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The Lock 3 renovation is a collaboration between the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition and the city of Akron through the Akron Civic Commons initiative and is being funded by $17.5 million from ...
Akron announced the upcoming season of downtown concerts and events at Lock 3, starting Friday, May 24 for Memorial Day weekend. All events, concerts, movies and activities will be free admission.
The city still plans to complete Phase I of Lock 3’s redevelopment by fall 2024, Griffith said, adding that total investment in the redevelopment amounts to $17.5 million.
Website. www.akronohio.gov. Akron (/ ˈækrən /) is a city in and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census, the city proper had a total population of 190,469, making it the fifth-most populous city in Ohio and 136th-most populous city in the U.S. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties ...
History. Located immediately northwest of downtown Akron, the Cascade Locks Historic District is a ravine that opens up to a flat plane where the Ohio and Erie Canal empties into the Little Cuyahoga River. This area of the canal included the steepest grade of the entire 304 miles between Lake Erie to the Ohio River.
On July 3, 1827, the first canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal left Akron, traveled through 41 locks and over 3 aqueducts along 37 miles (60 km) of canal, to arrive at Cleveland on July 4. While the average speed of 3 mph (5 km/h) may seem slow, canal boats could carry 10 tons of goods and were much more efficient than wagons over rutted trails.
Rock the Lock at Lock 3 Park. Concert and Water Tower Market at Triangle Park. Saturday, June 15: ... This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Akron mayor cancels weekend events, ...
The Akron Civic Theatre (originally the Loew's Theatre) is a theater in Akron, Ohio. It is one of only five remaining atmospheric theatres designed by John Eberson in the United States and is an excellent example of the great movie palaces of the 1920s. The Akron Civic Theatre is the last remaining theater of 11 opened by Marcus Loew, founder ...