Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Paul E. Werner’s Residence – West Market
Before Rubber made the city, Akronite Paul E. Werner was…
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Public Library
Akron’s first permanent library had a remarkably short relationship with…
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Greetings From Akron
Back in the days when horse-drawn carriages ruled the roads,…
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Summit Beach Park – House of Fun
Akron’s Summit Beach Park opened its doors in 1917 and quickly…
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Peoples Hospital
Construction on Akron’s new hospital was completed in 1915. The…
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Union Station “depot”
The city’s second Union Station was built in 1891 and…
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Findley School
This beautiful structure was designed by architects Harpster & Bliss.…
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Akron High School
The high school was located on Forge Street, between College…
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Werner Printing Company
The Werner Printing Company established its dominance in the world of…
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City Hospital
In 1989 Akron’s City Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital merged…
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Inside USS Akron – ZRS-4
Men at work on duralumin framework of U.S.S. Akron –…
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City Hospital
“The City Hospital of Akron, founded in 1892, is a…
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O’Neil’s Department Store
The O’Neil’s department store featured large display windows along the…
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St. Bernard – School and Church
Construction on the current church building began in 1902, and…
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Grace Park
The mass exodus of manufacturing did more than destroy Akron’s…
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Church of Our Saviour – Savior
Located at 471 Crosby Street in Akron, OH, Learn more:…
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City Hospital
DeRoo, a native of The Netherlands, and longtime resident of…
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Imperial 400 Motel
The Imperial 400 motel chain was founded in 1959. Properties were…
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Although the current church building opened in 1916, the history…
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Goodyear Factories
“The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, one of the largest…
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YMCA – Airship Akron
The YMCA building was constructed to give people a place…
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Great Western Cereal Company
“Oatmeal is the Cereal beefsteak. It is the very thing…
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Chautauqua Park – Train to Silver Lake Park
The Miniature Railway at Silver Lake Park was a 15 in gauge miniature railway opened…
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Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
The company was founded in 1884 by Edwin S. Kelly and fellow…
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Wm. Christy Residence
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