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Toledo Town

when i was a lad about thirteen twas the prettiest town you,ve ever seen you could go downtown late at night and see the shimmer of glimmering lights that was a long long time ago the lights were lit on theatre row not much to see now after dark just seagate center and promenade park now do you think that you and i could do one thing before we die do you think we could restore the beauty that was here before lets take the banks from the middlegrounds bring the theaters back downtown put some inexspensive eaterys back bring back places like tiedtkes and jacks our city fathers sure must see how great it was for you and me had lots of folks come to our door in this city on the maumee shore folks would come from miles around to see the beauty we had found yes we used to wear a golden crown right here in toledo town

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Date: 8/27/2009 4:57:00 AM
Oh Larry my hubby can relate with you as he lived in Toledo for years. We always stop at Tony Packo's when we are visiting family there. Used to be great fishing there also. Excellent write. Love, Carol
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