Monday Memories: Washington needed pointers to find this Delaware

You don’t need a boat to cross West Delaware Avenue in Toledo, but a bicycle sure comes in handy — and someone to point the way to the crossing. In this 1972 Blade archive photo, costumed University of Toledo student William Rough, who happened to live on Potomac Drive, strikes a pose as he searches for a sign it is safe to cross. Kevin Homcomb, 12, points to the street sign as the light signals the way is clear. Dressed as  George Washington, Mr. Rough was on his way downtown on a mission to help Downtown Toledo Associates pass out candy for Presidents Day. His inexact pose brings to mind the iconic painting ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware,’ by Emanuel Leutze.