Vista overlooking Maumee River between Fort Wayne and Lake Erie, Dedicated July 4th, 2000
taken by Mr. C. Eichenberg
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South Toledo |
| 2761 Broadway |
| Contact |
| 1IL76BCH45 |
| Website |
| https://www.facebook.com/WalbridgePark |
About the park
Walbridge Park is a city park, located along the Maumee River.
History
Walbridge was once much larger than its current size. The 1895 report to the City park commissioners listed the size of Walbridge at 62 acres [1]. In 1888 a midway was opened on Broadway and Amherst, and operated until the fifties although at a reduced size as a majority was destroyed by fire in 1938 [2].
External Links.
[1] "Toledo's Parks," Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Toledo 1895, Google Books (Online: Google, Mar 13, 2007) [Original: Report Board of Park Commissioners 1896], pg. 5 (14), <http://books.google.com/books?id=D2kAAAAAYAAJ&dq=toledo&pg=PP12#v=twopage&q&f=false>, accessed on 11/26/2012
[2] William D. Speck, Toledo: A History in Architecture, 1890-1914, Google Books (Online: Google, ) [Original: Paperback Arcadia Publishing 11/6/2002], pg. 62, <http://books.google.com/books?id=Ri7AsvwKsZgC&lpg=PA62&ots=sBH57xoM40&dq=walbridge%20park%20history&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q=walbridge%20park%20history&f=false>, accessed on 11/26/2012.
