Of all Toledo neighborhoods, probably none suffered more building losses than Uptown. Its death was not the result of urban renewal, street widening, or any sort of large-scale plan like existed in neighborhoods along Dorr and Cherry. It happened piecemeal over decades following continual population decline and loss of business. Arguably one of the most heart-breaking declines of any urban neighborhood in America, Uptown Toledo could not stop the decay. Arsons were a serious problem in the post-WW2 decades, sometimes taking out whole city blocks. Today, some blocks are wholly destroyed urban prairies, with the original brick streets still intact. Some historic landmarks have survived against the odds, and their renovation is critical for a revived Uptown. Uptown is a perfect place for dense infill development. It is key to reconnecting Toledo's impressive Downtown with the Victorian Old West End.

 

These images from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library archives capture the heartbreaking decay endemic to the Rust Belt.

 

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/01yxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/fz4pw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/GwtYq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/QwzPJ

Uhg.  This country.... 

Love that Kewpee!

I know these aren't Uptown, but since the thread is active, I knew C-Dawg would like to see these from Right Half Media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm gonna be sick. all in the name of progress??? waaa.