
I have to give my hometown some serious love. Akronites are so proud of our great city for many reasons. The ‘Rubber City’ isn’t just known for LeBron James (but we are very thankful that he has put us on the map). We’re known for being the beating heart of the rubber industry, the home of the Goodyear Blimp, and home of the first space suit. We’re also the birthing city of the automobile police patrol wagon (please send us a thank you note when you’ve been pulled over) and home of the Soap Box Derby. I could go on forever about this place, but I’ll let your curiosity lead you to Google later on! Born and raised in Akron, I find myself bragging about & defending this place if somebody dares to be unfamiliar with my town. Cleveland, what? The AK is something to be proud of.
I remember my first Akron shirt that I bought in 2004. It was baby pink and across the front spelled the great word “AKRON”, with a tire replacing the letter “O”. The phenomenon of Rubber City Clothing took it’s first baby steps with other catchy shirts like “Save Rolling Acres” soon after. Five years later, Rubber City Clothing has taken over the Akron apparel industry (or started it) with creating a shirt that any Akronite can relate to. In this day & age, if you live in Akron, you have a shirt from RCC. Here’s some great examples of Rubber City Clothing’s merchandise:

-Rubber City Clothing’s website is: http://www.rubbercityclothing.com
-I hope to cover not only more of RCC in general, but each designer carried in the store.
-If you want to rep your city’s apparel, tell me your story! Leave a comment.
If you live in Akron, head to RCC to pick up some awesome gifts.