It all began with a meeting in Akron in 1935 between two men struggling with alcoholism. Bill Wilson, a New York businessman, met with Dr. Robert Smith, an Akron surgeon known as Dr. Bob, at 855 Ardmore Ave. in Highland Square.
Their conversation helped lay the foundation for Alcoholics Anonymous, a recovery program that would eventually spread around the world.
Nearly 90 years later, 12 steps, reminiscent of AA’s 12-step program, lead to the entrance of Dr. Bob’s two-and-a-half-story wooden house…