Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Glendale Steps
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
1. Glendale Steps Marker
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. Depression-era budget problems prevented the City of Akron from completing planned improvements to the park.
Erected 2006 by Progress Through Preservation and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 36-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists.
Location. 41° 5.134′ N, 81° 31.387′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. It is on Glendale Avenue (Ohio Route 162), on the right when traveling west. Marker and Steps are north of Glendale Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Glendale Avenue, Akron OH 44302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Also see . . .
1. The Glendale Steps. Atlas Obscura website entry (Submitted on November 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Progress Through Preservation of Greater Akron. Website homepage (Submitted on June 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Historic Akron Sites. Summit County Historical Society of Akron, OH website entry (Submitted on July 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
2. Glendale Steps and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
3. Glendale Steps
Looking north
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
4. Glendale Steps
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
5. Glendale Steps
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,986 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on October 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
