Quaker Square Train Collection Preserved in New Museum
Topics: Economy
Featured on Episode 9 of the 2009-2010 season, aired on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
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If you've ever visited the city of Akron, you've probably seen Quaker Square. Its thirty two grain silos were built by Quaker Oats in 1932. In the 1970s, Quaker Square began a new life with shops and an ice cream parlor, and later as a hotel. Now the University of Akron has purchased the building to house students. But what would become of the many antiques and memorabilia that made Quaker Square a fun place to visit? The university has opened a museum, to preserve some of those items, many of which relate to trains. A tiny one-of-a-kind circus is also there. The museum is part of the General Store, still located on the first floor of Quaker Square.
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