Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Howe Hotel
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YWCA – Akron
In 2005, after 104 years of service to the community,…
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High Bridge – Cuyahoga Falls / Akron
Lower and Higher Bridges over the Cuyahoga River. The Lower…
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Main Street Looking North
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Main Street looking North
Before the rubber giants moved away, Akron’s Main Street was…
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Colonial Salt
Construction of the Colonial Salt plant began in 1899 and…
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Steamer on Silver Lake
The steamboat Chautauquan sails the quiet evening waters of Silverlake.
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First Congregational Church and Parsonage
First Congregational Church dates back to 1833. In 1834 the…
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Furnace Street Mission
“The Brightest Spot in the Underworld” – Originally founded by the…
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Akron High School
Home of the Central Wildcats, Akron (Central) High School was…
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Union Park
In 1848, Col. Simon Perkins, son of Akron’s founder, gave…
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Summit Beach Park – Early Bathers
A trio of adventurous swimmers brave the cold to be…
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Greetings From Akron
Akron is the fifth-largest city in Ohio and is the…
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Samuel Findley School
Akron’s Samuel Findley School was built in 1906. The building was…
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Silver Lake Park – Miniature Railway
An evening train ride through the Silver Lake Park on…
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
In its first year of operation, the Firestone grossed more…
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German American Hall
Funded by Werner Printing and Lithograph Company’s founder, Paul E.…
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USS Macon – ZRS-5
In this Picture Postcard view of the USS Macon, a…
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Greetings from Akron
The city dates back to 1825 when General Simon Perkins…
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Smith’s Tavern
George M Smith’s popular tavern along the Long Lake Channel…
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Akron Municipal Airport
As the US Navy’s newly built USS Akron flys overhead,…
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Hotel Frankfort, Market Street
View of the Hotel Frankfort on Akron’s Market Street. The…
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Our Lady of the Elms Church
Our Lady of the Elms High School is a private, all-girls…
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Union, Forge & Mill Streets
A view of the much-changed intersection of Union Street, Forge…
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The Goodyear-Zeppelin Airship Factory
The Air Dock, as it is known, was constructed in…
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