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Vintage photos of the Mayflower Hotel (Two bars and the lobby, courtesy of the AA History Lovers Facebook group), and some of our own from a 2012 trip to Akron:


The lobby circa 1935


A second bar located inside the hotel



Outside shot of the Mayflower Hotel


Reproduction of  the phone and church directory


Long view of the lobby


                                The Phone (left) and elevator (through the short hallway)
 

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