The Portage Hotel at Main Street and Market Street replaced the Empire House Hotel in 1912. The Portage was Akron’s leading hotel until construction of the Mayflower Hotel. In 1935, in the Portage Hotel’s ballroom, Akron’s rubber workers created the United Rubber Workers (URW) union.
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- Postcard view of the New Portage Hotel, Akron, Ohio.
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- New Portage Hotel, Akron, Ohio
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- Portage Hotel, Akron, Ohio
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- Main Lobby – The Portage – Akron, Ohio
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- Main Dining Room, The Portage – Akron, Ohio
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- Dining Room – The Portage, Akron, Ohio
