South Akron

South Akron is a quarter in City of Akron, Summit, Ohio. South Akron is situated nearby to the neighborhood SoDo District, as well as near the quarter Firestone Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Firestone Stadium and InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field.

Firestone Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nick22aku, Public domain.

Firestone Stadium is a softball stadium in Akron, Ohio, U.S. The stadium was dedicated on July 25, 1925, by Harvey S. Firestone, the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.

InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field

Stadium

Photo: JEN9841, CC BY-SA 3.0.

InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron.

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 2 miles north of South Akron.

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 3 miles west of South Akron.

Portage Lakes

Village

Photo: Roseohioresident, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portage Lakes is a census-designated place in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,407 at the 2020 census. A suburb directly south of Akron, the community takes its name from the encompassing Portage Lakes. Portage Lakes is situated 4 miles south of South Akron.

South Akron

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: City of Akron, Summit, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05454° or 41° 3′ 16″ north

Longitude

-81.51838° or 81° 31′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,033 feet (315 metres)

Open location code

86HW3F3J+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153868611

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

5172423

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