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Destiny USA (stylized as destiny usa and also known by its former name Carousel Center) is a six-story, automobile-oriented super-regional shopping, dining, and entertainment complex on the shore of Onondaga Lake in the city of Syracuse, New York. It is the largest shopping mall in the state of New York and the 9th largest in the country. In 2021, Destiny USA was included among the top 20 most visited shopping centers in America, attracting over 26 million visitors a year. Destiny USA opened on October 15, 1990, as Carousel Center. The mall has six aboveground floors and one underground floor. The lower three floors and the underground floor are used for retail shops. The first and second floors span the length of the mall and house the various shops, vendors, restaurants, and entertainment venues, with the major food court and namesake carousel located on the second floor. The third floor includes a 19-screen Regal Cinemas, restaurants, and entertainment options. The fourth floor is primarily administrative offices. The underground floor, known as the Commons floor, houses medium-sized stores, a chapel, kiosks, and two underground parking garages. The Commons floor does not span the full length of the mall, and is contained within the original mall structure built in 1990. Destiny USA has outside parking surrounding the mall on nearly all sides. On the Hiawatha Boulevard side, additional parking lots are located across the street from the mall and a pedestrian bridge was built to connect the parking lot to the second floor of the 2012 addition. Parking includes one aboveground and two underground parking garages. The mall is served by CENTRO buses. There are main entrances on nearly all sides of the mall. Other entrances are located through the anchor stores and from the underground parking lots. In response to a streak of crime starting in 2021, Destiny USA increased security and changed their visitor policy. History Background and construction The site of Destiny USA was originally a landfill named Marley Scrap Yard, surrounded by several square blocks of oil tanks, collectively named "Oil City". South of these oil tanks sat the Franklin Square industrial neighborhood. In 1987, The Pyramid Companies studied redevelopment of the neighborhood. In July 1987, The Pyramid Companies announced plans for a shopping center at the scrap yard site. The plan caused controversy with other local shopping centers and malls. The Galleries of Syracuse, a smaller mall (now offices) had recently finished construction in Downtown Syracuse and there was concern that the mall at Oil City would put an end to downtown retail. Two of the biggest opponents to the project were the competing mall developers in the area, Wilmorite Corp. and Eagan Real Estate Inc, which both operated several malls in Syracuse's suburbs. Wilmorite, which was building the Great Northern Mall in the nearby town of Clay, was accused by the Syracuse city government of using associates in Connecticut to form the "Citizen's League for an Environmentally Acceptable Northeast," which lobbied against construction of the Carousel
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Pyramid Management Group (also known as The Pyramid Companies) is an American real estate development company founded in 1968 by Robert J. Congel. It is the largest privately held shopping mall development firm in the Northeastern United States, with a large concentration on New York State. The company's flagship mall is Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York. History Early Years (1960s and 1970s) The Pyramid Companies (Pyramid) was founded as a small construction company in 1968 in Syracuse, New York by Robert J. Congel in partnership with Michael J. Falcone and Joseph T. Scuderi. The company grew slowly at first, with their first break coming when they won a $13,000 contract to lay sewer pipe. Hoping to become involved in more lucrative ventures, Congel contacted Simon Property Group, an Indianapolis, Indiana developer. The Simons gave Congel a two-day seminar on the principles of the shopping center development, teaching him design, building, and financing. In a couple years, Pyramid had begun developing shopping centers in Upstate New York. Their first three were Pyramid Mall Johnstown in Johnstown, New York, Pyramid Mall Fulton in Fulton, New York, and Pyramid Mall Oneonta in Oneonta, New York. All three malls opened in 1972. Each mall featured a White-Modell's department store and Loblaws supermarket as anchors. These malls were much smaller, community-type centers compared to the company's later projects. Pyramid's next shopping centers, regarded as their "pioneer malls", were Pyramid Mall Ithaca (later The Shops at Ithaca Mall) in Lansing, New York, Pyramid Mall Plattsburgh (later Champlain Centre South) in Plattsburgh, New York, and Pyramid Mall Saratoga (later Saratoga Mall) in Saratoga Springs, New York. All three malls opened in 1975 and marked the beginning of widespread changes in shopping center construction and ownership. Of these three malls, the Plattsburgh and Saratoga properties were demolished for strip centers, but the Ithaca property is still in operation as of September 2020. Following these initial successes, Pyramid began a rapid expansion. By 1976 they had completed 22 shopping centers, several office buildings and project for Syracuse University. The founding partners split in 1978 to pursue their individual passions. Congel wanted to concentrate on shopping mall development, whereas Falcone and Scuderi were more interested in the office market. 1980s Over the next decade, Congel and Pyramid built a dozen malls in New York and Massachusetts, during which time Congel and his team honed their development and management methods. When planning new projects, they targeted markets where a new regional shopping mall might thrive, either through unmet demand or, when markets had become saturated, by targeting competing malls. They then identified parcels of inexpensive land in close proximity to interstates or major arterial roads. This practice occasionally resulted in the selection of environmentally sensitive land or brownfields, which were purchased by Pyramid using affiliated subsidiaries. Once selected, Pyramid could usually complete its projects in half the time of other developers, needing only six to nine months from groundbreaking to completion. To achieve this, the firm often skirted the edge
