Photos courtesy of Cleveland Memory Project and Cleveland Press.
Main Street in Akron, Ohio in 1947.Traffic on Main Street in downtown Akron in 1941.Firestone Tire and Rubber factory in 1935.Finish line at the All-American Soap Box Derby in 1971.Early soap box derby in Akron, Ohio in 1938.Construction of Cascade Plaza in 1972.Polsky’s Department Store on Main Street in 1980.Burkhardt’s Beer Company trailers in Akron in 1946.Main Street in downtown Akron in 1922.Akron City Hall in 1965.A streetcar parks in front of the Mayflower Hotel in 1940.Walgreen Drugs in downtown Akron in 1940.R.E.A. Express restaurant at Quaker Square in 1977.Silhouette of Saint Bernard’s in Akron in 1981.Halle’s at Summit Mall in 1966.E. J. Thomas Hall in 1981.Cascade Plaza construction sign in 1967.The U.S.S. Macon docked before her first flight in 1933. The Goodyear Blimp can be seen in the background.Times Press Air Show at the Akron airport in 1935.Spectators watch as the Cleveland Rams take on the New York Giants at the Akron Rubber Bowl in 1939.Aerial view of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s factory in 1931.A Barberton Suburban Car on the corner of Miller and Main Street in Akron.Akron Children’s Hospital in 1965.Downtown Akron circa 1900.Stan Hywet Hall reflecting pool in 1981.
