1960s

1966 Chevy. By Richard Reed.

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.

The Toledo Board of Education provided opportunities with Roosevelt, Glenwood, Fulton, and Nathan Hale elementary schools as well as improvements to Waite, DeVilbiss, and Roy C. Start high schools. At Bowling Green State University, we took on the Library building, Life Science, Education, Health Science, and Anderson Arena projects.

 The local refineries of Gulf Oil, Standard Oil and Sunoco ensured that Lewandowski Engineers maintained a heavy workload with design, inspection, and certification of improvements to processing, storage, and pipeline distribution systems. These industry giants battled with Pure Oil, Texaco, Kayo, Phillips 66, Hudson, and Sinclair Oil for local market share with gas stations blossoming at the corners of every major intersection.

 In 1969, Mike Lewandowski, the oldest son of John and Ruth, returned from Xavier University to become the fourth generation to enter the family business. Patrick and Mike below in 2007 at Ohio State University’s Stone Labs in Lake Erie.