Assumptions are so dangerous but I have to assume that everyone who visits this site knows full well what Founder's Day in early June, at Doctor Bob's Home, in Akron, Ohio, is all about.
Patti and I have attended Founder's Day. It truly was a "once in a lifetime" event for us. I want to emphasize the word once.
The crowds are simply stunning. Lines and more lines to view all of the absolute myriad of "don't miss seeing" A.A. attractions in Akron that truly are "beyond the beyond".
In the below photo, Doctor Bob's Home is on the right and some A.A. Archives are in the home on the left.
So yes! Go to Akron. Return to Akron. Do this again and again and again. But one Founder's Day, and this includes the previous week, was quite enough for both of us. Almost any other day of the year, there are either no lines, or very minimal ones.
Doctor Bob's Home as you will see it "most of the year".
Three of our close friends, Tim, John and Martha, contributed many of the photos in this Post to us.
Since I am "discussing the crowds", here are two more photos of crowds at a Founder's Day event at a local athletic field.
John and Martha in front of Doctor Bob's Home.
The Akron Intergroup Office MUST be visited. Their archives are amazing.
Sad to say, the section of the former St. Thomas Hospital that honored the nation's first hospital-based unit dedicated to the treatment of alcoholism and its strong ties to Alcoholics Anonymous has closed. The items that were inside have new homes in Akron.
The Mayflower Hotel, which no longer exists and is now an apartment complex, was another famous place in the development of A.A.
In the lobby of the present building are some A.A. related historical artifacts.
It was from a pay phone in the lobby that Bill Wilson made the call that led him to meeting Doctor Bob.
Tim at the pay phone.
Thanks again Tim, Martha and John for your photos.