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Posted in Main Street, Streets/Bridges

Main Street, looking North

by tconte on September 14, 2019

An early view of Akron’s Main Street complete with streetcar, horse cart and vintage automobiles.

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This Day In History

1936 On this day in 1936, a sit-down strike began in the truck tire department at Firestone and quickly spread to all departments at Plant 1. The workers were concerned about wages and a plan to increase the workday from 6 to 8-hours.

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