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The Great Northern Mall was an enclosed regional shopping mall located in the Syracuse suburb of Clay, New York. The mall is currently under development by Hart Lyman Company which will transform the mall into a lifestyle center with luxury apartments and townhomes, a movie theater and hotel, high-end shops and restaurants. The mall served Syracuse's northern suburbs and Onondaga County. Since the center opened in 1988, previous anchors have included The Bon-Ton, Dey Brothers, Chappell's, Macy's, Sibley's, Kaufmann's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Hess's. The mall remained a major shopping mall before ultimately transitioning into a lifestyle center which is currently under development. The later 2010's saw several storied traditional department store retailers update its brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years. On January 4, 2017, Macy's, which retains a much larger outpost at Destiny USA, announced that after a strategy had been elected by them to solely focus on their highest achieving locations that they would be leaving this shopping center. On June 28, 2018, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format. On July 10, 2021 Dick's Sporting Goods transitioned to an entirely new store format at a Wegmans-anchored shopping center less than a mile away. An IHOP opened in front of the mall on March 16, 2021. On August 17, 2022, the mall announced Hart Lyman Company was transforming the mall into a lifestyle center with luxury apartments and townhomes, a movie theater and hotel, high-end shops and restaurants. References External links Official Site Defunct shopping malls in the United States Shopping malls established in 1988 Buildings and structures in Onondaga County, New York 1988 establishments in New York (state) Kohan Retail Investment Group Shopping malls disestablished in 2022 2022 disestablishments in New York (state)
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Robert Joseph Congel (July 6, 1935February 3, 2021) was an American real estate developer known for his foundation of Pyramid Companies and development of projects such as Destiny USA. Early life Robert Joseph Congel was born in Syracuse, New York, on July 6, 1935. His parents worked in the family real-estate and construction businesses. He attended high school at the Christian Brothers Academy, graduating in 1954. He entered Fordham University studying math, but did not receive a degree, and left the university in 1958. Career After he left Fordham, Congel founded R.J. Congel Construction Company, with help from his grandfather who provided a loan of $175 (). This company focused on development of apartments and offices. In 1968 he co-founded Pyramid Companies, a property development company initially focused on shopping plazas. By the 1970s it had expanded to larger shopping mall projects. He became known for holding regular company strategy sessions at 6:00 or 6:30 in the morning. In 1988, Congel's net worth was estimated at $200 million, a figure that had risen to $700 million by 2003. A profile in The New York Times that year described Congel's mall development strategy as "risking his own capital to get malls finished and retain control." Though the profile noted that Congel attempted to keep a "low profile," it also described him as leaving "trail of lawsuits" in his wake. He became known for partnering with financiers and making extensive contributions to friendly politicians while working on development projects. His company eventually became known as Pyramid Management Group. One of the largest company projects was Carousel Center in Syracuse, which Congel began in the 1990s on the shores of Onondaga Lake. In the early 2000s, he presented a plan that would drastically expand Carousel Center, renamed Destiny USA, and make it the largest mall in America. As part of the project, he requested tax breaks from the state. Congel claimed that the project offered a chance for him to "improve his hometown", though others criticized his work, especially his aggressive efforts to gain tax breaks. In 2005, Congel described his goal for the to become " the No. 1 tourist destination in America," envisioning an eco-friendly mall that he claimed would "produce more benefit for humanity than any one thing that private enterprise has ever done." After receiving substantial tax breaks, the mall was expanded, but not to the extent that Congel initially described. Congel and Pyramid Companies also worked to redevelop Franklin Square and the Clinton Exchange building in the city. By the time Congel handed control of Pyramid Management Group to his son in the late 2010s, it was the Northeast's largest privately held mall developer. Personal life Congel married Suzanne Flanagan in 1961; they had five children. He was a trustee of various local organizations, including the Christian Brothers Academy, Le Moyne College, and, from 1984 to his death, Syracuse University. He was also on the Board of Commissioners of the Syracuse Housing Authority, the Metropolitan Development Association, and
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The Syracuse Terminal Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Oneida, New York, at its east end where it continues from the Mohawk Subdivision to Solvay, New York, at its west end where it continues as the Rochester Subdivision. In Syracuse, New York, (just north of the Destiny USA mall) the St. Lawrence Subdivision begins its run north. History On January 24, 2011 at 0930 hours the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision went into service. It took over the western half of the Mohawk Subdivision. See also List of CSX Transportation lines References CSX Transportation lines Rail infrastructure in New York (state) New York Central Railroad lines
