Shirl’s Marathon Service – 5904 W. Central Ave.

Was located on the northwest corner of Central and Holland-Sylvania (c1968). Also the location of Bob Adams Market (c1956), Chuck’s Marathon Service (c1970), Dan and Genes Porky’s (c1976), and Gastown (c1982). Speedway opened in September 1988 and has since occupied the site. Speedway appears to have closed in March 2026. The store currently sits vacant.

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“Tin Man” (c1978 – 2017) : A BOLO

2006. Source: AREIS

The “Tin Man” stood in front of Zimmerman Heating on 5448 W. Alexis Road. The Tin Man first appeared in the Blade in 1978. The Tin Man last appeared on Google Street View cameras in 2017. Current whereabouts are unknown by RTM.

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Modernist Homes of the 1930s: George Palm Jr., B. V. Zamore and International Style in Toledo

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Block Card Collection

This post was inspired by this recent RTM post, and by Ted Ligibel, who said in a July 23, 1989 article in The Toledo Blade about Art Deco building style and modernist homes in Toledo, “They really are classics and probably deserve to be researched.”

In Toledo, Ohio, there are several Modern-style houses designed by George Palm Jr. and built by B. V. Zamore (Zamore Builds, Inc.) during the 1930s. These homes reflect the then-popular International Style, an architectural movement that emerged in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, championed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The movement emphasized clean lines, flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors over concrete block, and minimal ornamentation, creating a boxy, geometric, and distinctly modern aesthetic that was a sharp departure from traditional home styles.

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Reynolds Village, 2865 N. Reynolds Rd.

Reynolds Village. Row of shops are on the right. Country Inn is in the center. Another shop is on the left. An addition was eventually built between the Country Inn and the shop on the left. This combination of structures eventually became the Oak’en Bucket. Source: Toledo Blade.

Reynolds Village, opened c1961, was owned by Andrew and Ruth Reynolds and consisted of several buildings, including the Country Inn and the Reynolds family home. The village was located on Reynolds Road just south of Central Avenue. Closed c1974.

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Reynolds Road Extension

Reynolds Road, previously called Adams Township Stone and Gravel Road No. 10, began as a rural township route in what was once Adams Township, serving 19th-century farms southwest of Toledo.

2-4-1911. “Adams Township Stone and Gravel Road No. 10” Source: Toledo Blade.

This post looks at the unimproved portion of Reynolds Road that used to run from Central Avenue to Holland-Sylvania Road before 1930. What I’m calling the Reynolds Road Extension.

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