Begin at the park
Visit Firestone Park itself for open green space, recreation and a look at the neighborhood's community heart.
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PORCHES, PARKS & RUBBER-CITY ROOTS
Firestone Park
Firestone Park is a classic Akron neighborhood with deep rubber-industry roots, tidy residential blocks and a strong sense of community identity.
AKRON / FIRESTONE PARK
THE FEEL
Meet the
neighborhood.
Built around the vision of a walkable company-town neighborhood, Firestone Park is known for front porches, compact streets and green gathering spaces. Its history is visible without overwhelming its lived-in, everyday feel.
MAKE A DAY OF IT
Three ways
to find its rhythm.
No rigid itinerary required. Use these as starting points, then leave room to wander.
Notice the neighborhood plan
Drive or walk the curved residential streets and see how the area's early design still shapes daily life.
Trace Akron's industry
Connect the neighborhood's story to the nearby former Firestone complex and Akron's rubber-making legacy.
NEIGHBORHOOD PICKS
Top 5 Things to Do in Firestone Park
Relax in Firestone Park
Use the neighborhood's namesake green space for a walk, picnic or unhurried afternoon outdoors. Check the city calendar in summer, when the park often becomes a setting for concerts and community gatherings.
See an event at Firestone Stadium
Visit the historic stadium for a scheduled softball game, tournament or community event. Built in the Firestone era and later donated to the city, the venue connects present-day recreation with the neighborhood's industrial story.
Check the community-center calendar
Look for exercise classes, active-adult gatherings and other public programs at the Firestone Park Community Center on Girard Street. Hours and offerings vary, so confirm the current schedule before planning your visit.
Walk the curved residential streets
Explore the neighborhood plan on foot and notice the modest homes, front porches and green spaces created around an early company-town vision. A respectful walk provides a clearer sense of Firestone Park's design than simply driving through on Main Street.
Trace the rubber-city landscape
Follow Firestone Parkway and nearby public roads to understand how factories, worker housing and civic spaces once fit together. Some former industrial properties are active, altered or not open to visitors, so view them from public areas and treat the route as a history drive.
PEOPLE & SAFETY
Akron by
the numbers.
Neighborhood boundaries do not line up cleanly with Census geography, so these figures provide citywide context. Use the official crime map below for recent incidents around Firestone Park.
CRIME CONTEXT
See what's happening near Firestone Park.
Akron Police reported year-over-year declines through October 2024 in firearm offenses (25%), robberies (2%), felonious assaults (8%) and rapes (9%). Crime changes over time and can vary block by block; the city's Community Crime Map is the best source for current neighborhood-level incidents.
Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020–2024 estimates and July 1, 2025 population estimate. Crime trend: City of Akron, published October 17, 2024. Crime-map data is supplied by participating law-enforcement agencies and should not be interpreted as a prediction of personal safety.
GOOD FOR
- Akron history
- Neighborhood walks
- Community parks
- Classic architecture
KEEP EXPLORING
Downtown and the University of Akron are north, while Portage Lakes and the shops of Arlington Road are a short drive south.
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