Calvin Rydbom: 3 books
by Calvin Rydbom
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Once known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," Akron now hails as the "City of Invention." As the fifth-largest city in Ohio, it has grown from an industrial center to a hub of culture and science. During this change, Akron's downtown went from a vibrant retail district to being somewhat empty;...
by Calvin Rydbom, Thomas Kubat
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Images of America: Cleveland Area Disasters looks back at the historic disasters to strike Cleveland in the first half of the 20th century. It documents the tornados, fires, cave-ins, accidents, and explosions that befell the region during that period. Most Clevelanders have heard stories of the Collinwood...
The Akron Sound
The Heyday of the Midwest's Punk Capital
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Music made in Akron symbolized an attitude more so than a singular sound. Crafted by kids hell-bent on not following their parents into the rubber plants, the music was an intentional antithesis of Top 40 radio. Call it punk or call it new wave, but in a short few years, major labels signed Chrissie...