1936 Akron Rubber Strike

1936 Akron Rubber Strike is a memorial in City of Akron, Summit, Ohio. 1936 Akron Rubber Strike is situated nearby to the community center John S. Knight Center, as well as near Burning Bush Christian Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John S. Knight Center and Akron Art Museum.

John S. Knight Center

Community center

Photo: Threeblur0, Public domain.

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 for Akron Children's Hospital Holiday Tree Festival.

Akron Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Sleepydre, Public domain.

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 790 feet north of 1936 Akron Rubber Strike.

Akron-Summit County Public Library

Library

Photo: Nick81aku, CC BY 2.5.

The Akron-Summit County Public Library is a public library system in Akron, Ohio. Founded in 1874, it operates the Main Library on South High Street and South Main Street in downtown Akron, 18 branch libraries located throughout the city of Akron and Summit County, the Akron Art Library, the Project LEARN of Summit County Training Room, Mobile Services, and Project LEARN of Summit County. Akron-Summit County Public Library is situated 420 feet north of 1936 Akron Rubber Strike.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akron and Rolling Acres.

Akron

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1936 Akron Rubber Strike.