Glendale Steps
N 41° 05.136 W 081° 31.389
17T E 456059 N 4548391
Glendale Steps connecting Glendale Avenue to South Walnut Street.
Waymark Code: WM769H
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2009
Views: 15
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. Spanning a 200-foot slope, the purpose of the Glendale Steps was to enable Akron residents to descend from South Walnut 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 ($326,500 in 2009 dollars). Depression-era budget problems prevented the City of Akron from completing planned improvements to the park.
number of stairs (minimum 60): 242.00
stair landing (check if yes): yes
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