GAYLEEN GINDY 6381 MONROE ST. This address is also part of the River Crossing Development featured in previous issues. Heber G. Howard purchased Lot No. 7 of Hubbard’s Addition and built a home in 1923, as shown in the 1964 photo. He lived here for three years, and in 1926, he sold the house to Earl L. and Bertha F. Goodwin, who owned the house … Continue reading SYLVANIA THEN & NOW
Continuing the history of Monroe Street development, in 1919 Christian “Fred” Sieler and his wife Christine purchased Lot No. 5 of Hubbard’s Addition and sometime after the 1920 census was taken, which shows them living in Whiteford Township, Michigan, they built a house on this lot. They sold the home in 1924 to Willard and Addie Newcomb. Willard and Addie were already living in Sylvania … Continue reading Sylvania Then & Now: 6731 Monroe St.
Gayleen Gindy In 1925 George C. and Mabelle E. Housler purchased Lot 4 of Hubbard’s Addition, now home to Little Ceasar’s Pizza. A May 1927 building permit was granted to Housler to build a new 1-1/2 story dwelling on this lot. The builder was the Charles F. Brunt Company of Toledo, and the estimated cost was $3,000. In the 1930 census the home was listed … Continue reading Looking Back: 6367 Monroe St.
Gayleen Gindy This is my 250th history article written for the Sylvania AdVantage, which fits in perfectly with the America 250th celebration this year. There are many activities scheduled in our community throughout the year to celebrate this very important birthday, and we need everyone to be involved. Lot 3 of the subdivision known as “Hubbard’s Addition to Sylvania,” now home to Little Ceasar’s Pizza, … Continue reading Then & Now: 6361 Monroe St.
GAYLEEN GINDY Moving west on Monroe Street, past Fricker’s, the next two parcels are Lot No. 1 and 2 of a subdivision called “Hubbard’s Addition to Sylvania” which was created in the early 1900s. In 1890 Hiram Hubbard, a very early settler to Sylvania, purchased a large parcel of land from Peleg T. Clarke, which ran along the south side of Monroe Street and extended … Continue reading SYLVANIA THEN & NOW: 6351-6357 Monroe St.
BY GAYLEEN GINDY 6339 Monroe Street – Fricker’s This property was originally the side yard of Lena Dietrich, whose house was built in 1903, and was just to the east. After she died in 1947 the property transferred to her brother Joseph Foxhuber who sold to Jesse F. Crandall in 1949. A 1950 aerial photo shows that this property was vacant at this time. In … Continue reading Sylvania – Then & Now
GAYLEEN GINDY 6307 Monroe Street – Clean Express Auto Wash Before 1900 there is a long list of people that owned this next property. But no structures were built until 1903 after Jacob and Lena Dietrich purchased the 2.56 acre parcel where they built their home. The 1910 census listed them living here as follows: They are still living here at the 1920 census and … Continue reading Sylvania – Then & Now
Recently a request was received for history stories about the properties on the south side of Monroe Street when there were many residential houses that lined the street instead of commercial businesses. Continue reading SYLVANIA THEN & NOW
In 1973 the Haymarket Square complex was built by Eugene Paul using an old car dealership block building and creating a space for commercial retail businesses. The outside of the building was made to look like an old-fashioned town, and give the feel of the “Old West.” Continue reading SYLVANIA THEN & NOW
When driving east on Sylvania Avenue, have you ever wondered how the greenhouses at the Corey Road intersection came to be? Continue reading SYLVANIA THEN & NOW
