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August 30, 2023 01:20 PM

A blimp ride 125 years in the making

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    Tire Business photo by Don Detore
    A worker secures the blimp after landing.
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    The blimp pilot maneuvers the airship through Akron.
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    The Akron Airdoc, where airships were once constructed.
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    The University of Akron football team plays at InfoCision Stadiium.
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    The blimp casts a shadow over the Akron landscape.
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    A look at the city of Akron from the Goodyear blimp.
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    A land owner leaves a message for those flying from above.
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    Stan Hywet Hall was built in 1915 by Goodyear founder Frank Seiberling.
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    Goodyear used its iconic blimp to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of the tire maker's founding in Akron, Ohio.

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