Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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 From Hamlet To City Looking into the past, perhaps at 1812, Cuyahoga Falls was just a tiny hamlet on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The horses and buggies still ex- isted then . . . the old mills . . . the cor- ner hardware store . . . The scene has now changed, it’s 1987. Cuyahoga Falls is an industrializ- ed city with over 50,000 inhabitants. Camaros and Corvettes are in the pic- ture ... corporations such as Lawson’s and Gojo Industries . . . the new shopp- ing plaza . . . LEFT: By 1837, the town had two small paper mills, a flour mill, two sawmills, a woolen mill, a chair factory and other such industries. One of the remnants of the industrial past still stands along the shore of the river. The turbine is still inside the mill. ABOVE and ABOVE LEFT: These pictures illustrate the boom of industry along the Cuyahoga. This is the section of the river south of Broad Street. The covered bridge can be seen .near the top of the pic- ture, spanning the river. One of the prosperous industries located in this area was the Loomis Wire Mill. During the Centennial of 1912, a celebration was held in front of the mill. Bleachers had been erected to hold school children who were seated on the bleachers representing the stars and strips of our flag. Patriotic songs were sung and speeches given when suddenly there was a crash and the bleachers collapsed. There was a mad scramble to recover the children; some were hurt in this community disaster. 2 Opening

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DOUBLE VISION Looking At... Looking Back 1987 fahoga Falls High School )0 Fourth Street rahoga Falls, Ohio 21 6) 929-0581 ume 43 % j aUJ8b2 7 In 1987 Cuyahoga Falls celebrates the 175th anniversary of its founding. The city, which has expanded to a population of over 50,000, began as a small settlement on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The region, called Cop- pacaw by the Indians, was named Manchester by the pioneers in 1812, and finally, incorporated into the city of Cuyahoga Falls in 1922. This anniversary provides a two-fold opportunity — the chance to find a new perspective in the present by taking a backward glance at the past — in both the high school and community. If the eyes begin to blur somewhat — relax. It is only a medical condition called .... DOUBLE VISION . ABOVE AND LEFT: The two different city halls show changes in the structure and location as well as the surroundings

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But the past still lives in Cuyahoga Falls today. The old mills still stand, the schools and roads are named after our city’s founders, and the building where the L.W. Loomis Hardware store prospered for so many years still stands, now as the Akron Music Center. In this one sees that the city’s past can be found in its present, and looking at the buildings is really looking back. So to be seeing buildings from the old mill race among the trees along the river is not crazy; it’s only the acquisition of . . . DOUBLE VISION. TOP: The Big falls al high water. ABOVE LEFT: This Loomis building was located on the northeast comer of Por- tage Trail and Front Street opposite what was then the Perry House. Many businessmen had offices in this building. Mr. l.oomis owned and operated the Peddlers Ex- change for many years, and he had interests in other businesses also. The property at High Glens was developed by Loomis and Parks. ABOVE: The present Gorge Dam; the largest in Cuyahoga Falls. LEFT: This is the dam above Bailey Road bridge. During the War of 1812. the dam was believed to have been built and tradition says that lumber sawed al this mill was used at Old Portage in building ships for Commodore Perry. At that time the land for miles around was covered with great forests. Opening 3