Tag: downtown
Hamilton Building
The Hamilton Building once on the site of today’s First National Bank Tower. The Hamilton Building was home to Akron’s first major bank, the Central Savings and Trust which moved into the building in 1918, renamed it the Central Savings & Trust Building and remained there until the building was demolished to make way for…
First-Second National Bank
This pre 1919 postcard view shows the building as originally constructed. In 1919 the building had an additional four floors added. It has also gone through a number of name changes over the years. Today it is known as the Key Building but was formerly known as the Society Building, The Centran Building, and the First National Bank Building. Post…
Post Office
The United States Post Office building is located at the corner of E. Market and Prospect Streets was completed in 1929 at a cost of $565, 000. This was Akron’s second Post Office building – the last having been built in 1899. The building’s second floor served as a home for other governmental organizations including:…
Scotts Store 5 & 10
Located on Main Street, Akron’s Scotts Store was a popular five and dime with a lunch and snack counter.
Market Street
Vintage images of Akron’s Market Street.
Main Street
Main Street Akron Postcards
Police Station
The first horseless (motorized) police vehicle introduced in the United States was used in Akron, Ohio. The vehicle had seating space for 12 people. The car was often called a squad car because it was used to transport a squad of police officers to a crime scene.
Hotel Buchtel
Built by William Buchtel (1822-1914), the five-story brick and stone hotel opened in 1884 on the southeast corner of Main and Mill Streets. It featured a hydraulic-powered elevator, electric lights in every room and bathrooms on every floor.
Armory
Ohio National Guard Armory in Akron, Ohio
