Akron, OH Photos |
Akron, OH grew up around manufacturing like the Goodyear rubber & tire concern plus Quaker Oats factory, now converted to Quaker Square. |
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| Crowne Plaza Quaker Square (1932) (135 South Broadway Street) 8 floors was converted from The Quaker Oats Cereal Factory with grain silos transformed to round rooms. On National Register. | Miniature streamlined amusement park locomotive, part of the rail-theme decorations of Quaker Square. | Quaker Oats Cereal Factory Elevator (1939) (120 East Mill St.) 12 floors now part of Quaker Square. On National Register. | Factory gears become decoration in lobby of Crowne Plaza Quaker Square. |
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| Amusing faces decorate lobby of Crowne Plaza Quaker Square. | Buildings along South Broadway Street. | Saint Bernard's Church (1902) (240 South Broadway St.). Architect: William P. Ginther. On National Register. | First National (aka FirstMerit) Tower (1931) (106 South Main St.) 27 floors. Architect: Walker & Weeks. |
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| College of Business Administration Building (South Broadway St) on University of Akron campus. | Goodyear Polymer Center (1991) (170 University Avenue) 12 floors on University of Akron campus. Architect: Richard Fleischman & Assoc. | E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall (198 Hill St.) on University of Akron campus. | John S. Knight Convention Center (1994) (77 East Mill St.). |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |