St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – School & Parish House
With roots in dating back to the 1830’s, the St.…
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Sanctuary
TheSt. Paul’s sanctuary, shown here, was erected in 1909 on the…
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Lakeside Park – Canoes
Flags are waving as visitors to Akron’s Lakeside Park enjoy…
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West High School
The four-story, brick-and-stone structure was designed by local architectural firm…
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First-Second National Bank
The First-Second National Building was constructed in 1911 on the…
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Quaker Oats – Howard Street
Quaker Oats mills looking down Akron’s busy Howard Street. The…
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Midtown Motel
It didn’t win a title as first, biggest, most luxurious, or…
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USS Los Angeles – ZR-3 in Akron
The USS Los Angeles was decommissioned in 1932, but was recommissioned…
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Lakeside Park – Dance Pavilion
A steamboat prepares to depart Lakeside, on the east side of Summit…
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Market Street
Very old view of the Empire House on Akron’s Market…
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B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Local residents collected 13,600 dollars to encourage Goodrich to move…
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Mills of the Quaker Oats Co.
Mills of the Quaker Oats Co. can be seen in…
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Greetings From Akron
Akron is the fifth-largest city in Ohio and is the county seat of Summit…
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Miller Rubber Company
The factory was located at Sweitzer and Cole Avenues in…
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Goodyear Airship Factory and Dock
Built and previously owned by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, later Goodyear Aerospace,…
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Akron Skyline from Summit Lake
The history of Summit Lake predates the glaciers that carved…
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Summit Beach Park
It’s a busy day at Akron’s Summit Beach Park. Visitors…
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Diamond Rubber – Main Building
In 1896, seven cars entered America’s first automobile race held…
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South Main Street
A quiet afternoon on Akron’s South Main Street. As trolley…
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Main Street at Night
The streetlights outside the J. Koch Company, the Grotto, Lewis…
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Firestone Rubber Co.
Firestone had its origins in the rubber city. Founded in1900, the company…
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Public Library
Built in 1904, for the purpose of being a permanent home…
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Union Depot
Akron’s third Union Station was built in 1949. The Railroad…
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Miller Road Reformed Church
Located at 77/81 West Miller Avenue. Founded in 1905. 1905-1909…
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Quaker Oats
Early view of the Quaker Oats Factory on Howard Street…
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