Akron’s University Park neighborhood is hard to define

INSIDE AKRON: Akron Documenters are fanning out across the city’s 24 neighborhoods to elevate places, faces, voices and vibes — as shared by the people who live there. Expect a new profile every day through October.

University Park might be Akron’s most-walked neighborhood. At least, that’s true of the several blocks that encompass the University of Akron, which take up the most real estate in the area.

Waves of college students trek daily on foot from off-campus apartments to classes and nearby eats. Others live elsewhere, but matriculate at Akron’s namesake institution of higher learning, mere minutes from downtown Akron…

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