Stores – Retro Toledo Metro

Sterling, 5838 W. Central Ave.

Was located in Fisher Plaza (location circled in white in image below). Opened 1960. Formerly Shelton Hardware Company. Was briefly Central Avenue Mini Mart c1990, and has been various businesses since.

Viking Ski Shop, 1210 N. Byrne Road.

Founded by Jim and Joyce Massey Goodyear in 1964. Located at 1210 N. Byrne Road.

The Pharm, 3911 Secor Rd.

Fisher Plaza, 5842 W. Central Ave.

I have yet to find an original name for this small shopping center, assuming there ever was one. So I’m calling it Fisher Plaza. Carl and Anna Fisher once owned the property and had the plaza built in 1950-51. The builder was D.A. Spitznaugle.

Media Play, 5223 Monroe St. #8104

MC Sports, 3355 Secor Rd.

This MC Sporting Goods store opened in 1986 at Executive Place Parkway. MC Sports was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1946. This location became a Savers c2010 and is currently a Goodwill.

Kinko’s (UT)

3113 W. Bancroft

Formerly The Franklin Ice Cream Company (1947). Kinkos (1986) FedEx Kinkos. FexEx Office.

Kmart (Southwyck)

2244 S. Reynolds Rd.

Opened 1972. Closed 2012.

Radio Shack

5844 W. Central

Opened September 1971. Closed c2015.

Hobby Center

Franklin Park Mall

Hobby store created by Russell and Mary Beth Benore in 1947 that grew to 27 stores and lasted 50 years. The first Hobby Center store was located at 916 Adams Street. The Franklin Park Mall store opened in 1971.