Syracuse, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That Niagara Mohawk is a classic.  Syracuse is the line where the Midwest (Rochester) meets the Northeast (Albany).  Well done sir.

yeah what a beauty the mohawk is.

 

something that stood out is that they could use more trees along the streets and wider sidewalks. i guess you could say that about anywhere tho.

 

 

Lots of great things going on in Downtown Syracuse in terms in redevelopment. How are the neighborhoods?

No trip to the Cuse is complete without a photo from the original Dinosaur Barbeque.

Another very well-built city.

Wikipedia Joseph Lyman Silsbee(1848–1913) : Among his most prominent architectural works is the landmark Syracuse Savings Bank Building (1876). Built next to the Erie Canal on Clinton Square in Syracuse, it is often referred to as a textbook example of the High Victorian Gothic style.

I was going to guess: "perpendicular gothic", because that is what a writer called the Palace of Westminster, or Houses of Parliament in London .

 

Gothic Revival also took on political connotations; with the "rational" and "radical" Neoclassical style being seen as associated with republicanism and liberalism (as evidenced by its use in the United States and to a lesser extent in Republican France), the more "spiritual" and "traditional" Gothic Revival became associated with monarchism and conservatism, which was reflected by the choice of styles for the rebuilt Palace of Westminster in London and Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

 

Thanks for this set of pictures, a good overview of downtown Syracuse. Besides the Syracuse Savings Bank Building depicted in the postcard above, Joseph Silsbee also designed the White Memorial Building, which is the red-brick building shown in the last photo of the set, as well as the Amos Block, the building shown further up with a Waldorf Commissary sign on one of its wings. The Amos Block is a late example of a double-ender, canal-era buildings that had plain fronts facing the canal and more ornate sides facing the street. By the time the Amos Block was built in 1870, the canals were losing their importance but still had a few decades of life left in them. Luckily, despite great losses in the urban renewal years, there are still many canal-related buildings standing in downtown Syracuse. 

One of my all-time favorite buildings, thanks for getting this great pic!

 

A lot of beautiful old buildings in Syracuse.  Very impressive.

 

My favorite is the white building in the 5th picture from the bottom with the clock tower.  What is this building?  Office?  Housing?  It looks like it was transplanted from a European city.

A lot of beautiful old buildings in Syracuse.  Very impressive.

 

My favorite is the white building in the 5th picture from the bottom with the clock tower.  What is this building?  Office?  Housing?  It looks like it was transplanted from a European city.

 

That is the Gridley Building, designed by H. N. White and dating to 1867. It is the middle building in the postcard view posted by Boreas. It had fallen into a shabby state and was almost lost during the urban renewal era. The successful effort to save it marked the beginning of the organized historic preservation movement in CNY. It is now an office building and has a restaurant on its first floor.

How are the neighborhoods?

 

Hilly!  The city is built on hills, once you get out of that downtown area.  Sort of like Dayton except the hills are steeper.... 

This building reminds me of cincinnati city hall:

 

 

Great photos!

Great Scott!! These are great shots! Syracuse is wonderful, historic, underrated and overlooked. Thanks.

I had to use maps.google and its oblique views to figure out the name of the Syracuse Savings Bank Building.

 

Note the omnipresent "lake effect clouds" in this collection. Syracuse brags about their 200 inches of snow per year like Florida brags about orange juice.

I had to use maps.google and its oblique views to figure out the name of the Syracuse Savings Bank Building.

 

Note the omnipresent "lake effect clouds" in this collection. Syracuse brags about their 200 inches of snow per year like Florida brags about orange juice.

 

Well, Syracuse is no more cloudy than Cleveland really, which I know is not saying much. It does get a lot of snow and has had more than 200 inches in a calendar year but I don't think ever in a single winter season. The average is around 120, which I think is similar to the snow belt east of Cleveland. The really serious snow is to the north of Syracuse, in Oswego County and farther north.

 

For years I have been a frequent traveler on the stretch of I-90 between Cleveland and Syracuse, and, in the winter, because lake-effect snow often comes in very localized bands, you can be in the clear one minute and in a blinding snowstorm the next. There have been some frightening moments.

 

In my experience, Syracusans are more likely to complain about the snow than brag about it, but it doesn't really seem to bother anyone.

Great pictures, thanks so much for posting. I just returned from Syracuse myself (see pics at picasaweb.google.com/miklospogonyi).

There really positive things happening downtown, and I consider Syracuse as having the most improved downtown of all the larger upstate NEw York cities.

The surrounding residential neighborhoods are not doing nearly so well. But also on the upswing is the Italian area along North Salina Street. You might take a look there as well next time.

Thanks again.