History Happens Here…

History Happens Here…. . , The block you are viewing today, the south end of west 200 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past. Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting are highlighted here. Note - these photos represent several different eras in the history of Perrysburg, Ohio. , The Interurban in Perrysburg , The streetcar era in Perrysburg reigned from 1894 to 1924. Electric cars on the Maumee Valley Railway connected us to Toledo by running on a belt via Rossford on the east and Maumee on the west, using tracks along the Maumee-Perrysburg bridge to cross the river. The Bowling Green, Findlay and Southern Traction Company ran a segment to the south; down Louisiana Avenue to Sixth Street, then out Findlay Street to the Dixie Highway. Further down it joined a line that ran south out of Maumee using a separate bridge just upriver from the Maumee-Perrysburg Bridge. , 230 , The Paragon Oil Company , Above is the Paragon Oil Company. It was founded in 1925. This station was doing business as early as 1927. By the 30s it was bought by Gulf Oil and rebuilt. Paul Webster operated it for a time in the late 30s. Ted Klaer was the proprietor during World War II. Lloyd Neiderhouse, who also served as the town mayor for several years, began operating it after world war two with his partner Al Liebherr. Remodeled in the 1960s, this duo ran the station until 1981. When Gulf closed it was replaced by the Bavarian Auto Works. Ray's Automotive Service succeeded them in 1987. , Clemens Leaf Hotel , In the vicinity of the current 230-220 Louisiana Avenue , This hotel opened sometime in the late 1870s by Clemens Leaf. It was also a grocery and saloon. Behind the hotel was a livery stable operated by James Cook and John Cranker, Later the hotel downsized to a grocery store/saloon, operated by George Hoffman and later George Pfister. , 220 , The Coffee Cup , A series of restaurants have occupied this building since the 1920s. About 1946, Cliff (Bud) and Garnet Burdette began operating it as the Coffee Cup. It changed owners in the 1970s, retaining the same name. In 1987 it was renamed Kwong's and began serving Chinese food. In the early 2000s it was the Uptown Diner and in 2011 Perrysburgers. , 218 , The Palace , After World War I, Hollywood motion pictures were the prime source of small town entertainment. Charles F. Bayer decided in 1921 to raze his farm implement store at this site and invest in a 208-seat movie house which he named the Palace. Generations of families enjoyed Saturday matinees and western serials. It is said, the first "talkies” in Wood County played here. Later, the building housed a flower shop, radio shop, dry cleaners, antique shop and the Paper Cellar.