{"artistName":"Rubber City","artistId":8522,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b1fdf8486ca2a9a655515aa3ef10bd_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b1fdf8486ca2a9a655515aa3ef10bd_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b1fdf8486ca2a9a655515aa3ef10bd_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b1fdf8486ca2a9a655515aa3ef10bd_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b1fdf8486ca2a9a655515aa3ef10bd_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eAkron (pronounced /ˈækrən/) is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. Located in the Great Lakes region approximately 39 miles south of Lake Erie, waterways include the Little Cuyahoga River and Ohio and Erie Canal. It was founded in 1825 on the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, and became The Rubber Capital of the World owing to its location along the canal, railroads, and interstate. With the industry's decline like numerous others of the Rust Belt, Akron has become the center of the Polymer Valley, a leader in polymer research and production focused at the University of Akron which has both the Goodyear Polymer Center and National Polymer Innovation Center on campus. Having 400 polymer-related companies in the valley as of 2001, 94 are located in the city itself. Akron is also host to the All-American Soapbox Derby, National Hamburger Festival, and Founders Day(Alcoholics Anonymous).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of the 2000 census, the city proper had a total population of 217,074, being the 81st largest in the United States. The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, covers both, Summit and Portage counties. In 2000, the area had a population of 694,960 and in 2009, estimates placed the population at 699,935. Akron is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2000 had a population of 2,945,831, and ranked as the country's 14th largest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming a boom town, Akron was the fastest growing city in America, with the population increasing by 201.8%, during the 1910-1920 decade. The early 19th century saw Akron become a boom town, Akron was fastest growing city in America with the population growing Having landmarks such as the All-America Bridge, the city is one of the nation's pioneer cities producing the first championship teams for sports invented in the country such as the American Professional Football Association(National Football League) and National Basketball League(National Basketball Association). It also was inducted into the National Civic League Hall of Fame after winning the All-America City Award three times. Much of modern day life is influenced by ideas originating in Akron such as the electric railway, patrol car, nationally used elementary school system, Joint Economic Development District, marbles \u0026amp; toys, women's Mud Wrestling, and the Professional Bowlers Association. Numerous Congregational, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches erected between the 1870s and World War I were built using the Akron Plan.Blimps, the American version of the zeppelin, were first produced in the city which the USS Akron (ZRS-4) is named after. In 2001, Akron was listed 5th on Newsweek's ten high tech havens, for its contributions to the Information Age. Akron was also granted awards by World's most livable cities and the National Arbor Day Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResidents of Akron are referred to as \"Akronites\", of which LeBron James is widely noted being nicknamed The Akron Hammer. At one time having all four major tire makers in the world during the 20th century (Goodrich), (Goodyear), (Firestone), (General Tire), the city gained the nicknames, \"Rubber City,\" and \"Tire City\". The nickname \"Cross Roads of the Deaf\", came from the rubber companies hiring numerous deaf workers. Other nicknames include \"City of Invention,\" which is on the city flag and historically \"Summit City\".\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Rubber+City","playStationPath":"/stations/122971717/play","stationId":122971717,"bioPath":"/music/Rubber+City/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Vic+Mizzy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/230/2304b8a57090ae7ae727674086f661ac_md.jpg","artistName":"Vic Mizzy","artistId":2380,"station_id":113301580},{"musicPath":"/music/Georges+Garvarentz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/07e/07ed162fcb3bd2aa70e118f3e2adbb70_md.jpg","artistName":"Georges Garvarentz","artistId":4601,"station_id":124923195},{"musicPath":"/music/Sergio+Cervetti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f0/2f00e7939be0dbbb5c5133931d9dea00_md.jpg","artistName":"Sergio Cervetti","artistId":7943,"station_id":252293441},{"musicPath":"/music/Nicolas+Cage","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/44e/44e5e444229d818b5f8b22e0b8fda0c5_md.jpg","artistName":"Nicolas Cage","artistId":8520,"station_id":115406538},{"musicPath":"/music/David+Julyan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0e8/0e84dcd9a0b468557bda121cfff1edef_md.jpg","artistName":"David Julyan","artistId":122607,"station_id":283793077},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Beram","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff3/ff33e96864875ab74af78c35f82ab1c1_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Beram","artistId":10530,"station_id":122906182},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+Buckmaster","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cd3/cd33291b6a971105e4de52db8e10f29d_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul Buckmaster","artistId":2746,"station_id":113263299},{"musicPath":"/music/Angelo+Badalamenti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c7c/c7cfec9ecd996567128300389c6070d3_md.jpg","artistName":"Angelo Badalamenti","artistId":81,"station_id":113289698},{"musicPath":"/music/Michel+Magne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c50/c5084f0c27b0e1ec2e7444582e84461e_md.jpg","artistName":"Michel Magne","artistId":7129,"station_id":117108345}]}