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The Inner Harbor is a former industrial quarter of Syracuse, New York, situated at the center of a larger district long colloquially known as Oil City, and since 1989 rebranded as the Lakefront. The waterfront zone was originally considered to be limited to just that area bounded by West Kirkpatrick, Solar, West Bear, and Van Rensselaer streets, but it has been gradually enlarged by the process of familiarity and promotion to include the opposite sides of some of those streets. The water at Inner Harbor's center can be variously viewed as the outlet of Onondaga Creek, or as a human-made extension southeasterly of Onondaga Lake, or as a small, seldom-utilized part of the modern Erie Canal. It has been the scene of more than three decades of development or redevelopment proposals, sponsored by the State of New York or the City of Syracuse, some of which has come online in the late 2010's. Chronology of development The central waterway appears on the area's U.S. Geological Survey topographical map from 1939 labelled as the Barge Canal Terminal, so called because it served as a dead-end southerly spur -- through Onondaga Lake -- off of the Erie Canal, after that system's 1918 modernization and re-routing. An older 1895 topographical map shows the naturally winding course of Onondaga Creek had by then been partially straightened in the district, but not exactly along the modern footprint. Much of the acreage surrounding the water was developed by the Thirties for storage tank farms for fossil fuels. Gasoline, diesel/fuel oil, and other refined products were at first delivered by barge, and later by pipeline. The area was first publicly targeted for redevelopment in June 1988. At that time, the phrase "Inner Harbor" was borrowed from Baltimore, Maryland, and first applied in Syracuse when Robert Congel of The Pyramid Companies drafted a district-wide framework with then-Syracuse Mayor Thomas G. Young for the gradual, public-private transformation of all of Oil City. Since that time, the most notable completions have been focused at Pyramid's Destiny USA mall on the north end, and at significant redevelopment of old factory buildings in Franklin Square on the south end, where Pyramid was also involved. Some of the fossil fuel tank farms were relocated under the city's eminent domain pressure to a new campus in the Town of Van Buren, off Herman Road, near the Thruway. That left large swaths of vacant, post-industrial acreage in the center of the zone. Some of this has been put to work as overflow parking for the mall. But, as for the rest, progress has been much slower than originally anticipated. At the start, the Inner Harbor's only organic, native activity of any note was serving as home base for a substantial state canal maintenance facility, which historically included state-operated manufacture of its own fleet of various work boats. In July 1993, the harbor area saw ground broken on that part of the Onondaga Creekwalk passing through. Expected completion was October 1993. The area would eventually qualify
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Long Branch Park is a public park in Onondaga County outside of Syracuse, New York, located in the town of Geddes, New York, on Long Branch Road near NYS Route 370 and John Glenn Boulevard. The park is situated on the northern shore of Onondaga Lake and is often misidentified as an extension of Onondaga Lake Park which wraps around the eastern shore of the lake to the south shore. Founded in 1882 by Ben and George Maurer, Long Branch Amusement Park was originally an amusement park with boxing arenas, an arcade and a trolley. The amusement park closed in 1938. Syracuse's largest mall, Destiny USA is located to the south of the lake and features an original carousel #18 from the amusement park. Advertisements Park events Antiquefest - Annual event in July. Bavarianfest: First Sunday of August each year – Live music, dancing, German food and drink, Schuhplattler and folk dance performances, and Gemütlichkeit. Walk MS (Multiple Sclerosis) - Sponsored by MS Society - Early May. Scottish Games - Annual event in August, celebrated for over 69 years. External links Onondaga County Parks History of Carousel #18 MS Walk - Long Branch Park, May 3, 2009 References Defunct amusement parks in New York (state) Parks in Onondaga County, New York Onondaga Lake 1882 establishments in New York (state)
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Ernest E. Chappell (June 10, 1903 - July 4, 1983) was an American radio announcer and actor, best remembered for his featured role in the late 1940s radio program Quiet, Please. The show ran from 1947 to 1949, and Quiet, Please was Chappell's major acting credit. His signature line was: "And so, until next week at this same time, I am quietly yours, Ernest Chappell." Early years Chappell graduated from Syracuse University in 1925, planning to be a singer. Early professional work Before he began his career on radio, Chappell was "a concert baritone, a song-and-dance man in musical comedy, a lecturer and a stock company actor." Radio On February 10, 1925, Chappell was the announcer, as well as the director of the first radio station in Syracuse, New York, WFBL (which stood for First Broadcast License). He worked in Syracuse 1925-1927 and went to Rochester, New York, in 1928 to work at WHAM. On Monday, November 9, 1925, Chappell began writing for the Syracuse Herald. His column, "Riding the Waves With Chap", included promotion for the broadcasting industry and the local station. In the 1930s, Chappell was master of ceremonies for Phil Spitalny's radio program. For several years on each program, Chappell also served as the announcer for The Campbell Playhouse (the sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air) and for The Adventures of Ellery Queen. Television Chappell was also "the voice of Pall Mall" in American Tobacco's television cigarette commercials from the mid-1950s into the mid-'60s. His famous tag line: "Buy Pall Mall famous cigarettes...'OUTSTANDING! and they are mild!'". Recording In 1941, Chappell narrated A Christmas Carol on an RCA Victor album containing four 12-inch records. References External links Quiet Please: Forum and MP3s Ernest Chappell's A Christmas Carol 1903 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male radio actors American radio personalities Male actors from Syracuse, New York Radio and television announcers Syracuse University alumni
