Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
One of the largest rubber factories in the United States…
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Paul E. Werner’s Residence
While Akron’s most famous names were building their fortunes in…
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East Market Street
The street has been called Millionaires’ Row by some and…
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Firestone Research Laboratory and Monument
Harvey Samuel Firestone was born on December 20, 1868, at…
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Main Street – looking North from Quarry
The Unique theater on Main Street was one of Akron’s…
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Union Station
From 1891 through 1950, Akron’s Union Station was an important…
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West Hill Congregational Church
With a rapid increase of the Protestant population in the…
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East Market Street – Looking West
The Empire House opened on November 20, 1847. The hotel…
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Diamond Rubber Company – A Night Scene
Ohio Columbus Barber, the founder of nearby Barberton, Ohio, was…
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Central High School – Akron High
Akron High School was located on Forge Street, between College…
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East Market Street Residence
Although difficult to recognize today, East Market Street was once…
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Summit County House – Infirmary
The County House – also known as the Summit County Infirmary…
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Temple Israel
Built in 1911, the synagogue on Merriman Road replaced temporary…
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City Hospital
One of City Hospitals greatest supporters was industrialist Ohio Columbus Barber.…
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Office
In 1898, Frank Seiberling established the Goodyear Tire and Rubber…
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First Church of Christ Scientist
With a history in Akron dating back to 1880, the…
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Fire Station – Central Engine House
Akron Fire Department has a long and proud history dating…
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Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sumner Street at East Voris, Akron 11, Ohio
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St. Bernard – German Church
St. Bernard Catholic Church in Akron, Ohio, was declared a…
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Summit Beach Park
The brainchild of Akron businessmen John L. Snyder, Philip Austgen…
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Grace Park
Before the mass exodus of manufacturing destroyed Akron’s reputation as…
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City Hospital and Nurses’ Home
The main building of City Hospital was constructed in 1892, with…
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Greetings from Akron
Its name came from a Greek word meaning “an elevation”…
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Union Forge and Mill Streets
A view of the much-changed intersection of Union Street, Forge…
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Union Station
Although grand in appearance, Akron’s Union Station was not a…
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