Akron is a former manufacturing hub situated 30 miles south of Cleveland and 40 miles west of Youngstown. Akron is home to roughly 200,000 permanent residents, nearly all of whom are either black or white.
Akron is home to a steadily improving downtown, with the nearby University of Akron now sprawling into the downtown area.
At the present day, Akron's future is uncertain (though far more encouraging that neighboring Canton and Youngstown). Parts of Akron have seen strong growth and downtown Akron has upgraded from ghastly to meh. The University of Akron has been building out at a furious pace, and the impact of increased on-campus enrollment has fueled growth along East Exchange and South Main Sts. However, Akron's non-central neighborhoods are losing residents by the day to relocations and the older rubber-era residents dying off. Many non-skilled types are forced to commute to suburban areas for employment. The homeless in the area are abundant and notably confrontational, as they often stand near highway exists and aggressively accost motorists.
Overall, Akron is a C- kind of place. Not terrible, but not quite average. An optimist would look to the fact that Akron 10 years ago was a more haunting place than it is today, and that the trend toward improvement will continue. Pessimists will look at the decline of all of the surrounding cities and assume that Akron will suffer and be pulled further into the black hole of economic devastation.
Akron is home to a steadily improving downtown, with the nearby University of Akron now sprawling into the downtown area.
At the present day, Akron's future is uncertain (though far more encouraging that neighboring Canton and Youngstown). Parts of Akron have seen strong growth and downtown Akron has upgraded from ghastly to meh. The University of Akron has been building out at a furious pace, and the impact of increased on-campus enrollment has fueled growth along East Exchange and South Main Sts. However, Akron's non-central neighborhoods are losing residents by the day to relocations and the older rubber-era residents dying off. Many non-skilled types are forced to commute to suburban areas for employment. The homeless in the area are abundant and notably confrontational, as they often stand near highway exists and aggressively accost motorists.
Overall, Akron is a C- kind of place. Not terrible, but not quite average. An optimist would look to the fact that Akron 10 years ago was a more haunting place than it is today, and that the trend toward improvement will continue. Pessimists will look at the decline of all of the surrounding cities and assume that Akron will suffer and be pulled further into the black hole of economic devastation.
by Frank Drebin 2 March 23, 2011
1. A small retirement town in the northeastern corner of Colorado that is filled with old retired folks, farmers, meth and marijuana users, and families sucked in with no hope of ever leaving pernamently.
2. Also used to describe when you are stuck in a place and can't leave, no matter how much you want to.
2. Also used to describe when you are stuck in a place and can't leave, no matter how much you want to.
John: "Hey Frank, want to play video games at my house tonight?"
Frank: "I can't. I've been Akron-ed into going to the movies with my girlfriend tonight."
Frank: "I can't. I've been Akron-ed into going to the movies with my girlfriend tonight."
by AliceCullen1989 January 14, 2009
by TsteelCity36 November 09, 2009
You know that girl Sharonda from the other building? I gave her an Akron Shoeshine, and she gagged for an hour!
by FireIslanders August 15, 2006
Located in northeast ohio ...midway between Cleveland & Canton ohio,Akron Ohio aka Crackron Ohio.! Home of LeBron James, Beanie Wells , & Birthplace of AA alcoholics Anonymous).Located between Cleveland & Canton. Akron is a jungle. Where you can get shot on a sunday afternoon broad daylight right after church. Dont try exploring downtown because its always under construction. The north side is filled with Nepali refugees & none of them know how to drive. Even tho AA was started here heroin & meth riddle the city. Stay away from the eastside & westside bc they will murder you & every hooker you ever need is on south arlington , johnston street , & east exchange street. Home of the akron runner ducks & Akron U ....dont come to akron if you cant hold your own
by BennyyyBitch October 22, 2019
The University of Akron is a public university in downtown Akron, Ohio with nearly 30,000 students. Although not the most well-known or prestigious university out there, it does have some highly nationally ranked programs (the Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate program, the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering, and The College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering). It is also home to the Archives of the History of American Psychology (which contains materials from some of psychology's most famous experiments, like Milgram's shock experiments) and the 2010 Division 1 National Champion soccer team.
Although I'm sure this reads like an advertisement, that's definitely not the intent. I'm just a current student who strongly disagrees that this is "the shittiest excuse for a school ever created". The school's not perfect (parking sucks--although it's improved slightly with the opening of the newest parking deck, they do have some douchetastic professors, etc), but the only other urbandictionary entry for the school as of this writing is pretty much a load of shit.
Although I'm sure this reads like an advertisement, that's definitely not the intent. I'm just a current student who strongly disagrees that this is "the shittiest excuse for a school ever created". The school's not perfect (parking sucks--although it's improved slightly with the opening of the newest parking deck, they do have some douchetastic professors, etc), but the only other urbandictionary entry for the school as of this writing is pretty much a load of shit.
by xkcdfan February 02, 2011
by Daddy_Mac November 10, 2009