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Syracuse Arms Company was a firearms manufacturing company located in Syracuse, New York that produced firearms between 1888 and 1908. They are best known for their shotguns. History The Syracuse Arms Company advertised the Hollenbeck shotgun in 1896 that had "fewer parts in this gun than any gun seen." The broker was Hermann Boker & Company of 101 Dusne Street in New York City. The Syracuse Arms Company was incorporated in 1893 and commenced production of a double barrel shotgun named "The Hollenbeck" after its inventor Frank A. Hollenbeck. Frank Hollenbeck resigned from the Syracuse Arms Company in July, 1895; and in 1896, the gun was renamed "The Syracuse" which name remained unchanged from that point through the end of production. The Syracuse Arms company only manufactured double shotguns; and only hammerless shotguns until late 1904. Syracuse Arms Company produced hammerless model double guns in a variety of grades as follows: Grade 00, Grade 0, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade A, Grade A-1 Special Trap, Grade B, Grade C, and Grade D; with the Grade D gun being their highest grade and retailing at $475.00 in 1904. Hammerless model Syracuse guns were produced in 10, 12, 16 (in 1901), and 20 (in 1902) gauges. The hammer model Syracuse gun was only offered in one grade and one gauge (12-bore) with a retail of $24.00. The Syracuse Arms Company was sold to Simmons Hardware Company of St. Louis, MO in April 1905; and although some additional guns were produced afterwards and sold through the sporting goods department of Simmons Hardware, no advertising materials promoting the Syracuse Gun have been located after April, 1905. Syracuse hammerless guns begin at serial number 1 and have been observed into the 39XXX serial number range. Some Syracuse hammerless guns were sold under a "Trade Name" called "New Era", which name was also placed on some hammerless double guns produced by the Baker Gun Company, which is often a source of confusion; but all Syracuse "Trade Name" guns will fall within the above noted 1-39XXX serial number range. Syracuse hammer guns were assigned a separate serial number sequence containing a letter prefix beginning at "H1" and continuing numerically up through perhaps H2XXX. The Syracuse hammer gun was the only Syracuse model never cataloged; although the 1904 Syracuse pocket catalog does contain a folding insert devoted solely to the Syracuse hammer gun. References Defunct companies based in Syracuse, New York Defunct manufacturing companies based in New York (state) Manufacturing companies established in 1888 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1908 1888 establishments in New York (state) 1908 disestablishments in New York (state)
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Columbus Circle is a traffic circle in New York City, US. Columbus Circle may also refer to: New York City 59th Street–Columbus Circle station, a subway station complex under the circle consisting of 59th Street – Columbus Circle (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line), serving the 1 and 2 trains 59th Street – Columbus Circle (IND Eighth Avenue Line), serving the A, B, C, and D trains Other uses Columbus Circle (Syracuse, New York), a plaza and neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, US Columbus Circle (Washington, D.C.), a traffic circle in Washington D.C., US Columbus Circle (film), a 2012 film See also The Shops at Columbus Circle, a shopping mall in New York City
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Geddes is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,088. The Town of Geddes is west of the neighborhood of Far Westside of Syracuse. The town is a western suburb of Syracuse. History The town was formed from the Town of Salina in 1848. It is named after James Geddes, a prominent early settler who settled at the head of Onondaga Lake in 1794 and developed the salt industry. There also was an Old Geddes Village which included part of the west side of Syracuse and Tipperary Hill, the village square being located near St. Mark's Circle. The village of Geddes (incorporated in 1832 and 1837) was annexed to the City of Syracuse on May 20, 1886, with a population of nearly 7,000. Today the town of Geddes still includes the Village of Solvay, which operates independently, and the hamlets of Westvale and Lakeland. Geddes is the youngest town in Onondaga County. Background Geddes was formed from Salina on March 18, 1848. It lies upon the western bank of Onondaga Lake with level surface in the north and rolling hills in the south. In the southwest of the town, are several isolated, rounded drift hills (or knolls). The Seneca River forms the north border and Onondaga Creek formed part of the eastern boundary. Nine Mile Creek flows east through the center of town. The soil is clay and sandy loam. In 1859, the town contained two churches, both Protestant, an Episcopalian and Methodist Episcopalian. Early industry By 1859, several salt wells were located near the southwest extremity of the lake. The S.B.& N.Y.R.R. coal depot was situated on the Erie Canal. In the southeast section of town, there were extensive stone quarries. There was also a brewery and distillery, and a large number of salt works within the town limits. The population was 950. In 1841, W. H. Farrar, who had recently arrived from Vermont, started a small pottery business in the town of Geddes, New York called Farrar Pottery. During 1868, Farrer sold the business to what later became the Empire Crockery Manufacturing Company. On July 20, 1871, several local businessmen purchased the struggling local pottery, capitalized the company for $50,000, and expanded its lines to produce ceramic material for table and toilet use. At that time, the name changed to Onondaga Pottery Company (O.P.Co.). The company name was officially changed to Syracuse China in 1966. They specialized in the manufacture of fine china and commercial ware. During 1874, Ashton Salt Mill was operating in the town of Geddes, on the western edge of the city and Saginaw Salt Works was located southwest of the city in the town of Onondaga. That same year, several other salt producers were operating within the city limits including; G. A. Porter & Company, Haskin's Salt Mill and J. W. Barker & Company. In 1878, Geddes was the home of Western Coarse Salt Company, Turk's Island Coarse Salt Company, Geddes Coarse Salt Company,
