Greetings from Akron
Seeded on the Ohio-Erie Canal, Akron was the fastest growing…
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Post Office
Opened in 1899 as Akron’s main post office, today this…
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Portage Hotel
The Portage Hotel, located downtown at Main Street and Market…
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Elks Temple
The Elks began in 1868 as a social club for minstrel…
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Mayflower Hotel
Akron’s Mayflower Hotel on Main Street Located at the corner…
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Bathers at Summit Beach
Summit Lake was a popular summer retreat for Akron area…
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Union Cafe Bar & Lunch Room
The Union Cafe was located on Market street across the…
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Summit Beach Bathers
Akron’s Summit Beach Park located on the shores of Summit…
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Lakeside – Glenn Curtiss Hydro-Aeroplane
In 1911, aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss promised Akron a…
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Gorge Park
This park was wildly popular and drew huge crowds to…
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Silver Lake Park – A Trip to Rockaway
Silver Lake was a popular Akron area amusement park. The…
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DeWitt’s Automobile Ranch
Popular Akron auto dealership in the 50’s. Sold Dodge, Plymouth, Simca, Lloyds,…
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Bill Copley Buick
Buick dealership opened in 1948.
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Police Station – Municipal Building
The first horseless police vehicle ever introduced in the United States was…
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Post Office – Cuyahoga Falls
Post office building in Cuyahoga Falls, near Akron, Ohio.Location: 2054…
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B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
The B.F. Goodrich Company was founded in 1870 by Dr. Benjamin…
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Faith Church
Faith Church was an Evangelical United Brethren church in Akron, Ohio.…
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Metropolitan Building
The Metropolitan Building still stands today although its name has…
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Howard Street
It may be unrecognizable today, but the one-time importance of…
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Silver Lake Park – Entrance
For 40 years, visitors to Silver Lake Park were never…
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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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