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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View on East Market Street
East Market Street featured the homes of F.A. Seiberling (Goodyear),…
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
One of the largest rubber factories in the United States…
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Paul E. Werner’s Residence
While Akron’s most famous names were building their fortunes in…
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East Market Street
The street has been called Millionaires’ Row by some and…
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Firestone Research Laboratory and Monument
Harvey Samuel Firestone was born on December 20, 1868, at…
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Main Street – looking North from Quarry
The Unique theater on Main Street was one of Akron’s…
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Union Station
From 1891 through 1950, Akron’s Union Station was an important…
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West Hill Congregational Church
With a rapid increase of the Protestant population in the…
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East Market Street – Looking West
The Empire House opened on November 20, 1847. The hotel…
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Diamond Rubber Company – A Night Scene
Ohio Columbus Barber, the founder of nearby Barberton, Ohio, was…
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Central High School – Akron High
Akron High School was located on Forge Street, between College…
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East Market Street Residence
Although difficult to recognize today, East Market Street was once…
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Summit County House – Infirmary
The County House – also known as the Summit County Infirmary…
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Temple Israel
Built in 1911, the synagogue on Merriman Road replaced temporary…
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