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Office and Factories of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.

Posted in Factories, Goodrich, Rubber Co.

B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.

by tconte on August 14, 2019

Goodrich ran television and print ads showing an empty blue sky, to distinguish themselves from the similar-sounding Goodyear tire company. The tagline was, “See that blimp up in the sky? We’re the other guys!”

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1953 On this day in 1953, WAKR-TV began broadcasting from a transmitter located on the First National Tower in Akron.

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