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Shoppers World Danforth is a hybrid shopping plaza and shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has 40 stores serving parts of East York, Scarborough and The Beaches, near the Victoria Park subway station. Today a moderately sized suburban plaza, it has a notable place in history as one of the first suburban and one of the first enclosed malls in Canada. It is approximately in area. History Site use as a car plant In 1921, the site was still a largely rural area on the fringe of the city of Toronto when the Danforth streetcar was extended to a new loop at Luttrell Avenue, just west of Victoria Park Avenue. This led to rapid development of the area. Most notably a Ford Motor Company assembly plant was built covering the large site at the southwest corner of Danforth and Victoria Park. The old factory building is now the main building of the mall. The plant was the Canadian site of Ford production of the Model T and Model A. It remained Ford's primary Canadian facility until 1953 when Ford decided to construct the new Oakville Assembly Plant. It then became the first Canadian plant of Nash Motors making cars such as the Nash Rambler and the Nash Canadian Statesman. In 1954, Nash merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors and soon after the Danforth assembly plant was closed. AMC moved its assembly operations to a new plant in Peel Village Development's Peel Village in Brampton, and the Danforth factory was sold to Peel Village parent company Elder Mines & Developments Ltd, who planned to redevelop it into a shopping centre. Redevelopment as mall In 1962, it was redeveloped into a mall. The mall was built to serve the rapidly growing population of East York and Scarborough. Developer Elder Mines (later Peel-Elder) would go on to build a similarly named Shoppers World Brampton mall a few years later. It was an early Canadian example of what would soon become ubiquitous: the fully enclosed and air conditioned, suburban shopping mall. When it opened it advertised itself as "the world's largest all electrically heated and air conditioned mall." The mall was 98% leased shortly after opening. The anchor tenant was Eaton's, marking only the second time Eaton's had opened a store outside of a downtown area. Another original tenant was a branch of Murray Koffler's drug store. Previously the stores had all been called Koffler's Drugs, but the new store adopted the name of the mall as Shoppers Drug Mart. Finding the name a great success, Koffler soon applied it to the entire chain. The facility covered and was the primary shopping mall for the entire eastern Greater Toronto Area until supplanted a decade later by Scarborough Town Centre, which opened in May 1973. The Eaton's store was converted to a Zellers in the early 1990s. Target purchased most Zellers leaseholds in 2012, and reopened it as a Target store in 2013. Target left in early 2015, and the
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An auto row or auto mall is a business cluster with multiple car dealerships in a single neighborhood or road. Auto rows are distinct from car supermarkets which are a single, large dealership. Economics Auto rows, like mall food courts, are an example of the economies of agglomeration. Even though being grouped together increases immediate competition, the auto row becomes more of destination for consumers and benefits all the dealerships. Many consumers may want to test drive automobiles from multiple companies before making a purchase and the auto row provides one stop shopping. Competing dealerships also often share advertising costs to promote their single destination under an agreed-upon marketing name. Auto rows attract ancillary businesses including car washes, insurance offices, and body shops that benefit all of the dealerships. Geography Central Place Theory may explain why destination stores do better when centrally located. Also, in some areas, local zoning may exclude car dealerships from many retail districts so that locating in an auto row becomes less about market forces and more about government planning. Traditionally, car dealership had small window front showrooms. Later, most car dealerships converted to large parking lot-based stores with integrated parts and service departments. In many case, an auto row is a vehicle-themed historic district rather than a current location to purchase cars. Examples Automobile Alley Historic District, Mobile, Alabama Automobile Alley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Automobile Row (Omaha, Nebraska) 34 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta Broadway Auto Row, Oakland, California Capitol Expressway, San Jose, California Cerritos Auto Square, Cerritos, California Motor Row District, Chicago, Illinois Driver's Village, built on the site of a dead mall in Syracuse, New York See also Milwaukee Junction, a former agglomeration of auto manufacturers. List of historic filling stations References Auto dealerships Shopping districts and streets by type
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Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse, New York, and Central New York, employing over 30,000 people, and housing over 4,300. It is also one of the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse. History Downtown Syracuse, as the rest of the city, grew as a result of the city's salt industry and its location on the Erie Canal. For over a century, it was also the retail and entertainment center of Central New York, with large department stores such as Chappell's, The Addis Co., Flah's, E.W. Edwards, Woolworth's, Grant's, Lincoln Stores, The Mohican, David's, Kresge's, Clark Music Co., Dey Brothers, and Sibley's. This attribute began to fade with development of large suburban malls, with the final blow in 1992 when the combined Addis & Dey's department store became the last major store to leave downtown. South Salina Street South Salina Street between Erie Boulevard and West Onondaga Street was the main north-south artery of Downtown Syracuse and was among the busiest streets in the city. The area has seen a great deal of revitalization in recent years with projects such as the conversion of the historic Syracuse Trust Building into luxury condos, a project engineered by local developer Peter Muserlian. More development projects are planned. Cobblestone streets In 1835, the "nature of the soil and the flat surface of the ground" in the village rendered the construction of stone pavements necessary. An ordinance was passed authorizing the paving with cobblestone of Salina Street from Fayette to Church Streets and Genesee Street from the west line of Clinton Square to Hanover Square. Additionally, sections of Water, Warren and Franklin Streets were paved. The paving of these streets also made it necessary to pave the public squares, or the work would be "incomplete." A sum of $4,500 was raised with general tax. During the same year, sidewalks of brick were ordered to be constructed along all