Olson Research Center

Olson Research Center is a building in City of Akron, Summit, Ohio. Olson Research Center is situated nearby to the arts center E. J. Thomas Hall, as well as near the community center John S. Knight Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include E. J. Thomas Hall and Akron Art Museum.

E. J. Thomas Hall

Arts center

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E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, more commonly known as E. J. Thomas Hall, is a performing arts hall located in downtown Akron, Ohio on the University of Akron campus. E. J. Thomas Hall is situated 530 feet southwest of Olson Research Center.

Akron Art Museum

Museum

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The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, United States. The museum first opened on February 1, 1922, as the Akron Art Institute. It was located in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the public library. Akron Art Museum is situated 1,700 feet north of Olson Research Center.

John S. Knight Center

Community center

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The John S. Knight Center is a large convocation center located in Akron, Ohio, named after the newspaper publisher and editor John S. Knight. It is the site of the annual Akron Children's Hospital Holiday Tree Festival. John S. Knight Center is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Olson Research Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akron and Rolling Acres.

Akron

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Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.

Rolling Acres

Neighborhood

Rolling Acres is a former shopping district in Akron, Ohio, surrounding the now-demolished Rolling Acres Mall. Planning for the area began in 1960s with Forest City Enterprises, a Cleveland real estate company and the powerful Buchholzer family, whose previous endeavors involved financing much of the Chapel Hill Mall area. Rolling Acres is situated 4 miles southwest of Olson Research Center.