Glendale Steps

Glendale Steps (HMT8Q)

Location: Akron, OH 44302 Summit County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 5.134', W 81° 31.387'

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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.
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HM NumberHMT8Q
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series.
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Marker Number36-77
Year Placed2006
Placed ByProgress Through Preservation and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, August 31st, 2014 at 8:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 456061 N 4548387
Decimal Degrees41.08556667, -81.52311667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 5.134', W 81° 31.387'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 5' 8.04" N, 81° 31' 23.22" W
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Area Code(s)330, 234
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 33-99 Glendale Ave, Akron OH 44302, US
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