Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Mill Street Looking East
A streetcar is seen ascending the Mill Street Viaduct as…
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Garfield Hotel
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Silver Lake Park – Bath House
In 1874, Ralph H. Lodge bought Silver Lake (all the…
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Akron High School
This beautiful piece of architecture was the city’s high school.…
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East on Market Street, from Main Street
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Akron University
The University of Akron was founded as Buchtel College in…
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Akron Gospel Tabernacle
A Shelter in the Time of Storm.
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Peoples Hospital
Construction on the first building was completed on March 1,…
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Portage Hotel – Dining Room
The elegantly appointed dining room in the Portage Hotel.
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Strand Theater
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Allen Theatre WADC Broadcasting Station
WADC broadcasting studios located in the Towell Cadillac Building. WADC…
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Central Garage
A testament to just how fast automobiles has grown in…
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Summit Feeder
For much of the early 1900’s, the Summit lake area…
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Kaase’s Restaurant
Kaase’s Restaraunt was located at 53 E. Mill Street.
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North Howard Street
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City Hospital
It began as a dream by Boniface DeRoo, a Dutch…
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B. F. Goodrich Company
On December 31, 1870, Goodrich formed the partnership of Goodrich,…
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Beautiful Residence
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Airdock – Goodyear blimps
At 1,175 feet long, 325 feet wide, and 211 feet…
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Goodyear Research Laboratory
Built during World War II, the multi-million dollar Research laboratory…
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Glendale Cemetery – Entrance
Akron’s Glendale Cemetery was established in 1839 by Dr. Jedediah…
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Main Street Looking South
Postcard view of Akron’s Main Street from Market Street looking…
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – Aeroplane View
“The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is one of the…
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St. Bernard – Interior
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East Market Gardens
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