paved streets and squares where they had not already been laid including Salina Street from Washington Street to Onondaga Avenue. Armory Square Armory Square is a small neighborhood on the west side of Downtown Syracuse. It began life as a busy commercial and industrial area just to the west of the central city. Named after the historic armory building that still inhabits the district's center, Armory Square is now home to luxury condos, restaurants, cafes, and high-end office space. Forman Park Forman Park was first established on June 16, 1839, and was known as Forman Square. The main attraction is a bronze memorial of early civic leaders Joshua Forman and Lewis H. Redfield. The park is 1.3 acres and is located at East Genesee and Almond Streets. Clinton Square Clinton Square first came into existence in the early 19th century when roadways from north and south joined in downtown Syracuse. By the mid-19th century, the construction of Erie Canal further transformed the busy intersection into the center of commerce and trade in Central New York. Hanover Square Hanover Square is actually a triangle at the
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Mall Airways was an American regional airline which operated throughout the northeastern United States and eastern Canada from 1973 to 1989. The carrier operated a mixed fleet of Beechcraft 1900, Piper Navajo Chieftains, Beech 99 Airliners, and also occasionally utilized a Beech King Air 90 as a back-up aircraft. The airline was based in Albany, New York, and was acquired by Business Express Airlines in September, 1989. Business Express retained both BE1900C, N15394 and N15503. Destinations served Connecticut Hartford (Bradley International Airport) New Jersey Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport) Atlantic City, New Jersey New York Albany (Albany International Airport) Binghamton (Greater Binghamton Airport) Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) Elmira (Elmira-Corning Regional Airport) Islip (Long Island MacArthur Airport) Ithaca (Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport) New York (LaGuardia Airport) Rochester (Greater Rochester International Airport) Syracuse (Syracuse Hancock International Airport) White Plains (Westchester County Airport) Ontario, Canada Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) Pennsylvania Erie (Erie International Airport) Quebec, Canada Montreal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) Rhode Island Providence (T.F. Green Airport) Virginia Washington, DC (suburbs) (Dulles International Airport) Fleet Beechcraft 1900 Beech King Air 90 Beechcraft Model 99 Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain See also List of defunct airlines of the United States External links Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines established in 1973 Airlines disestablished in 1989
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The Comstock Tract Buildings of Syracuse University are a set of buildings that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The name assigned in the listing was "Syracuse University-Comstock Tract Buildings". Included in the registration are 15 buildings, all located on the original Syracuse University campus, a tract of land originally donated by George F. Comstock. The buildings include what has been known as the "Old Row". Archbold Gymnasium (1907) Bowne Hall (1907) Carnegie Library (1907) Crouse College (1888–89) (separately listed on the NRHP in 1974) Hendricks Chapel (1933) Hall of Languages (1873) (separately listed on the NRHP in 1973) Holden Observatory (1887) Maxwell Hall (1937) Lyman C. Smith Hall (1902) Lyman Hall of Natural History (1907) Machinery Hall (1907) Sims Hall (1907) Slocum Hall (1919) Steele Hall (1898) Tolley Administration Building (1889) Gallery See also List of Registered Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York List of Syracuse University buildings References External links Syracuse University Buildings Archive list Comstock Tract Buildings Comstock Tract Buildings Historic districts in Onondaga County, New York University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
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Freak Talks About Sex, released for home video as Blowin' Smoke (its working title was Syracuse Muse), is a 1999 film starring Steve Zahn and Josh Hamilton. The movie was shot in Auburn and Syracuse, New York. It deals with issues such as love, sex, life after college, and living in a medium-sized city, in this case Syracuse. Plot Dave Keenan (Josh Hamilton) left Syracuse for a new life in Arizona. When that didn't work out, he moved back to Syracuse. He works a dead-end job at a department store in a mall, his car has broken down (and the mechanic is taking forever to fix it) and his ex-girlfriend (Arabella Field) wants him to join her in New York City. To make matters more complicated, one of his co-workers, a high school girl named Nichole (Heather McComb) seems to be getting romantically interested in him. His best friend Freak (Steve Zahn) is around for him to hang out with and offer such choice philosophical observations, like "I can't think of a single movie that couldn't be improved by a lesbian sex scene." Dave is stuck in a rut and has to decide what to do with his life. Soundtrack Tugboat Annie – "Stay Inside" The Wrench – "Girl" Scary Chicken – "Favorite Channel" Chic – "Le Freak" The Tortillas You Wanted – "Girls and Cars" Blondie – "Heart of Glass" External links A trailer for the movie 1999 films Culture of Syracuse, New York Films set in New York (state) American comedy films 1999 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films
