My mother work at Tiedtkes from the mid 1950s until they closed. Sometimes when I got out of school ( Glenwood); I would take the bus down to the store, hang out and with my mother take the bus home
I remember I was seven years old at home watching tony orlando and dawn I think, And a bulletin came on the tv saying the Tiedtkes was on fire. We all went outside of our moore st house and walked down to chestnut and bankroft and watched the fire from there.
I worked Christmas season at Tiedtke’s in the toy department. Had to take the bus. My mother didn’t believe that a store should sell a variety of merchandise, but when it came time to make her delicious fruitcakes, she knew That she could only buy the fruit at Tiedtke’s. Many years later, my son talked me into working at Toys ‘R’ Us, and I had the same manager! 33:12
In the Polish neighborhood I grew up at Lagrange and Central, the ultimate insult you could hurl at someone was “…you can kiss my a$$ in Tiedtke’s window!” Because of the crowds, Tiedtke’s display windows was where the most people would see it. What a time…
For me, whenever this program about Tiedtke's I get a Christmas tradition of watching it
We loved going with our Dad on Saturdays..great memories
My mother work at Tiedtkes from the mid 1950s until they closed. Sometimes when I got out of school ( Glenwood); I would take the bus down to the store, hang out and with my mother take the bus home
What a beautiful story. My mother used to talk about this place and what a amazing place it was.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember I was seven years old at home watching tony orlando and dawn I think, And a bulletin came on the tv saying the Tiedtkes was on fire.
We all went outside of our moore st house and walked down to chestnut and bankroft and watched the fire from there.
Wow!
I worked Christmas season at Tiedtke’s in the toy department. Had to take the bus. My mother didn’t believe that a store should sell a variety of merchandise, but when it came time to make her delicious fruitcakes, she knew That she could only buy the fruit at Tiedtke’s. Many years later, my son talked me into working at Toys ‘R’ Us, and I had the same manager! 33:12
I remember the guy that worked the elevator and it had a lot of doors
Real hot dogs served on fresh baked bread shaped like buns.😊😊 Big fire, 1975😢😢😢
That’s when Toledo was Toledo miss tiedtks a lot
In the Polish neighborhood I grew up at Lagrange and Central, the ultimate insult you could hurl at someone was “…you can kiss my a$$ in Tiedtke’s window!” Because of the crowds, Tiedtke’s display windows was where the most people would see it. What a time…
Back at a time when Toledo was not so damn bad it was a pretty good town so sure piece of s*** hole now