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Re-envisioning East Toledo | 2. “Once an East Sider…Always an East Sider” — Resident Visions
When we hear about Toledo's history and its progress, it's often in reference to the west side. But our city's Main Street can only be found on the east side, and the riverfront communities of East Toledo have made significant contributions to Toledo's rich and diverse cultural and industrial past. With all the excitement around the Marina District (now a new Metropark), what are the residents' hopes and dreams there?
Re-envisioning East Toledo | 1. Behind the Garfield Community Plan
When we hear about Toledo's history and its progress, it's often in reference to the west side. But our city's Main Street can only be found on the east side, and the riverfront communities of East Toledo have made significant contributions to Toledo's rich and diverse cultural and industrial past. With all the excitement around the Marina District (now a new Metropark), what are the residents' hopes and dreams there?
Restoration and Renewed Connection for Toledo’s Riverfront
You’re in the Glass City Metropark, an urban green space with a modern glass pavilion, a rooftop plaza and a boardwalk that extends over...
How the Van Aken District Brought New Life to Shaker Heights: An Illustration Essay
My anti-morning person disposition requires that I have at least one iced coffee to start my day, and while Starbucks or Dunkin suffice, I...
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur Has a New Committee Position. What Could That Mean for Toledo?
In post-industrial cities across the Midwest, the struggles of population loss, low wages and aging infrastructure remain as barriers to the economic revitalization of...
Ohio’s Transit System and the Path to an Intermodal Future
Read Part I here.
About a century ago, Ohio was covered with an extensive system of electric passenger railroads called interurbans—a short-lived but well-loved era...
Summit Street a Century Ago
As Summit Street currently undergoes a multi-million dollar transformation, now is an opportune moment to look back on the history of one of the...
When Ohio Was the Future of Public Transit: The Interurban Era
Midwestern rail transit tends to evoke imagery of rusted steel and graffitied cargo cars—not exactly the picture of the speedy, sparkling passenger rail of...
Madison Avenue a Century Ago
As we see Toledo’s downtown changing in the midst of its revitalization efforts over the last few years, take a look, street by street, at the Toledo of 100 years ago—brick roads bustling with pedestrians, ornate architecture and all.