Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1954-1961.
Born in Cleveland, son of John J. and Agnes (Witting) Berg. He was raised in Portage County and was a graduate of Ravenna Township High School. In 1934, he founded Berg Motor Company, which distributed Reo trucks. A Democrat, Berg was an active member of the East Akron and Ellet boards of trade, and of the Trade Council. He served six years as an Akron ward councilman, and was a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions. He served first as trustee and then board president of the Catholic Service League, a United Fund agency.
His best known legacies as Mayor were the Cascade Plaza and Grant-Washington Renewal project, as well as the construction of the Akron Expressway. Berg was known as the "father of Akron Urban Renewal."
Berg appointed the first woman to serve in a city cabinet post in Akron, Mary Cacioppio, assistant law director.
After his stint as Mayor, Berg delved into real estate, developing Eastgate Shopping Center in Ellet, the first outdoor shopping 'mall' in the city.
He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, and a son, Harry. Two daughters survived him.
Born in Cleveland, son of John J. and Agnes (Witting) Berg. He was raised in Portage County and was a graduate of Ravenna Township High School. In 1934, he founded Berg Motor Company, which distributed Reo trucks. A Democrat, Berg was an active member of the East Akron and Ellet boards of trade, and of the Trade Council. He served six years as an Akron ward councilman, and was a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions. He served first as trustee and then board president of the Catholic Service League, a United Fund agency.
His best known legacies as Mayor were the Cascade Plaza and Grant-Washington Renewal project, as well as the construction of the Akron Expressway. Berg was known as the "father of Akron Urban Renewal."
Berg appointed the first woman to serve in a city cabinet post in Akron, Mary Cacioppio, assistant law director.
After his stint as Mayor, Berg delved into real estate, developing Eastgate Shopping Center in Ellet, the first outdoor shopping 'mall' in the city.
He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, and a son, Harry. Two daughters survived him.
Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1954-1961.
Born in Cleveland, son of John J. and Agnes (Witting) Berg. He was raised in Portage County and was a graduate of Ravenna Township High School. In 1934, he founded Berg Motor Company, which distributed Reo trucks. A Democrat, Berg was an active member of the East Akron and Ellet boards of trade, and of the Trade Council. He served six years as an Akron ward councilman, and was a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions. He served first as trustee and then board president of the Catholic Service League, a United Fund agency.
His best known legacies as Mayor were the Cascade Plaza and Grant-Washington Renewal project, as well as the construction of the Akron Expressway. Berg was known as the "father of Akron Urban Renewal."
Berg appointed the first woman to serve in a city cabinet post in Akron, Mary Cacioppio, assistant law director.
After his stint as Mayor, Berg delved into real estate, developing Eastgate Shopping Center in Ellet, the first outdoor shopping 'mall' in the city.
He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, and a son, Harry. Two daughters survived him.
Born in Cleveland, son of John J. and Agnes (Witting) Berg. He was raised in Portage County and was a graduate of Ravenna Township High School. In 1934, he founded Berg Motor Company, which distributed Reo trucks. A Democrat, Berg was an active member of the East Akron and Ellet boards of trade, and of the Trade Council. He served six years as an Akron ward councilman, and was a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions. He served first as trustee and then board president of the Catholic Service League, a United Fund agency.
His best known legacies as Mayor were the Cascade Plaza and Grant-Washington Renewal project, as well as the construction of the Akron Expressway. Berg was known as the "father of Akron Urban Renewal."
Berg appointed the first woman to serve in a city cabinet post in Akron, Mary Cacioppio, assistant law director.
After his stint as Mayor, Berg delved into real estate, developing Eastgate Shopping Center in Ellet, the first outdoor shopping 'mall' in the city.
He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, and a son, Harry. Two daughters survived him.
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