A place woven so deep into akron s history it was a bittersweet goodbye when demolition began in 2018.
Akron rubber bowl stadium.
Smaller acts and local bands performed throughout the stadium s existence as well.
The akron zips the football team of akron university was the primary tenant.
Akron ohio like many akronites mayor dan horrigan has fond memories of attending events at the akron rubber bowl now nearly 80 years after it opened its gates to football fans and music.
Made obsolete by the newly built infocision stadium summa field in 2009 the rubber bowl now sits empty and rapidly decaying from age and vandalism.
But no matter who you saw when you saw them rain or shine the memories fans made at the rubber bowl are some they ve held closest.
Previously the team had been based at buchtel field which only had the capacity for 7 000 spectators.
Rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades.