Stores and Ads in Early 20th Century Akron

Welcome to my eclectic collection of Store Advertisements and Location Postcards from the first half of the 20th Century in Akron, Ohio.

Acme #1 in Akron around 1900.
Acme #1 in Akron around 1900.

YoungsHotel

Young's Restaurant in Kenmore.  The Original Hotel opened in 1850.
Young’s Restaurant in Kenmore. The Original Hotel opened in 1850.

tire

wearajoneshat

SaturdayNightMonkeys

Stow's Favorite All You Can Eat?
Stow’s Favorite All You Can Eat?

smorgasbordStow2

unclejohn

Cure Reading Around for Instructions... Such Pride.
Cure Reading Around for Instructions… Such Pride.
The Sheraton in Akron around 1960, Merry Man Tavern.
The Sheraton in Akron around 1960, Merry Man Tavern.
Akron's Poretage Hotel Lobby in 1916
Akron’s Poretage Hotel Lobby in 1916

portagehotelpharmacy

PhoneCallAd

lovedinbarberton

Looker's Restaurant in Akron, Ohio
Looker’s Restaurant in Akron, Ohio
Victrola Japanese Concert  - a Room to Try out Phonographs before Purchase at George S. Dales Store
Victrola Japanese Concert – a Room to Try out Phonographs before Purchase at George S. Dales Store
Heepe's Flowers, Akron Ohio
Heepe’s Flowers, Akron Ohio

flyinghigh

EasterInvitation

O'Neil's was founded in Akron, Ohio in 1877, Postcard 1908
O’Neil’s was founded in Akron, Ohio in 1877, Postcard 1908
Clarks Restaurant, Had a Popular Cocktail Lounge
Clarks Restaurant, Had a Popular Cocktail Lounge
Barberton Inn, 1908
Barberton Inn, 1908
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