Exhibit shows Akron man's balloons for Macy's
By Jim Carney, Beacon Journal columnist
Bill Ludwick liked Popeye best.
Of all the balloons he designed for Goodyear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade during a career that spanned more than three decades, it was the spinach-eating sailor cartoon character who was his favorite, said his widow, Audrey Ludwick.
"I think he was partial to Popeye," she said.
Beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Bill Ludwick's collection of photographs from his balloon-designing days will be on display at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., as part of a Lighter Than Air Society event.
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