Creosote Plant is Unlikely Spot for 'Arty' Pictures Beauty is where you find it. For example, this picture represents an abstraction in black and white, but it actually is a train of cages used at the Jennison-Wright Corp., 2463 Broadway. The cages are loaded with wood blocks, which are rolled into a 132-foot-long chamber where a creosote -and tar mixture is impregnated into the blocks under pressure. They are used as factory flooring to John Seeley, assistant superintendent. Toledo Blade staff photographer John Collier found the beauty in the pattern of light and shadows. Mr. Seeley said that artists groups often work in the yard on Sundays. Toledo Blade file photo dated Feb. 5, 1968 Visit link in bio for more photos by our award-winning staff of photographers, past and present. #toledoblade #bladenews #theblade #toledoohio #youwilldobetterintoledo #itmatterswhereyoumakeit #glasscity #history #nostalgia
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Ottawa Hills elementary students Finn Genzman, left, Rohan Padhye, Saumya Talla and Michael Lin with their first place trophy from the 2017 Beach Tournament, an area high school level chess tournament, Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
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Left to right Alexis Gonzales, 14, (Queen of Apostles), Devin Charles, 14, (Queen of Apostles), and Angelina Barone, 14, (St. Rose) participate in the "Dialogue to Change Program" Tuesday January 31, 2017, at Queen of Apostles School in Toledo, Ohio. The goal of Dialogue to Change Toledo is to create positive community change to combat racism that includes people from all backgrounds.
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Sarah Tognozzi, left, helps her daughter Eloise, 5, to view the duckweed under a microscope. They live in Toledo. The Toledo Botanical Garden offe rs a rare, sneak peek of its balmy, tropical paradise greenhouse at the garden in Toledo, Ohio on February 5, 2017. The free event included make and take activities and educational opportunities.
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Jennifer Elsworth, left, park programming and interpretation coordinator, shows Trenton Grills, 4, right, of Haskins, a stuffed groundhog during a special Groundhound Day event at Wildwood Metropark on February 2, 2017.
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March participants bow their heads in prayer in honor of Journi Johnson, who died in December of a gunshot wound, before walking to Mt. Nebo Church on February 4, 2017.
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Eighth grader Makayla Dickson sets up a fishing game as students at East Broadway Middle School made arcade games out of boxes to make classrooms of different grade levels work together to inspire creativity and keep building the positive relationships among all students in the school, Monday, January 30, 2017. Students were given 15 minutes to play the game and win prizes.
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Oleen Clinton, front, leads a march in honor of Journi Johnson, the two-year-old who died in December of a gunshot wound to the head on February 4, 2017.
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A crowd marches down N. Huron St. during a rally on One Government Center called #GrabHimByThePolicy — Toledo Constitutional March on February 4, 2017.
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Julian Mack, activist and a leader of the local Black Lives Matter movement, leads a chant and walks during a march organized by the University of Toledo's Muslim Students Association and others on January 30, 2017. The protests were against the Trump administration's exceutive order over the weekend to bar entry to the US for people from seven majority-Muslim nations.
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Jessica Mahaney throws a fruit pie in the face of principal Nathan Preston during a celebration of high testing goals at Winterfield Venture Academy in Toledo. The other two teachers who threw pies were Kyle Fellers, center, and Trish Smith, foreground, facing camera.
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Melissa Portala, Toledo, center, a member of Toledo Area Progressives, chants with others during a protest outside Sen. Rob Portman's Toledo office at 420 Madison Avenue, Monday, January 30, 2017.
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Whitney Gamble, 21, sees her brother, Preston Brown, a 180th Fighter Wing airman who returned from deployment to the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio.
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180th Fighter Wing Master Sgt. Joshua Burke holds his daughter, Julia, 9, at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio.
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Stephen Scheiderer, 18, and his sister Olivia, 10, find things to photograph together Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Cullen Park in Point Place. The pair said they like to photograph a little bit of everything, and were out focusing on nature Wednesday afternoon.
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Rafiq Lartey, 17, an exchange student from Ghana studying at Scott High School, center left, talks with Angela Davis, activist, scholar and author, center right, after Ms. Davis delivered her remarks to a packed room of about 1,000 people Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the University of Toledo Student Union. Ms. Davis was invited to speak by the Division of Student Affairs in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for the university's Black History Month kickoff luncheon.
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Ling, a new baby Francois' langur at the Toledo Zoo, is pictured with her mother, Ashes, Thursday, February 2, 2017. Ling was born on January 15 to Ashes and her father, Dong Puong.
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Ling, a new baby Francois' langur at the Toledo Zoo, is pictured with her mother, Ashes, Thursday, February 2, 2017. Ling was born on January 15 to Ashes and her father, Dong Puong. At right is an unidentified sibling.
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Wayne Corser, left, and Laynee Honeywell, right, both 6, of Hudson, MI, look at the assortment of fish including a Catfish in the aquarium while spending the morning at Cabela's on February 5, 2017.
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Demoltion continues continues on the Ramada Toledo Hotel and Conference Center on Secor Rd. on February 3, 2017.
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A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield himself from snow as he enters a parking lot on Adams Street between Huron and Superior Superior streets Tuesday January 31, 2017 in Toledo. The area was blanketed by an overnight snowfall.
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Archbold's Morgan Miller (30) drive sot the basket against Bryan's Kennedy Lamberson (32) during a girls basketball game Thursday, February 2, 2017, in Archbold, Ohio.
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Bowling Green's Antwon Lillard, 11, and Dylan Frye body bump in reaction to Frye's three-pointer at end of the first half during basketball game against Toledo at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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The Bowling Green Falcons surround Zack Denny, center, after he score the go-ahead three-pointer during overtime of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Toledo's Jaelan Sanford fouls Bowling Green's Zack Denny during second half of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Bowling Green's Antwon Lillard is fouled by Miami's Michael Weathers during the second half of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Bowling Green's Ashley Tunstall puts a rebound back up during basketball game against Akron at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Clay's Kevin Contos defeats Perrysburg's Gage Graham 10-4 during the 152 pound match of the Division I Regional Dual Team Tournament semifinals Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Perrysburg, Ohio.
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Oak Harbor's Trevor Scherf tries to headlock Genoa's Andrew Muir during Div. III wrestling team dual regional semifinals at Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
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Oak Harbor's Jake Sage tries to flip Genoa's Gabe Scott during Div. III wrestling team dual regional semifinals at Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
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Oak Harbor's Zach Laughlin tries to pin Genoa's Christian Aranda during Div. III wrestling team dual regional semifinals at Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio. Laughlin won the match, ultimately winning the team competition.
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Bowsher High School's Dalonte' Brown takes the ball to the hoop past the defense of Rogers High School's Christian Smith during boys basketball action on February 3, 2017.
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St. Francis De Sales' Kenny Coleman-Graham (11) shoots against Whitmer 's Riley Keller (14) and Areon Evans (0) during a basketball game Tuesday January 31, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio. St. Francis defeated Whitmer 63-60.
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St. John's Jesuit's Vincent Williams, Jr. (32) dunks the ball against Whitmer during a basketball game Friday, February 3, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio. SJJ defeated Whitmer 53-37.
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Toledo's Evan Rankin (86) is taken to the boards by Reading's Todd Perry (7) during the first period of the Wednesday, February 1, 2017, hockey match up at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.
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Toledo's celebrates their first goal of the game with a Walleye thrown on the ice during the first period of the Friday, February 3, 2017, hockey match up against Reading at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.
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