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Syracuse China, located in Lyncourt, New York (a suburb of Syracuse), was a manufacturer of fine china. Founded in 1871 as Onondaga Pottery Company (O.P. Co.) in the town of Geddes, the company initially produced earthenware; in the late 19th century, O.P.Co., began producing fine china, for which it found a strong market particularly in hotels, restaurants, and railroad dining cars. Later changing their name to match their product line, the company closed in 2009. History In 1841, W. H. Farrar started a small pottery business in the town of Geddes, New York. Seventeen years later he moved the business to the location of what would become the Onondaga Pottery Company and eventually Syracuse China. Mr. Farrar produced whiskey jugs, butter crocks, and mixing bowls in stoneware. A few years later the Empire Pottery company was organized to take over the Farrar Pottery. A line of "whiteware" for table use was added. Like most pottery of the time, it was susceptible to "crazing" - small cracks in the glazed surface. The company struggled along until 1871 at which time Onondaga Pottery Company was organized and took over. Popular taste demanded a finer ceramic tableware than the heavy pottery made by these companies. Onondaga Pottery started producing a heavy earthenware called "Ironstone" but struggle to succeed. In 1873, they began manufacturing a "white graniteware" and then in 1885 a semi-vitreous ware. A year later they replaced this with high fired china and a guarantee that the glaze would not crackle or craze - the first time American-made tableware carried such a warranty. It was at this point, 45 years after the start of pottery production in Syracuse that the pottery business showed a stable and profitable prospect. Under President James Pass, O.P.Co. developed a new china body and won the medal for translucent china at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Around 1888, Pass developed the a vitreous, translucent, and non-absorbent clay body. It was released to the public after 1890 as Imperial Geddo, and made the company the industry leader. The company also manufactured electrical porcelain circuit breakers and insulators. In 1897 production turned to the vitreous china body. Its first colored china body, "Old Ivory," appeared in 1926. The company thrived with its hotel and railroad sales. The narrow-bodied "Econo-Rim" was tailored for the cramped table space of dining cars. Highly sought after collectible patterns sell regularly on eBay and at estate sales. Onondaga officially changed their name to Syracuse China in 1966 after their most popular line of products. The company was renowned for its fine china designs until 1970 when it limited its production to mostly restaurant dinnerware. Syracuse China of Canada In 1959 the Syracuse China Corp. acquired a controlling interest in Vandesca Pottery, Ltd. of Joliette, Quebec. Their factory, opened in 1947, was Canada's sole manufacturer of vitrified commercial china. After the merger they would be known as Vandesca-Syracuse Ltd. and the size of the factory would be more than doubled with 100
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The Shops at Atlas Park is an open-air shopping mall at Cooper Avenue and 80th Street in the Glendale neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States. The Shops at Atlas Park was opened in April 2006 by ATCO Properties, encompassing the site of the former Atlas Terminals industrial park, both of which were named after bodybuilder Charles Atlas who resided in nearby Middle Village. History What is now Atlas Park began as of farmland between Cooper Avenue and Dry Harbor Road (present-day 80th Street). In June 1902, the American Grass Products Company purchased the land and constructed a brick factory, and in 1903 a power plant was constructed. In 1922, Henry Hemmerdinger (whose family operates ATCO Properties) purchased a warehouse in the area, which would evolve Atlas Terminals. In its heyday in the 1950s, the industrial park housed companies such as General Electric, Kraft, Westinghouse, and New York Telephone. Freight operations to and from the terminal were facilitated by the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch at the park's south end. It was redeveloped in the 2000s after years of struggling to find tenants. Four of the buildings ranging in size from 13,000 to 93,000 square feet were renovated as part of the center, and sixteen buildings in the vicinity of Cooper Avenue and 80th Street were demolished and replaced by a landscaped park. The shops were opened in late April 2006. Major tenants in the center include Regal Cinemas, TJ Maxx, ULTA, Foot Locker, California Pizza Kitchen, Chili's, Johnny Rockets, White House Black Market, and New York Sports Club. Beginning on February 19, 2009, Atlas Park went into foreclosure, with control going to lenders Caylon Bank and Société Générale (both based in France). The complex was sold to The Macerich Company in February 2011 for $54 million. Transportation The mall is served by the bus routes. The reroutings of the Q54 and what was then the Q45 (now the southern half of the Q47) to serve the mall in 2007 and 2008, respectively, were controversial because MTA Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger was also the president of ATCO Properties. The closest New York City Subway station to the shops, the Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station (served by the ), is away. Notes References External links Shopping malls established in 2006 Macerich Shopping malls in New York City Commercial buildings in Queens, New York 2006 establishments in New York City Glendale, Queens
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Nancy Duffy (November 24, 1939—December 22, 2006) was a longtime newspaper/television personality and co-founder of the Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade, Syracuse, New York in 1983. Journalism Duffy graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1961 from Marywood College in Scranton, Pennsylvania. After college, she took her vows as a Catholic nun and was known as Sister Jude Michael before leaving the convent after a year. Duffy worked at newspapers in Scranton and Cortland, New York before moving to Syracuse to work for the Herald-Journal, where she was a police beat reporter. She left that job in 1967 to work as a reporter at WHEN-AM and WHEN-TV (now WTVH). She took a year off from reporting in 1970, when she became press secretary for Syracuse Mayor Lee Alexander. She then returned to WTVH, where she worked as a reporter for six years before going to work at what was then WNYS-TV (later WIXT, now WSYR-TV) in 1977. For years, she anchored brief local news and weather reports that aired during breaks in ABC's Good Morning America. While she often covered breaking news, she once said she favored the lighter stories. She filed features at WIXT billed as "Duffy's People", which were gentle profiles of ordinary people with extraordinary stories. In the early 1990s, Duffy hosted "The Irish Connection", a half-hour public affairs show than ran on Public-access television. She was president of the Syracuse Press Club from 1991 to 1992, and was honored by the club in 