Retro Toledo Metro - Indie Local History

Bond Farm, 3019 N. McCord.

In 1920 this was the farm of Edna and Burton C. Bond. Edna died a widow in 1935. Harvey and Helen Gillhouse purchased the property in 1936 and appear to have owned it until 1969. The home was demolished and Somerset Plaza was built c1984 on the old Bond farm. The plaza has since been renamed, St James Shoppes.

Ancient Toledos

“I remember when all this was ocean.”

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo rests on immense buried history, a landscape shaped not by a single world, but by a succession of vanished Earths layered one atop another through deep time.

Toledo Rocks, 1984.

Record-Fest, 1979-1984

6212/6218 W. Central Ave.

6212 W. Central Ave. *Source: Toledo Lucas County Public Library Block Card Collection*.

In the above image it appears 6212 was a store. In 1948 it was Kitty’s Beauty Shop. In 1950 it was a restaurant. It was located next to Four B’s Gulf Station. The building was removed when the US23 construction project began (c1962). The buildings garage remained in place. Ray’s Barber Shop was located next to that garage. See also: Central Avenue School.

Four B’s Gulf Station, 6204 W. Central Avenue

*Source: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Block Card Collection.*

Four B’s Gulf station (c1957) was located on the northwest corner of Millicent and Central Avenue. Gone by 1962. Also called F. E. S. Service (c1958).

Brave New Waves

“Brave New Waves…will have a decidedly different feel and flavour than any other all-night program on the air.” – 1984 CBC StereoPress Release

A great radio show that could be picked up in Toledo.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/brave-new-waves-feature

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/1-minute-to-midnight-brent-bambury-reflects-on-the-35th-anniversary-of-brave-new-waves-1.5003624

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_Waves

89X

Not a Toledo radio station, but listened to by many there. Highlighting here the modern/alternative era that began in 1991. That era ended for some in 1994. For others in 2000 when there was far less alternative and much more “active rock.” But! 89X Time Warp hosted by DJ Cristina on Sunday mornings was a must.

Schorling’s Market, 3115 W. Bancroft St.

Currently Stubborn Brother Pizza Bar.

Boogie Records, 2629 W. Central Ave.

1960. Kenwood Barber Shop (left side of building). Owned by Russell Ehrhardt.

In 1973 Boogie Records opened in the former Kenwood Barber Shop located on the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Haughton Drive, just west of Douglas Road. The shop entrance is slightly hidden by the phone booths. Note the barber shop pole to the right of the shop window (above the Mercedes).