During my trip Upstate I visited several cities (mostly smaller ones).  I stopped by Utica for a bit before the rain hit.

 

Utica is the seat of Oneida County.  It has a pop ~ 60,000 (down from 100,000 in the 30s, 40s, and 50s) and is the main city in the Utica-Rome Metro area (pop approx. 300,000).  The city is kind of a poster child for many places in Upstate NY.  Losing manufacturing jobs & population has taken a toll on the city. 

Here's a link for more info (some good stuff there I never knew):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_ny

 

It's the birthplace of both the first F.W. Woolworth Five'n Dime stores empire as well as my favorite Mousketeer, Annette Funicello.

 

 

Here's some pics with a few comments.  And the weather held up nicely for this stop.

 

 

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7.  $99 bridal gowns. :rolleyes:

 

8. At least the rubble is in a nice pile.

 

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10.  And I always though it was in Philly. :shrug:

 

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12. An old gem from 1912 (renovated in 2000) the Hotel Utica.  I believe the top 4 floors were added some time after the original building. The company the bought and renovated the Hotel went belly up.  I think it is now for sale.

 

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16.  The Masonic Temple

 

17.  A small sidewalk park next to the Temple.

 

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20. Another gem, the Stanley Theatre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Theater_(Utica,_New_York)

 

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24.  There's a small cafe (about 15 seats) on the first floor.

 

25. South Bend isn't the only place with a Gold Dome.

 

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31. Balconies look a bit unsafe.:(

 

32. 1/2 block from the above picture.

 

33.  Looks like an old factory reuse (and there's a ton of old empty factories)

 

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35.  At least the strip joint looks OK.

 

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39. Goodbye from Utica

 

Hope you enjoyed.  :-D

 

Looks interesting.

Wow.  There are some nice gems in that city.  Hotel Utica is gorgeous, and hopefully someone will buy it and keep it going. 

I like it!

The Canton of New York.

12. An old gem from 1912 (renovated in 2000) the Hotel Utica.  I believe the top 4 floors were added some time after the original building. The company the bought and renovated the Hotel went belly up.  I think it is now for sale.

 

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Fantastic photos of the Hotel Utica.  According to Wikipedia, it was in some sort of financial trouble? Also, I didn't know the National Register for Historic Preservation had a list just for hotels.  They do and the Hotel Utica is on it. Nice thread.

Nice!!  The housing looks very interesting...

Some great buildings there

Good pictures of a very sad city. But you overlooked one magnificent downtown building, Union Station!