The name which could have been synonymous with Steven Spielberg. Perhaps in a parallel dimension, but as things would turn out, not this one. Packard grew up in a rural district of Akron. His father Ray Packard was a professor of fine arts and highly regarded artist/collector/gallery-owner of Akron. The Packard Gallery on W. Exchange St was a well known staple in the 60s & 70s, with its statue of Minerva and three Packard automobiles parked in front, art collectors and other notable clientel ...[Read Story]