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Market Street, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Market, Streets/Bridges

Market Street

by tconte on April 7, 2018

Very old view of the Empire House on Akron’s Market Street. The area is busy with activity as a trolley moves through the scene. By 1912, the Empire would be destroyed to make way for the new 250-room Portage Hotel.

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This Day In History

1851 On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth addresses the First Black Women's Rights Convention.
1907 On this day in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt's train stopped in Akron on its way to Indianapolis. While waiting for the train to be switched, Roosevelt hiked into the countryside and made a surprise visit to the home of Frank Thomas, a local farmer.

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