Category: Area History
Area History
A MYSTERY 87 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Prior to two weeks ago, it had always been believed that no sworn member of the Summit County Sheriff's Office had ever lost their...
Area History
Blast the From the Past: Summit County Jail escape, Akron, 1946
Photograph of the exterior of the Summit County Jail, which was located on South High Street in Akron, Ohio, after two prisoners escaped. The...
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Blast From the Past: LOCKHART’S POND, 1936-1937
The photo shows the Presbyterian Church, located about 500 feet north of S.R. 82, on the west side of Olde Eight Road. In 1938,...
Area History
Blast From the Past: Macedonia Post Office
Photograph of the Macedonia Village Post Office, which was located at Routes 82 and 631 in the Lowry block of Macedonia, Ohio. The post office, which was founded in 1852, became a branch of the Northfield Post Office in 1965.
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Blast From the Past: Abandoned & Little – Known Airfields: Ohio: Southeastern Cleveland area
It is amazing what you can find on the internet. Check out these old airfields in the area!
Miller Field (revised 2/10/16)
Sky Haven Airport (original...
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Blast From the Past: Dover Lake
The photograph above is of lifeguard Melissa Gosset at the wave pool at Dover Lake Waterpark, which was located at Brandywine Ski Resort on...
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Blast From the Past: Northfield Star Drive-In
The Northfield Star Drive-In opened on July 4, 1950, screening the 1949 adventure/war drama “The Fighting Kentuckian” with John Wayne & Vera Ralston. In...
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Blast From the Past: Macedonia fire station, 1959
Photograph outside the new Macedonia Fire Department, which was located on Route 631 in Macedonia Township, Ohio. The township's population had quadrupled in less...
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Blast From the Past: Macedonia Public School
Photograph of Macedonia's second public school, which was located at 9735 Valley View Road in Macedonia, Ohio. The school was built in 1915 and demolished in 2007.
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Blast From the Past: Macedonia Banking Company, 1930
Photograph of the Macedonia Banking Company, which was located on the "Peck Block" of Macedonia, Ohio, between Valley View and Aurora Roads. The business...
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Blast From the Past – Russian and American drivers, Northfield Park, 1990
Photograph of drivers at Northfield Park before the race between the Russian and American drivers. Pictured from the left are Charles Williams and Gerry...
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Blast From the Past: First Church built in Macedonia
Photograph of the first church built in Macedonia, Ohio, which was built in the 1860s on Aurora Road. Freewill Baptists built the church and...
