The Goodyear Heights water tower may cast a tall shadow over Reservoir Park, but the iconic green landmark can be spotted throughout the neighborhood.
It’s found in the “Hope in the Heights” mural on the side of Wingfoot Church, on banners around the Reservoir Park Community Center, in the name and logo of Goodyear Heights’ seasonal Water Tower Marketplace. [Check out the next market, Aug. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Triangle Park, 1435 Goodyear Blvd., with live music from Xcetera.]
Sharon Connor, Akron City Council’s Ward 10 representative, believes the water tower and its nearby one-story brick pump station on Brittain Road – both decommissioned – are community symbols worth saving…