Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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South Main Street
Interurban cars are lined up outside the Hamilton Building on…
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Central Savings and Trust Co. – I.O.O.F Lodge
In 1904, the Central Savings Bank merged with the Akron…
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Springfield Lake – Sawyerwood Cottages
Weekend Getaway During the rapid growth of Akron’s rubber industry,…
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Summit Beach Park – Midway
More than a century ago, on July 4th, 1917, Summit Beach…
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
“It takes energy, foresight and ability to pull against the…
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Union Station – Amelia Flats
Amelia flats was a five-story apartment building, which stood on Park…
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Groetz Hotel
Opened in 1891 by John B. Groetz (1866-1951), this late 19th-century…
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Goodyear Rubber Co. – Birds Eye View
Was Goodyear big in Akron? Oh yeah. By the early…
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Portage Country Club
The Portage Country Club has long been an athletic and social…
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USS Akron over Goodyear Factory
First Flying Aircraft Carrier Between September 1931 and April 1933…
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Silver Lake Park – Chautauqua Auditorium
Created by Ralph H. Lodge, Silver Lake Park and Chautauqua…
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USS Akron – ZRS-4
Building Airship ZRS-4 Construction of Airship ZRS-4 began on October 31, 1929…
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Akron High School
Built in 1884, Akron High School sat on the block…
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Summit Beach Park – Dance Hall and Roller Rink
July 4, 1917 began an exciting era in Akron History,…
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Springfield Lake – Oneida Trail
The area around Springfield Lake became a popular resort spot as Akron’s…
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Company – Factory
The rubber boom brought with it thousands of jobs to the…
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Zeppelin Air Dock
The Goodyear-Zeppelin Airdock was a purpose-built facility for the construction of large…
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Music Hall
The Music Hall was dedicated on opened in 1904 with…
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Fire Station – Engine House No. 5
The Akron Fire Department was fully motorized by 1914, one…
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Springfield Lake – Pavilion
At one time Springfield Lake Park was the largest amusement…
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Mohawk Rubber Co.
A 1968 factory explosion at the Mohawk Rubber Plant caused the…
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Kenmore School – Heminger School
This was Kenmore’s first school which opened in 1903. The…
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Valley Railway Station
This ornate railway passenger station, built in 1888, was located on…
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Goodyear-Zeppelin – Dock
Goodyear entered the fledgling aviation industry when it established its aeronautics…
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O’Neil’s
Michael O’Neil and his partner Isaac Dyas began serving Akron shoppers…
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