• Not much more than a cow pasture, the PHS football field, 1930; looking south toward Grassy Creek.
    Not much more than a cow pasture, the PHS football field, 1930; looking south toward Grassy Creek.
  • The 1943 team had lights and a scoreboard. They were undefeated.
    The 1943 team had lights and a scoreboard. They were undefeated.
  • The PHS marching band of 1948. Note the rustic visitors’ seating.
    The PHS marching band of 1948. Note the rustic visitors’ seating.

    Those who drive or walk on Maple Street between East Seventh Street and Grassy Creek will pass a tidy neighborhood of well-kept singlefamily homes. You would never realize it, but this vicinity once held a popular Perrysburg landmark.

    Look closely on the east side of Maple Street and you might notice that the houses, all in a row, are a little newer than others nearby. Most were not built until the…