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Monroe Street Whimsy

2009-11-18T11:26:00.005-05:00

My Chemical Romance - This Is How I Disappear / Mama (Summer Sonic '09)

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Hancock County Courthouse, Findlay

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Downtown Findlay

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Post Office, Findlay

2009-10-30T15:53:00.000-04:00

Islamic Center of Greater Toledo

2009-10-28T14:19:00.005-04:00

From East Toledo

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Valentine Theater

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Ohio Building, Madison

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The New Arena

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Madison

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Summit Street

2009-10-03T13:42:00.000-04:00

On Superior Street

2009-09-23T15:18:00.001-04:00

Very interesting door. Unfortunately, a couple weeks later one of the handles had disappeared.

Second National Bank Building, Downtown

2009-09-23T15:16:00.000-04:00

By D.H. Burnham

The Architects: Bastards at the Gate

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Toledo Edison, Downtown

2009-09-07T08:33:00.000-04:00

Perfect timing.

Noticed Downtown

2009-09-07T08:31:00.000-04:00

Key Bank, Downtown

2009-09-07T08:30:00.000-04:00

The more I look at it, the more I like it.

The Dreaded Fiberglass Tower

2009-09-07T08:28:00.000-04:00

Hope the plans for it haven't fallen through.

"Imagination Station"

2009-09-07T08:24:00.000-04:00

Personally, I think the new name is a bit ridiculous.

Have to Say It

2009-09-02T19:09:00.000-04:00

If I were going to spend a fucking fortune on a statue that big, it wouldn't be for something like this.

Have to Say It

2009-09-02T19:07:00.000-04:00

When a chain store flies its own flag you know corporate America's out of control.

St. Joseph's Church, Fremont, Ohio

2009-08-24T11:02:00.000-04:00

My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row

2009-08-24T11:00:00.001-04:00

My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay

2009-08-23T18:53:00.001-04:00

Anthony Wayne Bridge

2009-08-23T07:01:00.000-04:00

Danny Thomas Park, Old South End

2009-08-23T07:00:00.000-04:00

Oy, Veh!

2009-08-23T06:59:00.000-04:00

Lucas County Courthouse

2009-08-21T16:52:00.000-04:00

Government Center

2009-08-21T16:50:00.001-04:00

Good News!

2009-08-21T16:37:00.003-04:00

The great Neil Gaiman will be in Toledo for the Library's Authors! Authors! fuss and fluster. I'm particularly pleased, since, in the five years I've been in Toledo, he's only the second really interesting character to be chosen for what's usually a parade of nonentities. First Isabel Allende, now Neil, himself. ( Yes, I tweet. ) Maybe there's hope for progress.
(Photo Credit)

St. John's Church, Defiance, Ohio

2009-08-17T19:26:00.000-04:00

Post Office, Defiance, Ohio

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My Chemical Romance - Headfirst for Halos

2009-08-15T06:11:00.001-04:00

My Chemical Romance - Thank you for the venom

2009-08-13T22:12:00.001-04:00

Fulton County Courthouse, Wauseon, Ohio

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Defiance County Courthouse, Defiance, Ohio

2009-08-12T13:05:00.000-04:00

WTF? They might as well have just torn it down and started over.

St. Joseph's Church, Fremont, Ohio

2009-08-10T13:46:00.000-04:00

Go Home, Mr. Moody

2009-08-10T08:14:00.003-04:00

THIS ITEM , in the Knife, about carpetbagger Jim Moody's campaign for mayor ( Same class as dear Opal Covey ) has my blood boiling.

“I’ve never made any bones about it, that I moved here last July for the purpose of running for mayor,” Mr. Moody said.

Now, even if I happened to agree with the man, that would disqualify him, as well as gaining my contempt. It takes a special kind of arrogance to move to a town, or in this case maintain a pied-a-terre in it, just to run for office.

“I believe we can jump-start Toledo’s economy by jump-starting real estate,” he said. “While America needs to be a group of savers, we also need to be a group of spenders.”

WTF? Has he been asleep for the last year or so?

"He wants to promote Toledo as a destination for boaters and build an amphitheater in the Marina District to attract national acts — an idea that was deemed unfeasible by a market study done by the Finkbeiner administration."

Well and good, for the first part, but it won't be accomplished by delusions of grandeur. "If you build it, they will come" only works in sappy films. Hell, in the current economy we'll be lucky to salvage anything from the Marina District plans.

“The impetus for me to run for mayor of Toledo was just born out of total frustration,” he said.

AAAW, poor baby! Those nasty people in Toledo didn't bow down and do your bidding, so you'll show them! You'll move to Toledo and run for mayor. Give me a break!

"He objected when the city enacted legislation in 2008 to require vacant houses to be listed on a public registry, with the owners paying annual fees unless they post for-sale or for-rent signs in front of the building."

Is the man daft? Has he noticed how many vacant building are cropping up, thanks to the shenanigans of irresponsible absentee landlords, "property managers", and predatory lenders? Just let them sit and rot? That's "business friendly" of course.

I have a suggestion for Jim Moody. Why doesn't he just go sit down for a cup of herb tea with Opal? I'm sure they'd have fun commiserating. After all, they're two of a kind. Then he can go home to Sylvania and mind his own damn business.

