Polsky

Polsky's Department Store

225 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio

Construction Began: October 1929

Building Completed:

Opened: September 15, 1930

Architect: Starret & Vleck

Building Contractor: Carmichael Construction

Cost:

Design: Art Deco

Polsky Store Buys Franklin Hotel Property - May 1926	Building Polsky's - Karl Grismer
Polsky's Formally Given Deed to Site - June 1926	Great Buildings - Akron Topics May 1929

Founded by Abraham Polsky in 1885, the company moved to its Main and Center Street site in 1930. One of Akron's leading department stores, it helped to initiate further commercial development south along Main. The building illustrates the Art Deco style of architecture.

The first story consists of display windows shaded by a marquee which runs along the entire length of the building. The top windows are all embellished with ornamentation above and below. Between original windows are buttresses which extend above the building. An addition has been made to the rear of the building.