John W. Heisman statue at Akron University, he coached there when it was Buchtel College.
GLENDALE STEPS
Built over a two-year period. from 1936-1937,
by the Federal Works Progress
Administration,
the Glendale Steps survive as a monument to the
work of stone
craftsmen
during
the
Great
Depression.
Spanninq a 200-foot
slope, the
purpose of the Glendale Steps was to
enable
Akron residents to descend from South W alnut
Street to a city park along Glendale
Avenue.
The 242 sandstone steps were dressed on site
and hand laid by WPA laborers at a cost of
$22,000.
Depression- era
budget
pioblems
prevented the City of Akron from completing
planned improvements to the park.
Neil Armstrong First Flight Memorial
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers. Warren, Ohio.
Ozomatli Live on the Kent Stage!
Complete concert is on my YouTube channel.
A few more pictures from the day's adventures:
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