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Akron Municipal Airport Ohio Postcard
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This linen-era postcard depicts the original terminal complex at Akron Municipal Airport in Akron, Ohio. The airport, which opened in 1929, served as the city’s primary commercial aviation facility prior to the development of Akron–Canton Regional Airport. The terminal building shown is a low, horizontally arranged brick structure with Art Deco influences, including a central multi-story control tower topped by radio masts and observation platforms. Exterior stairways lead to a rooftop promenade, a common design feature of early municipal airports that allowed visitors to observe aircraft operations.

Prominently illustrated above the field is a U.S. Navy non-rigid airship (blimp), marked “U.S. Navy,” reflecting the era when naval airships frequently appeared at public events and over municipal airports in the 1930s. Akron was historically associated with lighter-than-air aviation due to the presence of Goodyear’s airship operations and manufacturing facilities in the city.

To the right of the terminal is a hangar marked “Air Services Inc.” with a single-engine, high-wing monoplane parked in front, representative of general aviation activity typical of the period. The paved apron occupies the foreground, with landscaped grounds visible beyond the buildings.

The caption at the top margin reads “AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AKRON, OHIO.” The lower left margin credits the image to “Photo by Stivas Studio.”
This linen-era postcard depicts the original terminal complex at Akron Municipal Airport in Akron, Ohio. The airport, which opened in 1929, served as the city’s primary commercial aviation facility prior to the development of Akron–Canton Regional Airport. The terminal building shown is a low, horizontally arranged brick structure with Art Deco influences, including a central multi-story control tower topped by radio masts and observation platforms. Exterior stairways lead to a rooftop promenade, a common design feature of early municipal airports that allowed visitors to observe aircraft operations. Prominently illustrated above the field is a U.S. Navy non-rigid airship (blimp), marked “U.S. Navy,” reflecting the era when naval airships frequently appeared at public events and over municipal airports in the 1930s. Akron was historically associated with lighter-than-air aviation due to the presence of Goodyear’s airship operations and manufacturing facilities in the city. To the right of the terminal is a hangar marked “Air Services Inc.” with a single-engine, high-wing monoplane parked in front, representative of general aviation activity typical of the period. The paved apron occupies the foreground, with landscaped grounds visible beyond the buildings. The caption at the top margin reads “AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AKRON, OHIO.” The lower left margin credits the image to “Photo by Stivas Studio.”
This linen-era postcard depicts the original terminal complex at Akron Municipal Airport in Akron, Ohio. The airport, which opened in 1929, served as the city’s primary commercial aviation facility prior to the development of Akron–Canton Regional Airport. The terminal building shown is a low, horizontally arranged brick structure with Art Deco influences, including a central multi-story control tower topped by radio masts and observation platforms. Exterior stairways lead to a rooftop promenade, a common design feature of early municipal airports that allowed visitors to observe aircraft operations. Prominently illustrated above the field is a U.S. Navy non-rigid airship (blimp), marked “U.S. Navy,” reflecting the era when naval airships frequently appeared at public events and over municipal airports in the 1930s. Akron was historically associated with lighter-than-air aviation due to the presence of Goodyear’s airship operations and manufacturing facilities in the city. To the right of the terminal is a hangar marked “Air Services Inc.” with a single-engine, high-wing monoplane parked in front, representative of general aviation activity typical of the period. The paved apron occupies the foreground, with landscaped grounds visible beyond the buildings. The caption at the top margin reads “AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AKRON, OHIO.” The lower left margin credits the image to “Photo by Stivas Studio.”
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