Fire Station – Central
Busy day at Akron’s Central Fire Station. A crowd gathers…
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Amelia Flats Apartment Building
This five-story apartment building (built 1901), stood on Park Street…
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Star Rubber Goods Co.
Founded in 1907 by S. E. Duff, Star Rubber Goods…
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Fire Station – Central
Akron Fire Department has a long and proud history dating…
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Mill Street – Looking West
Mill Street looking west was a busy place. The five-story…
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First National Tower
In 1904, the Akron-based Central Savings Bank merged with the…
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YMCA – Building
This is Akron’s first YMCA building. The organization would outgrow this…
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Home of Diamond Rubber Co.
Started in 1894 under the name Sherbondy Rubber Company, In…
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
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Main Street – Birdseye View
Looking down on Akron’s Main Street gives a picture of…
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Street Car Barns
Vintage Postcard view c.1909 of Street Car Barns in Akron,…
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Seiberling Rubber Company Office
In the six years after its 1921 founding, The Seiberling…
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Wooster Avenue Reformed Church
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Spicer Street
Spicer street bears the name of a true Akron pioneer. Miner…
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Main Street Looking South
Main Street, Akron, Ohio.
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Gorge – High Bridge Glenn’s and Falls
The High Bridge Glens and Caves Park, located along the…
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Summit Beach Park – Cars
A crowded parking lot at Akron’s popular amusement park, Summit…
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Main Street Viaduct
The North Hill Viaduct was an impressive structure. At 2810 feet…
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Silver Lake Park – Toboggan
“The Toboggan at Silver Lake (six miles north of Akron)…
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Howe Street U.B. Church
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Grace Park – Entrance
A gift from Colonel Simon Perkins to the people of…
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Grace School
With a history dating back to 1890, Grace School served…
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Diamond Rubber Company – Aerial View
In 1912, after several years of success, the Diamond Rubber…
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Camp Ledgewood – Girl Scouts
Camp Ledgewood was established in 1931 with 350 acres near…
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View from Portage Hotel – Akron, Ohio
Rooftop view of North Akron from the Portage Hotel.
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