You Will Do Better In Toledo by Sandy Husman

A second slogan read: 'Where Rail and Water Meet.' The sign came down in 1926 when the city offices that occupied the Valentine Building moved out. It was in three sections: the big locomotive, the slogan, and a lighted lake freighter. Bardowell Hardcover Book 20.92 + 7. Michael Collins, and the local company that helped push the. Doherty Co., new owners of the Toledo Railway & Light Co., was 100 feet long and 50 feet high. Title: You Will Do Better in Toledo From Fr., Unnamed 8.69 Free shipping Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World by Ian Goldin (English) Hardcover B 22.43 Free shipping Giving Back: How to Do Good, Better by Derek A. Thursday marked the 102nd anniversary of 'You Will Do Better in Toledo,' which has gained popularity in recent years thanks to Mayor D. The sign, built and donated by the Henry L. 17, 1913, while 8,000 spectators cheered and Mayor Brand Whitlock made a speech. The slogan was illuminated on a large electrical sign in downtown Toledo along with two other sections featuring a locomotive and a lake freighter.Īn excerpt from the Toledo Blade from Decemstates: 'The sign, above, was lighted first on the night of Dec. Lammers was the first to send in the slogan and he was declared the winner. The winning entry, 'You Will Do Better In Toledo', was submitted by four people. One of the peculiar advantages possessed by this over most of swamp lands, is, the facility with which it can be flowed at all seasons of the year. In 1913 the Toledo Commerce Club held a contest to create a new slogan for the city of Toledo.

You Will Do Better In Toledo by Sandy Husman