LIVING HISTORY IN TOLEDO, OHIO (Photographs by Edward N. Slack unless otherwise indicated) History of the Milmine-Stewart House: Three surgeons came together in 1926 to form the nucleus of what was to become the Toledo Clinic. The depression offered the group the opportunity to relocate their growing practice from a building on Collingwood Boulevard and Delaware Avenue to a large private residence nicknamed, "The Mansion" on Collingwood and Woodruff Avenue. The size of their new quarters, combined with the ever increasing popularity of their practice, allowed for further expansion. By 1969, the medical staff had grown to 28 doctors, and the group again began to feel the need to expand. After much deliberation, the group decided that their best course of action was to relocate to a new clinic facility. It would be built on Secor Road.         The Milmine-Stewart House at 2001 Collingwood Avenue was built in 1874. Designed by architect James Young, it was described by a contemporary as, "modern American brick with cut stone, and a walnut interior surmounted by a grand observatory 12 feet square." (Excerpted from Image of America, Toledo - A History in Architecture 1890-1914; by William D. Speck; page 126.) The Milmine Home was one of the earliest mansions on Collingwood Avenue. Later, Walter Stewart had the house remodeled into an Italian Renaissance-inspired palazzo. The historic floating museum ship S.S. Willis B. Boyer is tied up at International Park on the Maumee River. Built in 1911 by the Shenango Furnace Company, the Boyer was originally christened the S.S. Colonel James Shoonmaker in honnor of the company's president. She has been Toledo's floating museum since 1987. Mr. Paul C. LaMarre III is executive director of the Boyer.  The Willis B. Boyer was rechristened July 1, 2011 as the Col. James M. Schoonmaker, its original name. James M. Schoonmaker II, grandson of the  original namesake, smashed a bottle of champagne across the vessel’s bow one century after the original christening in Toledo.

"Her first voyage was on Sunday, October 8, 1911 from Ecorse, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio where 12,650 tons of coal were loaded destined for Sheboygan, Wisconsin. On her first commercial trip, October 10, 1911, no attempt was made for a record cargo ton- nage as the water level was to [sic] low at that time of year thru the lakes and rivers." (From "Legacy of the Willis B. Boyer" by Ronald M. Gabel and Robert T. Pocotte, Marine  History  Lines, Journal of the Western Lake Erie Historical Society,  Spring 2005, Vol. 28, No. 1)

On Saturday, July 28, 2007, the replica U.S. Brig Niagara sailed up the Maumee River and tied up at International Park near the S.S. Willis B. Boyer. The ori- ginal Brig was used by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to defeat the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. This reconstructed brig was open to the public for the weekend as a  fund-raising event for the Boyer. "Based in Erie, Pa., the double-masted, square-rigged ship...is a rare breed; a historically significant tall ship that sails regularly. This is the fourth incarnation of the Niagara, built in 1988. It has 60 beams from the original in the hull, for symbolic rather than structural reasons. (Excerpted from "Replica of historic brig sails into port" by Staff Writer Ryan E. Smith, Toledo Blade 7-28-2007.) Brig Niagara Video

The Veteran's Memorial Glass City Skyway Bridge seen from the Toledo Skyway Marina. The pylon is unique with glass panels presenting light shows at night.

Toledo's skyline from International Park.

The Oak Grove one-room schoolhouse was built in 1897 and moved one-quarter mile from Corey Road and Springbrook Drive to Wildwood Preserve Metropark in 1988.

Interior views of the schoolhouse.

The 1837 pioneer homestead of Toledo's first White settler, Peter Navarre. who built his cabin in what became East Toledo. It was moved to Navarre Park on Woodville Road, and is now located in the Toledo Botanical Gardens.

This is all that is left of was once the factory that produced first the Willys-Overland, and the world-famous Jeep.

The Valentine Theater first opened on Christmas Day, 1895.

The Robert A. Stranahan Manor House was built in 1938, and served as the original family's residence. Constructed in a Georgian colonial style, sections of the house are available for tourists.

The original sports arena on the East Side.

First known as the new Lucas County Multipurpose Arena, construction of what is now Huntington Center as it was seen from Jefferson and Huron Streets on July 18, 2008.

View from the top of Port Huron parking garage looking toward Huron Street on July 18, 2008.

Construction looking toward Huron Street on September 10, 2008.

Arena walk-through looking toward Huron Street on April 23, 2009.

Arena walk-through looking toward St. Clair Street on April 23, 2009. Arena Interior Video

Crosby Lake at Toledo Botanical Garden which "began in 1964 with the donation of 20 acres of private land to the City of Toledo by George Crosby for the pur- pose of creating a public park." (Excerpted from TBG website.)

"In 1967, the City of Toledo established the George Crosby Park Board to over- see the operation of and programming at the newly-opened garden." (Excerpted from TBG website.)

The Toledo Museum of Art Monroe Street entrance. Built in 1901, the museum has earned a global reputation.

Study group in the Great Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art.

The French cloister (1150-1400) in the Toledo Museum of Art.

"Opened in 2006, the postmodern Glass Pavilion is the new home of the Toledo Museum of Art’s world-renowned glass collection, featuring more than 5,000 works of art from ancient to contem- porary times. Designed by Tokyo-based SANAA, Ltd., the Glass Pavilion received Travel + Leisure’s 2007 Design Award for “Best Museum.” The Glass Pavilion is—in itself—a work of art. All exterior and nearly all interior walls consist of large panels of curved glass, resulting in a transparent structure that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. Juxtaposing gallery space and glassmaking studios, the Glass Pavilion offers visitors the truly unique opportunity to appreciate the history of glass as artistic medium, as well as witness its creation, within an architectural marvel of glass. The Glass Pavillion is open during regular Museum hours, and admission is free." (Excerpted from the TMOAGP website.) TMOA Glass Pavillion Video

The 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A volunteers conducted Civil War re-enactments during the weekend of May 21, 2005. This group freqeuently per- forms at Wildwood Preserve Metropark.

Volunteer Civil War re-enactors don Union or Confederate uniforms por- traying battlefield tactics and close-order drills.

Non-commissioned and commissioned officers of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A.

The Toledo History Museum partici- pated in the 2008 Old West End Festival.

Visitors were informed about our vision and applications were distributed.

The Toledo History Museum participated in National Train Day which was celebrated at the Central Union Terminal on Saturday, May 2, 2009.

Our display featured the "Ragweed Railway", Toledo's first link with the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. Its name came about due to the track being overgrown with tall weeds. Board members Bonnie and Ken Dickson talked with visitors. (Photo by Steven Crouse.)

The display was designed by Board members Ken and Bonnie Dickson, and created with the help of Erd Graphics. (Photo by Steven Crouse.)

The Toledo History Museum partici- pated in the 2009 Old West End Festival at the Milmine-Stewart House built in 1874.

On October 1, 2009, Toledoan Tim Elliott displayed his 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe with its rebuilt original engine.

Digital images by Trustee Edward Slack unless otherwise indicated.