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Thanks to the work of Michael Edwards, an undergraduate in the Department of Geography & Planning, The Carlson Library's Canaday Center, and the Lucas County Auditor's Office, we are excited to make available online a Time Series of the University of Toledo's Bancroft Campus using Aerial Photographs. A Walking Tour Guide to University of Toledo Architecture, courtesy of the Ward M. Canaday Center. University Hall, the oldest building on campus, has undergone many uses since its construction in 1931. Toledo Alumni Magazine recently uncovered many of its mysteries in their Fall 2003 issue.
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This rich diversity is reflected in the architecture. Toledoans can choose to live in a Victorian mansion, a shaded English Tudor, a suburban ranch, an urban loft apartment, or a lakeside bungalow. More information about Toledo can be found at Toledo.com.
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Although the University of Toledo was founded in 1872, the use of the Bancroft Campus, currently the main campus at UT, only dates back to 1931, the year construction of University Hall was completed. Aerial photography of the campus wasn't too far behind. Nine photographs, beginning in 1940, illustrate the vast changes that have occurred over the past 66 years. 
In 1999, on its 100th anniversary, the 
During the Blizzard of 1978, the land in mid-campus, which used to be a faculty parking lot and Army barracks, was completely covered by snow. Graduate students in the university's Geography Department conducted a study and, from the Bell Tower, photographed the paths on the snow made by students walking to class. The design of the sidewalks in Centennial Mall was then constructed using the layout of those paths. Centennial Mall was dedicated on November 1, 1980. 
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