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Strand Theater, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Entertainment

Strand Theater

by tconte on October 21, 2020

The Strand Theatre opened on September 2, 1915 with “The Island of Regeneration”. The theater had seating for more than 1200 patrons. It was demolished in 1990.

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This Day In History

1936 On this day in 1936, a sit-down strike began in the truck tire department at Firestone and quickly spread to all departments at Plant 1. The workers were concerned about wages and a plan to increase the workday from 6 to 8-hours.

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