Moving Companies on Maple Avenue

In the picture above, a vintage vehicle is parked in front of the Sprow Moving Company on Maple Avenue in the 1940s. The street is paved with bricks at this time, and a Sohio gas pump is visible behind the car. On the right side of the picture is an older model automobile beside a garage and a trellis.

In the 1941 Sandusky City Directory, Charles J. Sprow had a cartage and storage business at 1000-1002 Maple Avenue. Sprow’s also handled heavy hauling, hoisting, crating, forwarding and moving. They were agents with Allied Van Lines and Nationwide Movers, and provided fireproof storage for area residents.  By 1946, Charles J. Sprow was at 1000 Maple Avenue and the Standard Improvement Company was in business at 1002 Maple Avenue. Millott Transfer and Storage and Mayflower Transit Company were located at 920 Maple Avenue. In 1948, Millott Transfer and Storage Corporation occupied all the lots between 902 and 1002 Maple Avenue. This advertisement for Millott Transfer and Storage appeared in the classified business directory of the 1948 Sandusky City Directory.

An article about Lawrence Millott, which appeared in the October 18, 2003 issue of the Toledo Blade stated that the Millott Transfer and Storage Corporation had been run by three different generations of the Millott family before the business closed in 1986.  Several other businesses have been in operation at 1000 Maple Avenue, which is now a commercial warehouse owned by a realty company. Check the historical city directories to learn about the past locations of our area’s former residents and businesses.