Akron bounces in aptly named Rubber Room
Gimmick doesn't seem stretch in a town built with tire money
By Mark J. Price
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Monday, Jan 26, 2009
Only in Akron would a cocktail bar like the Rubber Room seem completely normal.
For nearly 30 years, the gaudy, one-of-a-kind lounge was an elastic shrine to the city's most famous industry.
It was built almost entirely of rubber.
Selling only Pabst Blue Ribbon beer to the best posters at TheRx.com.
Bar owner PBR, says. "I wanted this to be the place to go for degenerates, and I knew I had to do something."
:drink:
Gimmick doesn't seem stretch in a town built with tire money
By Mark J. Price
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Monday, Jan 26, 2009
Only in Akron would a cocktail bar like the Rubber Room seem completely normal.
For nearly 30 years, the gaudy, one-of-a-kind lounge was an elastic shrine to the city's most famous industry.
It was built almost entirely of rubber.
Selling only Pabst Blue Ribbon beer to the best posters at TheRx.com.
Bar owner PBR, says. "I wanted this to be the place to go for degenerates, and I knew I had to do something."
:drink:
