Opened by Amjad Doumani in 1987. The first location was in a small strip mall at 711 N. Reynolds Rd. It was then called B-Bop Records Vintage & Mod Clothes. In 1991 the business was moved to 3414 Dorr St. Closed in 1994. B-Bop was an internet store in 2005. In 2012 Mr. Doumani reopened B-Bop Records at 137 N. Michigan St. in downtown Toledo. It appears B-Bop went back online and can be found here.
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Toledo Speedway Jam, July 8, 1990.
Spud’s, 4440 Holland-Sylvania Rd.
Opened in 1954 by Oliver “Spud” Diller. Closed in 2000. Gayleen Gindy’s book Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio: From Footpaths to Expressways and Beyond – Volume Seven tells the story of the Diller family and their auto salvage empire. Library link: https://encore.toledolibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1997031
Gatorz, 5111 Monroe St.
Spencer-Sharples, Irwin and Angola.
“Located three miles west of the City of Toledo in western Lucas County, land in Spencer Township consists of farmland, protected natural areas, single and multiple family residences, an industrial park and some scattered neighborhood commercial areas…The most active area in the Township was the intersection of Angola and Irwin Roads. There was a grocery store and gas station on the southwest corner owned by Henry and Mabel Wallace…” – from 1999 Spencer Township Plan Use Plan – Introduction
Holland Auto Auction, 150 Mielke Rd (at Hill).
Operated in the ’80s into the early ’90s. Owned by Leroy H. “Bud” This. Bud’s Auto Sales was also located at this address.
Bud’s Auto Sales may have also operated at 2806 Lagrange and 3202 Sylvania in the ’70s. Need to confirm.
Continue reading “Holland Auto Auction, 150 Mielke Rd (at Hill).”El Matador, 3309 Holland-Sylvania Rd.
Opened 1977. Owned by Stanley Ostas (1/1/1935 – 5/28/2021). Previously The Holland House restaurant. Closed 2012.
Deanville, Sylvania & King Rd.
Small subdivision once located on the southwest corner of King Road and Sylvania Avenue. Platted in the 1940s. Demolished 1999. Now Kroger.
Crosby Auto Parts, 6719 Dorr St.
The Spot, 1344 Dorr St.
Famous for its takeout shrimp, The Spot was owned by Gilbert and Mayme Turner. Their son Nelson managed the restaurant and bar. The Spot was one of many structures that fell victim to the City of Toledo’s massive urban renewal project on Dorr Street in the mid-1970s. According to an August 30, 2006 article in the Blade, “362 homes and storefronts, two theaters, a bowling alley, and a number of offices were demolished within 2 1/2 years.”
