Posted September 18, 201311 yr Hey guys! Here are my pictures from the second day in Toledo, Ohio during my Midwest U.S. trip to Toledo, Chicago, and Detroit. If you didn't see the first day in Toledo, you can view it here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1659768 This tour focuses on Toledo's historic Old West End, some more of the Warehouse District, and highlights of the Indianapolis Indians and Toledo Mud Hens ball game at Fifth Third Field. The Rosary Cathedral Church on Collingwood Boulevard in Old West Toledo. Built in 1931. Designed in the Spanish Plasteresque architectural style, meant to be in the spirit of its sister city, Toledo, Spain. Rosary Cathedral School, also on Collingwood Boulevard. Historic Jesup W. Scott High School on Collingwood Boulevard, built in 1913. Collingwood Arts Center on Collingwood Boulevard First Congregational Church, built in 1916. Mansions on Collingwood Boulevard in Old West Worship Hall Homes and Mansions in the Old West End The Leeper-Geddes House on Parkwood Avenue, built in 1903 Stranahan-Rothschild House, also on Parkwood Avenue, built in 1907 The Edward D. Libbey House, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Built in 1895, it was the home of Edward Libbey, the founder of Libbey Glass in Toledo. The home is currently owned by the Libbey House foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to transform the home into a museum and interactive center focused on Toledo's history and the glass industry. I was fortunate enough to tour inside on a day where only Libbey retirees and employees were allowed to tour, but the staff allowed me inside to check it out. I didn't take pictures inside to respect the preservation and because nobody else did. More homes and mansions in Old West Toledo Julius G. Lamson House on Scottwood Avenue, built in 1904 Ann Manor Condominiums, Tudor-style apartment building, built in 1929 Wright-Wilmington House on Scottwood Avenue, built in 1895 Tufford Arms Condominiums Harold Arms Terrace Moses G. Block House, house design is based on Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie-style, but wasn't actually designed by FLW. Built in 1909. Julius H. Tyler House on Robinwood Frederick O. Paddock House on Robinwood, built in 1892. Albin B Tillinghast House, English Tudor-style mansion, built in 1901, built for a liquorice tycoon named Alvin Tillinghast who went bankrupt and turned the house over to the construction company, who then said it to Toledo industrialist John North Willys, founder of Willys-Overland. Michael Henahan House, sandstone castle built in 1894. Romanesque architecture bearing resemblance to Henry Hobson Richardson's style Toledo Museum of Art, said to be one of the finest in the United States, was founded in 1901 by Edward Libbey and features one of the largest glassworks collections in the world Glass Pavilion Professional Building Building on Monroe Street, I guess showing Toledo pride... Buildings in the Warehouse District Hannon's Block, newly restored, waiting for tenants... Spaghetti Warehouse, where I ate supper before the Mud Hens game... Warehouse District before the game... Entrance to Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens of the International Baseball League, founded in 1893, is one of the oldest franchises in professional baseball and they are the Triple A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The ballpark opened in 2002 and has a capacity of 11,000+. Concourse inside the stadium My seat inside the ball park... View of downtown and my hotel, the Park Inn... Start of the game... Mud Hens up to bat... Game tied at 2 already in the bottom of the second... Mud Hens hit a homerun to take the lead! Sun has set! In extra innings now, score tied at 5, bottom of the 10th... Mud Hens win off a walk-off single! First time they have won with me in attendance, record now 1-4. Fireworks after the game... Fifth Third Field entrance at night, after the game... Fifth Third Field sign at night... Hope you enjoyed the second day in Toledo! Coming soon… Chicago and Detroit!
September 18, 201311 yr Awesome job! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 18, 201311 yr That triple balcony is just too awesome. Great tour! It's nice to see some of the OWE.
September 18, 201311 yr really beautiful. thanks! amazing they saved that high school when so many not even that old have been demolished. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 18, 201311 yr I always forget how much great architecture there is in the West End. It still seems to be holding up, although I have heard that there are lots of break-ins in the nice streets and once you street a couple streets away from the core of the neighborhood it gets pretty rough.
September 19, 201311 yr Great job. The OWE has been making decent progress, and the decision to rehab Scott High should only help.
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