Ideastream produced this video about Akron’s rubber heritage and the Akron Stories & Statue project. Enjoy!
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A note of thanks to Bob Dyer, the famous Akron journalist and author whose columns directly led to the development of the Rubber Worker Stories & Statue Project.
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The University of Akron Press has just released a new book that visually chronicles the history of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company from 1898-1951.
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Mac Love joins Jeanne Destro on WAKR (93.5 FM) to share news about the Rubber Worker State & Stories project.
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Miriam Ray joins David C. Barnett on Ideastream to discuss the origins of the Rubber Worker State & Stories project.
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Our Wadsworth Virtual Old-Fashioned Day was a special opportunity to discuss and share updates on the Rubber Worker Statue & Stories project.
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Alan Cottrill reflects on the life experiences that led him to become a full-time sculptor.
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In light of COVID-19, the Akron Stories team is currently exploring safe alternatives for the interactive kiosk.
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Alan Cottrill takes a moment out of his busy studio operations to share some of what it takes to make the rubber worker statue for downtown Akron, Ohio.
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Scott Marshall bought a brick and shared his song, “When Rubber Was King,” to honor his Grandpa Joe Marshall.
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Miriam Ray recently visited famous Zanesville (OH) sculptor, Alan Cottrill and his team, to see how the rubber worker statue is coming along…
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A public notification from Art x Love in response to COVID-19.
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This is a 1950s Rempel Rubber Santa! He is one of the "Little Folk from Sunnyslope" characters of the "Tug-A-Long" Team! This was made by the Rempel Manufacturing Co. of Akron, Ohio…
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Marie is 100 yrs old and so loves to tell the history she’s experienced. Her husband worked for $4 a week as a mechanic and got hired by Goodyear at the pay rate of $40 in 1940. She worked at Patch rubber along with her sister during the war…
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Started by Macy’s in 1924, at the request of Macy’s employees who had experienced big parades in their home countries. Macy’s originally used live animals in the parades and after learning the children were frightened by the animals, the large character balloons were introduced…
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During the Second World War the allies used various tricks and deceptions to fool the Nazi’s. One of these deceptions was quite elaborate and involved inflatable tanks, sound trucks and fake radio transmissions…
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