SS Willis B. Boyer

2009-08-10T07:58:00.001-04:00

Old Sheriff's House and Jail, Fremont, Ohio

2009-08-10T07:52:00.001-04:00

Henry County Courthouse, Napoleon, Ohio

2009-08-09T05:05:00.002-04:00

The architect was Toledo's D. W. Gibbs.

And Your Point Is, Doctor?

2009-08-09T04:46:00.002-04:00

Interesting article in the Knife, yesterday. It seems to lament the fact that the state isn't pouring massive funding into anniversary celebrations for the Civil War ( AKA, the War of Southern Treason ) and the War of 1812 as they did with Ohio's Bicentennial.
The part that struck me was a quote from Dr. Richard D. Ruppert: "Remember, if it weren't for the War of 1812, you and I would probably be Canadians."
Hmm. Let me see, now. If we were Canadians, we'd be citizens of a free country. We'd not have had our economy dismantled by three decades of disastrous Republican policies. We'd actually be able to afford to subsidize a bunch of re-enactment bozos playing dress-up out at Ft. Meigs.
Can I think about it for a while before deciding that being Canadian would be a bad thing?

Napoleon, Ohio

2009-08-06T09:31:00.003-04:00

I've seen quite a few small towns in the past few months. Napoleon is, by far, the pick of the litter.

Stop Me Before I Blog Again!

2009-08-03T19:00:00.004-04:00

COMING SOON: The Marble Orchard, a blog about Toledo area cemeteries. The title came from a delightful elderly lady in Pennsylvania named Lucinda McClelland Harris. She always talked about when they'd haul her off to the marble orchard.
Yes, I'm compulsive about blogging, Facebook, and now Twitter. If you don't like that, just hit that little X up in the corner. Should be able to start updating the rest of the bloody horde soon, too.

St. Joseph's Church, Fremont

2009-08-03T18:41:00.000-04:00

Fremont

2009-08-03T18:39:00.001-04:00

Found this Green Man hanging around the back door of Grace Lutheran Church, in Downtown Fremont. I think he was trying to blend in with the scenery.

Lourdes Grotto, Genoa

2009-08-03T18:37:00.000-04:00

Yes, I'm getting a bit artsy-fartsy about my pictures.

Marblehead

2009-08-03T18:35:00.000-04:00

My Chemical Romance LA Heavy/Kiss The Rain (Not sure what the title is) Live at the Roxy

2009-08-01T20:43:00.001-04:00

Welcome back, kids!

Port Clinton

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Marblehead

2009-07-30T14:12:00.000-04:00

Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

2009-07-01T16:34:00.000-04:00

Public Library, Clyde

2009-06-30T20:06:00.002-04:00

The booster types out in Clyde seem to take pride in the town's claim to have inspired Winesburg, Ohio. I have to wonder if any of them have actually read the book. It's not exactly flattering.

Town Hall, Bluffton

2009-06-23T18:41:00.000-04:00

06-05: Banding Eagles

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St. Adalbert

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Shantee Creek

2009-06-05T07:48:00.000-04:00

Noticed on Berdan

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Somehow I don't think this is the best way to start a roof garden.

2009-05-27T14:20:00.000-04:00

Another case of hitting the shutter at exactly the right second.

Woodlawn Cemetery

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St. Mark's Lutheran Church, East Toledo

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West Toledo

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Maumee Bay State Park

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Sylvania Avenue, West Toledo

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Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

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Near St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church, Oregon.

Fallen Timbers Monument

2009-03-30T07:21:00.000-04:00

Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

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Immanuel Lutheran, North Toledo

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Community Center, Monclova

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Fallen Timbers Monument

2009-03-26T06:42:00.001-04:00

Cullen Park, Point Place

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Padua Center, Kuschwantz

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Maumee Bay, Cullen Park

2009-03-21T10:11:00.000-04:00

Toledo Postcards

2009-03-21T10:08:00.000-04:00

Libbey High School, South Toledo

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Fire Station No. 1, North Toledo

2009-03-18T09:29:00.003-04:00

This is one of David Stine's last works, built in 1927.

Main Library, Downtown

2009-03-16T19:22:00.000-04:00

Plenty on the way. I'm too busy taking pictures to blog.

DeVilbiss High School, West Toledo

2009-03-12T07:28:00.000-04:00

Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

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Jermain Meadows Park, West Toledo

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Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

2009-03-10T18:23:00.001-04:00

I have a massive backlog of pictures from Woodlawn, Sylvania, Maumee, Perrysburg, and West Toledo. All in due time.

Woodlawn Cemetery, West Toledo

2009-03-09T20:13:00.001-04:00

Hindu Temple and Heritage Center, Sylvania

2009-03-08T17:30:00.000-04:00

The Answer.....

2009-03-08T17:26:00.001-04:00

Never before have I seen an onion dome on a picnic pavilion. Good idea. It's at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church in Sylvania.

Fun Trivia?

2009-03-07T09:20:00.000-05:00

To what sort of building is this dome attached?
Hint: It's in Sylvania.

Perry Monument, Perrysburg

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Presbyterian Church, Perrysburg

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Cute.

Perrysburg

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