Glendale Steps - Akron Ohio
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N 41° 05.129 W 081° 31.385
17T E 456064 N 4548378
The Glendale Steps are just a short walk from downtown Akron.
Waymark Code: WM2BFJ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2007
Views: 94
The historical marker states:
GLENDALE STEPS
Built over a two year period, from 1936-1937, by the Federal Workers Progress Administration, the Glandale steps survive as a monument to the work of stone craftsmen during the great depression. Spanning a 200 foot wide 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. Depression-era budget problems prevented the city of Akron from completing planned improvements to the park.
Project type: Other
Date built or created: 1938
Location: Akron Ohio
City: Akron
Condition: In need of renovation/repair
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