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Akron’s Quaker Square Inn has met its soggy end. The hotel made from 36 old Quaker Oats grain silos is closing.

While employing the space for public lodging is out, using it for student housing is, er, inn.

The University of Akron bought the complex in 2007 and has been housing students in some of the silo rooms ever since. This year the university will increase the student presence in the building.

Since the Quaker Square was built as an oat factory in 1932, the space has been converted into a dining, shopping, and entertainment plaza, and, most recently, the hotel.

This article appears in Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2013.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

One reply on “The Akron Hotel Made from Old Oatmeal Silos is Closing”

  1. As long as they’re still using the space and not letting it sit there and rot, I’m in support of it. Too many unique buildings go to waste because everyone wants something brand new. I’m glad this won’t be the case with this building.

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