Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Airships – Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Goodyear built its first blimp in 1912. In 1928 the…
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Firestone Research Building
“High on a hill overlooking the Firestone Tire and Rubber…
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Public Library
In 1874, the newly-formed Akron Public Library Board met for…
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Portage Hotel – Akron Pharmacy Co.
The Portage Hotel was located downtown at Main Street and…
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Main Street looking South – O’Neils
Michael O’Neil and his partner Isaac Dyas began serving Akron shoppers…
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Peoples Hospital
After construction in 1915, the hospital struggled financially. In those…
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – Main Plant
By 1930 Goodyear had pioneered what would later become known…
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Main Street – Looking North from Exchange Street
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View of the Gorge Viaduct
The Gorge formed about 12,000 years ago as the Cuyahoga…
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Plant
USS Akron flys proudly over the Goodyear plant. She was…
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Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp’s. Factory
“Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation’s Factory and Dock located on the grounds of…
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Kenmore – Business District
Kenmore was founded in 1908, as a residential community between…
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Werner Company Plant – Publisher
Paul E. Werner established his dominance in publishing long before Akron’s…
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Greetings from Akron
When a stockbroker, Bill W and an Akron surgeon, Dr.…
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Portage Lakes – Sunset
Today’s popular recreation area formed as a result of the…
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USS Macon ZRS-5 – Goodyear-Zeppelin Dock
The USS Macon was built at the Goodyear Airdock in Springfield Township (Akron) by the Goodyear-Zeppelin…
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O’Neil and Company
With a single dry goods store at 114 East Market Street, Michael…
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Gorge – High Bridge
The lower bridge was built in 1895, while the upper…
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City Hospital
The City Hospital of Akron had its inception in a…
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South Main Street
“South Main Street is the main thoroughfare in Akron. Most of…
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Akron High School
The high school was located on Forge Street, between College…
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City Hospital
Founded in 1892, Akron’s City hospital was the first accredited radiology department…
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Springfield Lake – Bathing Beach
During the rapid growth of the rubber industry in Akron,…
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Mayflower Hotel – Theo. DeWitt
The Mayflower hotel was located at the corner of State…
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Central High School – Akron High
Home of the Central Wildcats, Central (Akron) High School was…
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