Electric Auto-Lite Company Plant - Toledo, OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8
N 41° 39.797 W 083° 31.735
17T E 289452 N 4615481
Razed in 1999, the site of the Electric Auto-Lite Company Plant is a memorial park retaining some of the original structure.
Waymark Code: WM16DZT
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
Views: 3

The Auto-Lite Plant closed in 1962, and the plant and property were eventually deeded to the city of Toledo. The city did nothing with the structure, and the abandoned plant became an eyesore. After much pressure from local citizens to tear down the plant, the former Auto-Lite facility was demolished on August 30, 1999, and the site turned into a park.

On May 12, 2001, the city of Toledo dedicated a memorial on the site to commemorate the 1934 Electric Auto-Lite Strike. The site was turned into a new city park, named Union Memorial Park. Seattle sculptor Hai Ying Wu designed two life-sized bronze statues of picketers, which were placed on a plaza made of bricks salvaged from the Auto-Lite plant. A nearby doorway of concrete and brick, also salvaged from the plant, serves as a gateway to the plaza. The memorial cost $225,000. (link below)
Type: Remnant

Fee: No

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