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	Search results for (New > n.d    Refine your search Subject Postcards (66) Akron (27) Buildings (21) Downtown Akron (11) Factories (10) Show more... Type Image (66) Text (66) results 1-20 of 67 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Children's Home Postcards; Children's Home; Orphanages; Arlington Street; Akron; The Children's Home on 264 S. Arlington St. in Akron, Ohio. The orphanage opened in 1910. It was demolished in 1997 to make room for a new $13 million headquarters. 2. Children's Home Postcards; Children's Home; Orphanages; Arlington Street; Akron; The Children's Home on 264 S. Arlington St. in Akron, Ohio. The orphanage opened in 1910. It was demolished in 1997 to make room for a new $13 million headquarters. 3. Akron Water Works Postcards; Akron Water Works; Water; Akron; Buildings The Akron Water Works Company began construction of a water distribution system for the city of Akron in 1880. Water was obtained from a farm well on Wooster Avenue, a reservoir on Sherbondy Hill in the... 4. Perkins Square Playground Postcards; Playgrounds; Children; Akron; Perkins Square; The Perkins Square Playground, established by playground advocate Margaret Barnhardt, in Akron, Ohio. 5. Music Hall Postcards; Music Hall; German Americans; Buildings; Akron; Downtown Akron; The Deutsch Haus; German-American Music Hall; The Music Hall at 44 E. Exchange St. in downtown Akron, Ohio. The Music Hall was dedicated on September 15, 1904 with a concert by the Victor Herbert Orchestra. It was primarily used by the Akron Male... 6. John Brown Home Postcards; John Brown Home; Houses; Perkins Hill; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums The John Brown house on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. From 1844 to 1846, John Brown and his family lived in this house while working with Simon Perkins, Jr. in the wool trade.... 7. Perkins Stone Mansion Postcards; Perkins Mansion; Perkins Hill; Houses; Copley Road; Diagonal Road; Akron; Museums; Simon Perkins Stone Mansion on Perkins Hill at Copley and Diagonal roads in Akron, Ohio. Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron founder General Simon Perkins, built this Greek Revival mansion in 1837. The... 8. Howard Street - North Postcards; Howard Street; Businesses; Buildings; Streets and Roads; A postcard showing North Howard Street in Akron, Ohio in 1858. Howard Street was Akron's main roadway in the 19th century. With the close of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal in the late 1800s, Akron's current... 9. Elm Court Postcards; Our Lady of the Elms; Nuns; Schools; Akron; West Market Street; Houses; Elm Court, the home of Arthur H. Marks on West Market Street in Akron, Ohio. Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks. The Italian Renaissance... 10. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 11. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 12. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 13. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 14. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 15. St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Exterior Postcards; Churches; Buildings; Akron; Market Street; Kenilworth Drive; St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Episcopal Churches; St. Paul's Episcopal Church located at the corner of West Market Street and Kenilworth Drive in Akron, Ohio. This church was built in 1925. St. Paul's was established in Akron in 1885. The original St.... 16. St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Interior Postcards; Churches; Buildings; Akron; Market Street; Kenilworth Drive; St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Episcopal Churches; St. Paul's Episcopal Church located at the corner of West Market Street and Kenilworth Drive in Akron, Ohio. This church was built in 1925. St. Paul's was established in Akron in 1885. The original St.... 17. Young's Restaurant Postcards; Young's Hotel; Hotels; Summit Feeder; Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Nesmith Lake; Lakes and ponds; Manchester Road; Young's Restaurant; Restaurants; Food; Kenmore; Young's Restaurant on Manchester Road in Kenmore, Ohio. Young's Hotel opened in 1850 on the southeast shore of Nesmith Lake, near the point where Manchester Road crossed the Ohio Canal. 18. Howard Street - South Postcards; Howard Street; Buildings; Streets and Roads; Downtown Akron A postcard showing South Howard Street in Akron, Ohio. Howard Street was Akron's main roadway in the 19th century. With the close of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal in the late 1800s, Akron's current Main... 19. Howard Street - North Postcards; Howard Street; Buildings; Streets and Roads; Streetcars and Trolleys; Downtown Akron A postcard showing Howard Street (incorrectly identified as "Harvard" Street), looking north, in Akron, Ohio. Howard Street was Akron's main roadway in the 19th century. With the close of the Pennsylvania... 20. Lakeside Park - Pavilion Postcards; Summit Lake; Parks; Lakeside Park; Boats; Akron; Lakes and Ponds; Dance Hall; The Pavilion at Lakeside Park in Akron, Ohio. In the late 19th century two resorts were established on Summit Lake, Lakeside Park on the east and Summit Lake Park (also known as Beerside) on the west.... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 67 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next
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