Toledo: A History in Architecture 1914 to Century's End

by William D. Speck

Book Overview

By World War I, Toledo's prosperity paralleled the popularity of the automobile, which transported citizens to homes along the Maumee River, Ottawa Hills, and Westmoreland.

After World War II, stores, theaters, and businesses migrated out of 19th-century city boundaries as well. Toledo in the 1920s and 1930s boasted elegant department stores, the Commodore Perry Hotel, the towering new Ohio Building, and the legendary Paramount...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738532045
• ISBN13: 9780738532042
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"