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"The Spitzer Building, located at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Huron Street was completed in 1896. Charles Mensing photographed the 1900 addition to the Huron Street side of the building. The structure was the first large building of steel construction in Toledo. The Nasby Building casts a shadow on the construction scene." | |||||
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"A blizzard on February 28 and March 1, 1900 paralyzed Toledo. Over twenty inches of snow accumulated at this intersection of Summit and Monroe Streets. The streets commissioner hired any willing able bodied men to clear the downtown streets; the snow was then hauled away by wagon and dumped into the Maumee River. Fire Chief Wall warned that factory and business establishments should be watched constantly until the snow could be removed. He said, 'If a fire should break out in the business district the result would be appalling. It would be impossible to drag our heavy engines any great distances in time to be of much service.' "