Toledo, OH my

[jjeling]

Went on an early morning walk downtown that ended 4 hours later yesterday. Took quite a few shots, thought I would share a few.

This is the courthouse

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A couple of the many old brick buildings

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After all, this is HOLY TOLEDO!

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A couple more

[kat]

Great set JJ! Wish I could go for a 4 huor walk!! 5 mins and I'm out of my little town :p

[Mad Aussie]

Good job of finding things on a walk around that most people would never 'see' with their camera.
You make Toledo look like a run down abandoned city on this forum JJ ;)

That 1st shot of the courthouse is, for me, a great example of how NOT straightening the verticals in PP can be a good thing.

The Holy Toledo shot is, for me, a good example of where straightening the verticals would have helped.

[Mad Aussie]

Forgot to mention that single selective colour shot in post 4 is VERY well done indeed!

[jjeling]

Thanks guys. Its nice to have access to a true urban area and a true rural area within an hours drive. The city itself is only about a 15-20 minute drive going east, and going 15-20 min west, its about as rural as you can get for ohio. Im probably going to go back down there again this week sometime. I passed up on a lot of things and I left before 12:30. Once the sun reaches the other side of the city, it should expose whole new side of things. The city is a great place to take pictures, you would need several weeks to try and make the most out of it.

[jjeling]

Toledo is getting to be run down and abandoned. If you decide to move into a building downtown, in most cases they are willing to pardon your property taxes for several years. Most of the city has fallen apart as a result of improper maintenance. They been trying to rebuild it but it has been an uphill battle. The city is not completely forgotten. I forgot to post a picture of the skyline I took as well. These buildings look new, but are all 25 years old at least. At least its a skyline though. There will be more to come in the next few weeks.

[JAS_Photo]

Nice job!

[jjeling]

There is a reason the city looks like its dying. Remember, Im taking pictures of what I SEE.

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Nothing is the same as it used to be

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Common things known about Toledo
HOLY TOLEDO! - yeah thats us
Its known as the Glass City/Glass Capital of the World
We have a shipping port here. Majorly used during the time of the Erie Canal.
Home of Tony Packo and Tony Packo's Restaraunts(the only chili that has ever made it into space)
Jaime Farr, star of M.A.S.H. was born here.
Jaime Farr LPGA Kroger Classic is always played here.

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We have so many streets like this here in Toledo. All the roads used to be railcar paths. The rest of the streets and alleys were all brick. Many decades ago, the city though it would be good to lay asphalt over the bricks. Well, lets just say the bricks are now serving their purpose again.

[Mad Aussie]

fascinating views of 'your' city JJ

[jjeling]

We have roughly 400,000 in the city and its metropolitan area. Not a major city by any means, but its sounds like its a bigger than what the rest of you are used to.

[Mad Aussie]

Brisbane's population was about 1.8 million last I heard ... thankfully I live on the outskirts but I have to travel into the city centre for work mostly.

[jjeling]

ok these are the last four of this thread. The homeless guy never showed up. I would have gone to his house, but.......:eek: Anyways, Instead of wasting the day I just drove around the city for a bit scoping out some other places to go. This time through the historic residential neighborhoods. They are usually avoided by logical thinking individuals as burgleries, muggings, and drug deals frequent the areas. As long as you dont park your car and wander around aimlessly you will be ok, so I took these from inside the car. I love the area and the houses are beautiful. There is a place in town called millionaires row, where all the millionaires in Toledo lived in the 20's, 30's and 40's. The neighborhood there is a little better and I plan on heading there soon.

[Mad Aussie]

I'm leaning toward the 1st one in that last series JJ. If that house had a forest behind it the photo would be a winner for me for sure. Love that big shadow of the tree.