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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City Hospital
One of City Hospitals greatest supporters was industrialist Ohio Columbus Barber.…
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Office
In 1898, Frank Seiberling established the Goodyear Tire and Rubber…
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First Church of Christ Scientist
With a history in Akron dating back to 1880, the…
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Fire Station – Central Engine House
Akron Fire Department has a long and proud history dating…
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Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sumner Street at East Voris, Akron 11, Ohio
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St. Bernard – German Church
St. Bernard Catholic Church in Akron, Ohio, was declared a…
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Summit Beach Park
The brainchild of Akron businessmen John L. Snyder, Philip Austgen…
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Grace Park
Before the mass exodus of manufacturing destroyed Akron’s reputation as…
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City Hospital and Nurses’ Home
The main building of City Hospital was constructed in 1892, with…
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Greetings from Akron
Its name came from a Greek word meaning “an elevation”…
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Union Forge and Mill Streets
A view of the much-changed intersection of Union Street, Forge…
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Union Station
Although grand in appearance, Akron’s Union Station was not a…
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Main Street – Looking South… North
A view of a busy Main Street looking North with…
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Akron High School
Central (Akron) High School was located on Forge Street, between…
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Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp’s Factory and Dock
Postcard view of the colossus of engineering, the Airdock. The…
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Greetings from Akron
The American Soap Box Derby has a home in Akron…
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Ohio Canal near Youngs, A Shady Nook
The Ohio & Erie Canal carried freight traffic from 1827…
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Firestone Research Center
Constructed at a cost of $2 million, Firestone’s research laboratory sat…
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Main Plant
In 1916, Goodyear became the world’s largest tire company. This…
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