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Historic Toledo Bandstand getting $125,000 overhaul

Structure east of Tama County Courthouse was built in 1930s

Jim SlosiarekJim Slosiarek

Sep. 21, 2025 3:04 pm

Dakotah (cq) Wolken of LeGrande, Iowa, hammers in braces as renovation continues on the Toledo Bandstand east of the Tama County Courthouse in Toledo, Iowa, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The over $125,000 project includes a gazebo structure with a metal roof, a brick facade matching the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system. The original bandstand was built in 1938 and featured seven lamp posts. The lamps will likely be relocated along the walkway to the north of the bandstand. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 8, 2025, to kick off the preservation and renovation work. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Dakotah Wolken, of LeGrande, hammers in braces as renovation continues Friday on the Toledo Bandstand east of the Tama County Courthouse in Toledo. The more than $125,000 project includes a gazebo structure with a metal roof, a brick facade matching the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system. The original bandstand was built in 1938 and featured seven lampposts. The lamps will likely be relocated along the walkway to the north of the bandstand. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 8 to kick off the preservation and renovation work. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Dakotah (cq) Wolken of LeGrande, Iowa, hammers in braces as renovation continues on the Toledo Bandstand east of the Tama County Courthouse in Toledo, Iowa, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The over $125,000 project includes a gazebo structure with a metal roof, a brick facade matching the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system. The original bandstand was built in 1938 and featured seven lamp posts. The lamps will likely be relocated along the walkway to the north of the bandstand. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 8, 2025, to kick off the preservation and renovation work. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Dakotah (cq) Wolken of LeGrande, Iowa, hammers in braces as renovation continues on the Toledo Bandstand east of the Tama County Courthouse in Toledo, Iowa, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The over $125,000 project includes a gazebo structure with a metal roof, a brick facade matching the courthouse, new lighting and a sound system. The original bandstand was built in 1938 and featured seven lamp posts. The lamps will likely be relocated along the walkway to the north of the bandstand. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 8, 2025, to kick off the preservation and renovation work. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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