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1967 Map of Akron East

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Akron East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The industrial and suburban expansion of eastern Akron and Tallmadge is clearly visible in this late 1960s survey. This map highlights the region's deep ties to the aviation and rubber industries, notably featuring the massive Goodyear Airdock adjacent to the Akron Municipal Airport. The landscape is a complex weave of residential growth and heavy infrastructure, where the East Expressway cuts through established neighborhoods like East Akron and Goodyear Heights Metropolitan Park.

Transit corridors such as the Erie-Lackawanna and Norfolk and Western railroads serve the manufacturing core, while the southern reaches near Springfield Lake and Lakemore retain a mix of recreation and early suburban development. Local institutions like the Summit County Childrens Home and the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing provide significant markers for genealogists and local historians tracing the social fabric of Summit County during this era.