Summit Feeder
For much of the early 1900’s, the Summit lake area…
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Kaase’s Restaurant
Kaase’s Restaraunt was located at 53 E. Mill Street.
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North Howard Street
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City Hospital
It began as a dream by Boniface DeRoo, a Dutch…
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B. F. Goodrich Company
On December 31, 1870, Goodrich formed the partnership of Goodrich,…
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Beautiful Residence
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Airdock – Goodyear blimps
At 1,175 feet long, 325 feet wide, and 211 feet…
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Goodyear Research Laboratory
Built during World War II, the multi-million dollar Research laboratory…
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Glendale Cemetery – Entrance
Akron’s Glendale Cemetery was established in 1839 by Dr. Jedediah…
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Main Street Looking South
Postcard view of Akron’s Main Street from Market Street looking…
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – Aeroplane View
“The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is one of the…
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St. Bernard – Interior
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East Market Gardens
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Robinson’s Clay Products Company
The Robinson Clay Product Company was a major producer of…
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City Hospital
Opened in 1892, City Hospital provided a place where the…
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Grace Park
Grace Park wasn’t always a “shady” place. Back in the…
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East Mill Street
Akron’s boom came from the rubber industry, but before that,…
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Medford Building
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Akron High School
The original Central building on Forge Street opened in 1886…
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Perkins Square Play Ground
In this postcard view of old Akron, children of all…
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South High School
Built in 1911 at 30 West Thornton Street at Coburn,…
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Flatiron Building
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Shortly before the Great Depression, Goodrich acquired the Hood Rubber…
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Founders of Holy Trinity (1868) included famous Akronites such as…
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The Glen
A beautiful view of the river flowing through The Glen…
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