Jane's Walks take place on the first weekend in May and are free neighborhood walking tours that aim to connect neighbors and have people think about where they live. "Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was a writer, urbanist and activist who championed the voices of everyday people in neighborhood planning and city-building." For a number of years now I've attended and photographed as many of them in Akron as I had time to.
The first walk I attended was led by Akron's engineering department and focused on Akron infrastructure - sewers, bridges, roads etc.
I really like using my flash on sunny days. The technique is called "fill flash" it really makes the photos pop and also knocks out the shadows from an overhead sun.
The second walk was led by the Summit County Historical Society and was about World War One history in Akron. So we started at the doughboy statue.
The statues were placed in many cities by the Gold Star Mothers.
Mary Gladwin - an important nurse in history who was from Akron.
Some artifacts from her life are housed in UA's nursing school.
In the evening I attended a walk along Kenmore BLVD. It was to try and figure out what residents would like to see in the area. A urban design firm and the CDC led a interesting discussion and also took input along the way.
Day II coming tomorrow!
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