The City of Akron’s proposal to tear down the entire Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Plant 1 was rejected Tuesday by the city’s Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission.
City officials, who had planned to save the 1910 building’s clock tower and facade, last month asked permission to tear them down — along with the rest of the building. The commission had previously approved the demolition of the rest of the plant, but members were hesitant to allow the entire structure to be demolished. They wanted more time to consider.
This week, in a 4-1 vote, with one abstention, they decided the facade and clocktower could not be demolished…