Hotel Matthews

Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
5 min readOct 2, 2021

The story of an Akron Ohio legacy and monument

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The monument to Hotel Matthews caught my attention as a new resident of the city of Akron, Ohio. From the street, it looks like the remains of the front entrance of a hotel. At first glance, I guessed the building had burned some time ago and the entrance door had somehow been preserved.

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Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal

Sarah Lyall-Neal, Clinical Psychologist, wife, dog mom, and writer. I write about mental health, health, nutrition, and writing. sarahelyall@gmail.com ❤️