Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Ohio Canal and Lock
The Ohio and Erie canal carried freight traffic from 1827…
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Nelson Place – East Market St.
Residences along East Market Street.
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Silver Lake: Pavilion, Dining Hall, and Boat Landing
In 1876, Ralph H. Lodge began acquiring the Silver Lake…
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Country Club – Akron
Founded in 1894 in Akron, Ohio, Portage Country Club is…
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West Side of Main Street, Akron
Akron’s Main Street has seen many changes over the years.…
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Portage Hotel
The Portage Hotel was located at 10 North Main Street…
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North High School
North High School was established in 1915 as Akron’s fourth…
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South High School
Akron’s South High School was built in 1911 and was…
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West High School
West High included a 1,200-seat two-level assembly room, a walled…
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Kaase’s Restaurant
Kaase’s Restaraunt was located at 53 E. Mill Street.
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Kaase’s Restaurant Interior
“Food of DistinctionFR-3516 53 E. Mill Street, Akron, O. Off…
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Masonic Temple, Akron
The temple was built by the Freemasons in 1917 as…
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Goss Memorial Reformed Church
“The modern church building is located in the Kenmore District…
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State Mills Landing
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Proposed North Hill Viaduct
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Main Street Looking North from Mill Street
Motor cars were still new on the scene when this…
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St. Vincent High School
With roots as a mission church visited by Father Basil…
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Henry Hotel, New Reservoir
Henry Hotel, New Reservoir, Near Akron, Ohio – See: Walter…
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John Brown House
Brown was an abolitionist with strong religious convictions. He felt…
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Kepler’s Landing, Turkey Foot Lake
Kepler’s Landing was located at the south end of Turkey…
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Findley School
Built in 1906, this beautiful structure was designed by architects Harpster…
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Canoeing at Long Lake
Recreation on the Portage Lakes.
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No. 3 Smoke Stack – Goodyear
“This remarkable stack rises to a height of 250 feet.…
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Brighton Farm – Portage Lakes
Country home of Akron industrialist and philanthropist, Frank Hibbard Mason…
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First-Second National Bank
Constructed in 1911, the First-Second National Building is located on…
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