Republic Rubber Co

Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Location: Youngstown Ohio
Visited: 10/25/02
The Republic Rubber Co. is located on Albert street in Youngstown Ohio. I found little info about this place. All I know is the company was founded sometime in the early 30's. The company use to produce all kinds of rubber products, from hoses to tires. They were later bought out by Goodyear. My dad told me the company closed sometime in the early 70's but on my last visit there I saw a calendar from 1990 hanging in one of the offices.

I last visited the rubber co. in October ’07 to find out that most of the buildings are being torn down due to drug dealing done on the grounds.




3 comments

  1. Anonymous Says:

    I commend you for recording this realistic moment in Youngstown history. The proud history of Republic Rubber was written by Joseph Green Butler in his book History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.

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  3. Unknown Says:

    I was employed at Rebublic Rubber from 1968 throught 1977. It was never owned by Goodyear but was purchased by Aeroquip Corp., in Jackson Mich. for it's hose making production. There was also a large molded goods operation in the same plant. In 1972 I headed up the operation to build a new plant for same in Wythville, VA. and a lot of the equipment was transferred to that location. Production started in 1973 in a 83,000 sq ft facility. The original buildings for the Youngstown plant date back to 1895. I found some old, old prints of the construction drawings while working there. Prints were hand drawn with ink on linen paper, unheard of even in 1968. Many families had a father, mother, son, daughter, working at the plant at the same time over the years. Sad to see its' demise.

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