Description: This image shows Howard Street in Akron, Ohio, in 1890. Streetcar rails run down the middle of the busy street. Horse-drawn wagons are parked on both sides of the street, and pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk. An advertising banner hangs above the street. Patches of snow are scattered on the street and walkways. Telegraph/telephone poles line the street. Miller & Roche, wholesale and retail grocers, were located on Howard Street. One of their establishments is visible in the left foreground. Another establishment in this photograph is S.E. Allen, a drugstore located at 193 Howard Street (far right, middle). By the mid-20th century, Howard Street become the center of African-American culture. It was home to many of the city's black-owned business and entertainment establishments, and provided an atmosphere in which minority-owned businesses could thrive. Attracted to the vitality of the neighborhood, entrepreneur George Mathews (1887-1982) established a barbershop here in 1920 and in 1925 opened the adjoining Mathews Hotel. The hotel quickly became the anchor of the Howard Street district. Mathews' success allowed him to endow a scholarship fund at the University of Akron in 1964. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06153
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; Small business--Ohio; Businesses; African Americans--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: A view of Sandusky Avenue, Bucyrus, Ohio, ca. 1905. This photograph of a busy thoroughfare shows passersby strolling along the sidewalk. Streetcar tracks on the paved street (bricks or stones) cut a diagonal line through the image. Sandusky Avenue is shared by a streetcar, automobiles, and horse-drawn buggies and wagons. Riderless bicycles are propped against a curb and a railing. Rows of telephone and telegraph wires cross overhead. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06035
Subjects: Bucyrus (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Street-railroads --Ohio; Small business--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows main street in Kenton, Ohio. This picture was taken between 1969 and 1982. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_200
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Small business;
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Middle Avenue runs along the east side of Elyria's town square. The Lorain County Courthouse sits on 2nd Street, which is on the south side of the town square. The intersection shown here is to the left of the front of Lorain County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_284
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Automobiles; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio);
 

Description: Dated to the 1960s or 1970s, this photograph shows the businesses on the corner of North Oak and West High Streets in London, Ohio, including the Gulf filling station and Hunter Tractor Sales. The red brick building to the right of Hunter Tractor Sales, is the old Madison County Jail. The building on the right edge of the photograph is the Madison County Sheriff's Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_300
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Small towns; Jails; Small business--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Downtown area of Marysville, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00435
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Main Street, Centerburg, Knox County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00473
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Automobiles; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Centerburg (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Main Street, Apple Creek, Wayne County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00476
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Automobiles; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Apple Creek (Ohio); Wayne County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bird's eye view of Main Street in Ashville, Pickaway County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00483
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Ashville (Ohio); Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: Both the Champaign County Courthouse and the United Methodist Church sit on Main Street in Urbana, Ohio, along with various businesses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F01_066
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Automobiles; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio. The Portage County Courthouse sits at this intersection of Main and Chestnut Streets. In front of the courthouse is a large green. The Savings and Loan building located at 100 E. Main St. is now Fifth Federal Mortgage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_402
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Automobiles; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Ravenna (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio);
 

Description: The interior of Zint Candy Kitchen, Wapakoneta, Ohio, ca. 1905. The store was located on the east side of Blackhoof Street, across the alley from the Western Ohio Electric Station. Catherine F. Schmidt Zint, wife of proprietor and local businessman Jacob Zint, stands at the far left. Also visible are two men, one wearing a white apron and long jacket and the other clad in a suit and hat. The display counters and bins are full of items for sale. Jacob Zint also owned a saloon and a shoe store. The children of Jacob and Catherine Zint formed the Zint Family Orchestra; the eldest child, Frederick, went on to have a career in music and vaudeville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05896
Subjects: Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Small business--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)