Scene of the fire at the former Lucas County Armory which stood at the corner of Spielbusch Avenue and Orange Street and was a downtown landmark for 43 years until it was destroyed by fire December 21, 1934.
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An Amur Tiger stalks past lights in the bushes near its enclosure during the Toledo Zoo Lights Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Toledo Zoo in South Toledo. This is the 30th anniversary of the zoo's Lights Before Christmas, which are put up freshly with new designs each year.
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The conservatory and the lily pond are both decked out festively during the Toledo Zoo Lights Thursday, December 3.
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Tylamar Reese, of Toledo, hanging lights on a tree along Cherry Street near Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio on December 1, 2015.
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Griffin Sattler, 17, left, attempts to pass over defender Brady Thomas, 16, during practice after school Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Perrysburg High School. Both varsity and junior varsity practice together.
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Santa Claus with a beekeeper's hat, from "A Honey of a Christmas", created by Karen Mitchell and Friends. It is one of the holiday-themed rooms at the Manor House after volunteers finished decorating the rooms. Holidays in the Manor House opens December 5th and continues through the 13th. It is open from 10am to 8pm.
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Nathaniel Mendoza, 3, waves to a swimming Santa as a zebra shark passes by in the renovated aquarium at the Toledo Zoo, Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The Monroe, Michigan boy was with his parents Cristoval and Amanda Mendoza. Santa will be diving in the aquarium at 3:15pm and 4:15pm every day until Dec. 23rd.
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A man rides a bicycle on S. Superior Street Tuesday, December 1, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hundreds of people attended the Beach House Christmas Dinner Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the St Clement Catholic Church Hall in North Toledo. Each table featured a different centerpiece.
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Bri's Bakehouse, which will have coffee, muffins and cakes, on December 3, 2015. The shop will be opened at the end of the month in the One SeaGate concourse.
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Construction is ongoing on Midwest Tape's new 150,000 square foot headquarters, which will be located off Airport Road in Holland. The company's current office is two miles away on Hall Street. Rudolph Libbe is the contractor for the building.
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Members of Toledo Fire & Rescue respond to a fire at Liberty Wholesale Auto Parts located at 911 Bush St. on December 3, 2015.
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The urban landscape Adams St. has been vandalized. The Blade/Lori King
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The Orion Service Module, created in collaboration with the European Space Agency, (ESA) is on display at the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky on November 30 , 2015.
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Northview students Patrick Andres, left, and Max Fojtik competes in the autonomous electric vehicle event during the Science Olympiad at Northview High School in Sylvania, Ohio.
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Seniors Skylar Davis, left, Tvisha Martin, center, and Samanatha Kohli, right, parade their robot down the hallway to cheering schoolmates during a send off celebration for the St. Ursula Academy STEM Robotics Club, named the Arrowbotics, who will depart to compete in a championship Northern Plains BEST Robotics Competition, Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
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Yoda Soda (lemon-lime punch).
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Roderick Houpe and Tiffany Haddad both of Toledo play "Street Fighter II " Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at RESET in Toledo, Ohio. RESET is Toledo's first "barcade," a combination bar and arcade concept that's becoming wildly popular nationwide.
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Ice and snow cover trees on near County Rd. 8-1 near County Rd. HJ off of the Ohio Turnpike in Fulton County on December 5, 2015.
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Jesse Urbina sands a small stool at a house in the Old West End in Toledo, Ohio on November 30, 2015. Urbina said he was hired by a family friend, and he has been helping with a number of home improvement projects.
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Bowling Green State University players Ronnie Moore (5) Izaah Lunsford (50) Ryan Burbrink (17) and Malik Brown (51) celebrate with the trophy after the Falcons defeated Northern Illinois University34-14 during their MAC football championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday, December 4, 2015. The Blade/Andy Morrison
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Bowling Green State University player Roger Lewis (1) races into the end zone for a touchdown against Northern Illinois University during the third quarter of their MAC football championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday, December 4, 2015.
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as they play Northern Illinois University during the fourth quarter of their MAC football championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday, December 4, 2015.
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Bowling Green State University head coach Dino Babers prepares to lead his team onto the field to play Northern Illinois University during the MAC football championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday, December 4, 2015.
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Bowling Green State University guard Wes Alcegaire (14) shoots against Maryland-Baltimore County forward Joe Sherburne (13) during a basketball game Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Bowling Green State University guard Carly Santoro (14) chases a loose ball against Evansville guard Kenyia Johnson (15) during a basketball game Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Central Catholic WR Deion Greer (8) makes a diving catch against Akron Hoban DB Nate Bauer (3) during the Division III state championship football game Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Central Catholic players James Hudson III, left, and Ian Meacham react to losing to Akron Archbishop Hoban 33-20.
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St. Francis' Kenny Coleman-Graham shoots over Start's Jacoby Myers, 11, during basketball game at St. Francis de Sales in Toledo.
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Toledo Christian forward Toney Fuller (30) shoots against Gibsonburg post Josh Ernsthausen (40) during a Toledo Area Athletic Conference basketball game Friday, December 4, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Blue Crew member 2.0, left, and Glenwood Elementary School fourth grader Khale (cq) Stuckey before the game. The Rockets of the University of Toledo (UT) Women's Basketball team host the Flyers of the University of Dayton (UD) in an Education Day in Toledo, Ohio on December 2, 2015.
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UT's Kaayla McIntyre making a baseline pass to a teammate. The Rockets of the University of Toledo (UT) Women's Basketball team host the Flyers of the University of Dayton (UD) in an Education Day in Toledo, Ohio on December 2, 2015. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Head coach Jason Candle holds a press conference as he is named the new head coach of the University of Toledo football team at the University of Toledo in the Larimer Athletic Complex in Toledo, Ohio on December 2, 2015.
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