During the first years as a professional firm, Lewandowski Engineers platted 58 residential subdivisions incorporating 3,000 individual lots.

In the 1930s Louis Lewandowski, P.E., P.L.S., was asked by local elected officials to serve a number of posts in Lucas County government.

Local industries including Jeep, American Propeller, and DeVilbiss contributed heavily to the war effort in the 1940s. A review of our records from this period reveals land acquisition, plant expansion, and waste water treatment improvements at these facilities.

The age of Elvis and Eisenhower witnessed a number of technological awards for the father and son team of Louis and John Lewandowski. Louis and John designed the first pre-stressed concrete span bridge in Ohio in 1954. It’s still in use on the campus of Lourdes University.

When families spread out from the urban core to suburban areas in the 1960s, schools and churches followed. For the Catholic Diocese, Lewandowski Engineers was active in the growth and development of Christ the King, Regina Coeli, Ladyfield, and St. Pius parishes and elementary schools as well as the new St. John’s Jesuit High School.

Despite the energy crisis of the 1970s, it was full steam ahead for new retail in Toledo with lots of work for Lewandowski Engineers. In 1971, the Rouse company converted West Toledo’s Franklin Airfield and Ice Cream parlor (where our Grandma Mac was a chocolate dipper) into Toledo’s newest mall.

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The ‘80s saw innovations in residential housing in our region. We worked on a large senior citizens housing plat for Lucas County. We also worked with partners on suburban development of manufactured housing neighborhoods, and mixed residential and commercial plats.

When John Lewandowski passed away in 1995 the next generation stood up. Matt changed his focus from pre-med to surveying and took over the operation of the firm. Patrick cut back on his musical touring and took over the field crew.

Big changes in downtown Toledo had an impact on the region. Fifth-third Field opened in 2002 and the Huntington Center opened in 2009. In 2003, the Metroparks initiated an acquisition plan to establish the Oak Openings Corridor between Oak Openings Preserve and Secor Park.

The highlight of this decade is the celebration of 100 years of business 1n 2016. We thanked our partners and clients with a celebration at the Chief Building on Erie Street. During this decade, we purchased several regional surveying firms and incorporated their records into our files.

The ongoing digital revolution requires a lot of land surveying work. We are busy with the 5G rollout siting the placement of antennas and providing corridor assessments. In the same type of work, we are providing services to support remote metering infrastructure. The Riverwalk on both sides of downtown Toledo is well underway with extensive surveying of existing metroparks and the new Glass City Metropark under development.