1970s. It was owned by Joseph C. Wicks and located in the 100 block of Erie Street between Monroe Street and Jefferson Avenue between the International Health Studio and the Carl H. Blank Beauty Salon. Caeser’s relocated to 725 Jefferson in the mid-1990s, moving into the old Burt’s Theatre building, a Venetian inspired playhouse, at Jefferson and Ontario Streets.
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James and Doris Tribe became owners of 4002 Alexis Road in November of 1945, according to property records.
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Was located on the north side of Central just west of Holland-Sylvania. Likely demolished when Kmart was built in 1967.
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Famous for its takeout shrimp, The Spot was owned by Gilbert and Mayme Turner. Their son Nelson managed the restaurant and bar. The Spot was one of many structures that fell victim to the City of Toledo’s massive urban renewal project on Dorr Street in the mid-1970s. According to an August 30, 2006 article in the Blade, “362 homes and storefronts, two theaters, a bowling alley, and a number of offices were demolished within 2 1/2 years.”
Orchard Inn (“Since 1949”), formerly Brady’s Bar. Located on the northwest corner of Sylvania Avenue and Bowen.
