Category: Mill
Mill Street Looking down Howard
A busy day on Mill Street in Akron. The Hotel Buchtel, on the left, featured the latest amenities, including incandescent lights, a hydraulic elevator, bathrooms on each floor and call bells in each room.
Main Street Looking North from Mill Street
Motor cars were still new on the scene when this image of Akron’s Main Street was captured by the photographer.
East Mill Street
Akron’s boom came from the rubber industry, but before that, it was an important canal town, a regional center for milling and a notable mass-producer of clay products.
Mill Street Looking East
A streetcar is seen ascending the Mill Street Viaduct as it leaves downtown headed over the city’s main rail lines. At the right can be seen the Cleveland Akron & Columbus freight shed.
East Mill Street
Akron’s boom came from the rubber industry, but before that, it was an important canal town, a regional center for milling and a notable mass-producer of clay products.
Mill Street Looking East
Street scene along Mill Street in Akron, Ohio.
Mill Street Viaduct – Looking East
A streetcar is seen crossing the Mill Street Viaduct over the main rail lines through town. At the right can be seen the Cleveland Akron & Columbus freight shed.
Mill Street – Looking West
Mill Street looking west was a busy place. The five-story Hotel Buchtel was opened in 1884 on the southeast corner of Main and Mill Streets. It featured a hydraulic-powered elevator, electric lights in every room and bathrooms on every floor. – S.A. Freedlander Optician, Hotel Buchtel European Rooms