Akron

by Calvin Rydbom

Overview

Once known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," Akron now hails as the "City of Invention." As the fifth-largest city in Ohio, it has grown from an industrial center to a hub of culture and science. During this change, Akron's downtown went from a vibrant retail district to being somewhat empty; however, the city was reborn with a baseball stadium for the Akron RubberDucks (the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians), new restaurants, concert venues, and in its role as a host for national events such as the 2014 Gay Games. As recently as 20 years ago, rubber workers made up a large part of Akron's population, but the number of people employed in the rubber industry dropped by half between 2000 and 2007. In 2001, Akron was named among the country's 10 high-tech havens by Newsweek, and it is now considered the center of "Polymer Valley."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467115285
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/07/2015
Series:	Images of Modern America
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Calvin Rydbom was born in a suburb of Akron, where he still lives today. He earned degrees from the University of Akron and Kent State University. Today, Rydbom works as a professional archivist and vice president of Pursue Posterity, an archiving and historical preservation company in northeast Ohio.