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Docta_Love · #**1698** Posted **Jul 2, 2018, 6:47 PM**

Toledo, Ohio

Detroit's lil brother to the south ... well that's not a totally accurate metaphor Toledo is the odd man out in the "well balanced" state of Ohio with it's 3 C's.

Despite having many of the same assets that helped Detroit's comeback and argueably less problems its rebound has been slower than hoped. The city has strong cultural institutions such as its nationally acclaimed zoo & museum not to mention The University of Toledo which has a large student population in the city.

While recent studies have classified Toledo as part of a Detroit - Toledo - Windsor mega-region the city struggles to forge its own identity in the shadow of its bigger neighbor while at the same time benefiting from being so close. Toledo has some great intact neighborhoods and one of the best downtown's out of any mid-sized city in the county.

*(This urban influence map based on commuting patterns was discussed some time ago) I think it's interesting how the automobile's dominance in the area plus geography gives Detroit an out-sized area influence.

Perhaps just like how Toledo isn't one of Ohio's 3 C's it's a Great Lake City the fact that its not even directly on the St. Lawrence Seaway plays into the role of being stuck in between so to speak. Although I will concede this is in all seriousness despite the excellent harbor that the estuary at the mouth of the Maumee River provides. haha

Here's some pic's I came across while dicking around on google.

http://www.skylinescenes.com/categories/toledo