1918 S. Reynolds Rd.
Location was formerly the Smuggler’s Inn. Opened 1983. Closed 1997. Demolished in 2000. Replaced by Walgreen’s in 2001.
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Category: Restaurants
McDonald’s (Southwyck)
2130 S. Reynolds Rd.
Opened 1986. Demolished c2007. Formerly Sylvania Savings Bank.
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4021 Monroe Street.
Opened c1980. Now a Subway.
Brauer’s Delicatessen
3998 Monroe St. (in The Colony)
Opened in 1952 and owned by Irwin and Boris Brauer. Sold in 1979. Closed 1995.
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EV & DEE Restaurant – 5921 W. Central Ave.
Was located on the south side of Central just west of Holland-Sylvania Rd (c1955-1962). Also, Viking Industrial Sound Equipment Company Inc. (c1968). Likely demolished when Toledo Trust was built. Byrider Toledo currently occupies the site.
El Matador, 3309 Holland-Sylvania Rd.
Opened 1977. Owned by Stanley Ostas (1/1/1935 – 5/28/2021). Previously The Holland House restaurant. Closed 2012.
The Spot, 1344 Dorr St.
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.”
Friendly’s, 5957 W. Central.
Friendly’s opened in early 1986. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips (1976) and Godfather’s Pizza (1981) previously did business at this location. Yark Nissan used the building during the 2000’s. Structure was demolished mid-2000’s.
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Freddy Skaff opened the Charcoal House in 1962.
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