- City:
- Akron, OH
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration built the Glendale Steps in Akron, OH.
Originally constructed to link the Walnut Street neighbourhood at the top of a 200′ bluff near downtown Akron to Glendale Park at the base of the bluff. The site is currently under reclamation and restoration.
Source notes
The site is identified as a WPA site by an Ohio Historical Marker on site.
Site originally submitted by Suzanne Tuttle on June 6, 2022.
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