2000 with induction into its Wall of Distinction located at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center. Parade Duffy helped revive and organize, for several years, Syracuse's Saint Patrick's Parade, which had been discontinued during World War II. She, with the leadership of other Syracusians, helped lead a small group of volunteers in putting together the first parade on March 19, 1983. The parade remains a major annual event, typically drawing an estimated crowd of up to 10,000 marchers and 125,000 spectators gathering along South Salina Street each year on the usually cold and snowy Saturday in March. She considered her greatest legacy to be the Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade. Through the years the parade has become Central New York's largest one-day event, "the largest St. Patrick's Parade, per capita, in the world." Duffy served as the parade committee's first co-president with Daniel F. Casey, and continued as a guiding force even after stepping down in 1997. After Duffy resigned in as president of the parade, she continued as president-emeritus, where she shouldered the bulk of the work in organizing the event for several more years. Surplus earnings from the parade over the years were donated to one of Duffy's favorite causes, Project Children, an organization that brings children from Northern Ireland to Central New York for six weeks. The stretch of Salina Boulevard traversed by the annual St Patrick's Day parade has been named "Nancy Duffy Lane" in her honor. Personal life Duffy also taught at Syracuse University, wrote poetry, created charcoal and chalk drawings,
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James Geddes (July 22, 1763 – August 19, 1838) was born in Carlisle in the Province of Pennsylvania and was a prominent engineer, surveyor, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman who was instrumental in the planning of the Erie Canal and other canals in the United States. He was also at the forefront of development of the salt industry at Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York beginning in 1794. Biography The son of a Scottish farmer, Geddes eventually settled in 1794 at the head of Onondaga Lake in what was to become Onondaga County, New York, where he investigated the brine springs and set up a salt works at Geddesburgh, now Solvay. He acquired lands from the State of New York which had been formerly owned by the Onondaga tribe and became an adopted member of the Onondagas in resolution of a salt-making dispute, being given the name Don-da-dah-gwah. Geddes first surveyed and laid out the village of Geddes with approximately twenty lots on either side of West Genesee Street in 1807. An early supporter of a proposed canal to the Great Lakes, Geddes was appointed by the state Surveyor General to explore possible routes for such a canal. Based in part on Geddes' recommendations, the Legislature established a canal commission in 1810 . Geddes was one of five engineers chosen in 1816 to supervise the construction of the Erie Canal. He also was appointed chief engineer of the Ohio and Erie Canal. He served as a judge and was elected to the 18th Congress in 1818 as a Federalist. His son, George Geddes, was a New York State legislator. His grandson, also called James Geddes, was a civil engineer and agriculturist. Geddes died at Salina, New York on August 19, 1838, in the part of it which would later become known as the Town of Geddes, named for him. References 1763 births 1838 deaths American canal engineers People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania Politicians from Syracuse, New York American people of Scottish descent Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York)
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Marshall Street, or "M" Street, is a street in the University Hill neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, adjacent to Syracuse University. Marshall Street often refer to the commercial area including and surrounding the 100 Block of Marshall Street. This area primarily functions as an off-campus commercial area for college students. History Marshall Street is believed to be named for Louis Marshall (1856–1929), a Syracuse native, corporate and constitutional lawyer, and Trustee of Syracuse University, who helped reestablish the New York State College of Forestry (now SUNY-ESF) at Syracuse University. The 100 block of Marshall Street received the honorary name Louis Marshall Way in 2006. Historians are unsure if the street originally honored Louis Marshall, who only reached prominence after the turn of the twentieth century. The Marshall Square Mall is also located adjacent to Marshall Street. The area is promoted by the Crouse-Marshall Business Association. Marshall Street has been renovated many times over the years. See also University Hill, Syracuse References External links Transportation in Syracuse, New York
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Fingerlakes Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside the city of Auburn, New York, United States, in the town of Aurelius. The mall currently features a Bass Pro Shops. History Fingerlakes Mall was developed by The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, New York in 1980. In June 1992, the mall was sold to Jager Management, who in turn sold it to Gregory Greenfield & Associates (GG&A) five months later. Under GG&A's management, and with Jones Lang LaSalle as a leasing agent, the mall was renovated inside and outside. Bass Pro Shops, opened in 2004. References Shopping malls in New York (state) Shopping malls established in 1980 Buildings and structures in Cayuga County, New York
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Roseland Park was an amusement park located at 169 Lake Shore Drive in Canandaigua, New York, along the north shore of Canandaigua Lake. Roseland started operation in 1925 under its founder and original owner, William Muar. It continued to operate for 60 years until its closure on September 2, 1985. History Roseland originally opened up under the name "Lakeside Park" with little more than a dance hall and a few rides. The dance hall itself was named "Roseland" after the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. After three years it had become such an integral component to the park's identity that the park itself was renamed from Lakeside to Roseland. Over the years, as the park changed and grew, it saw many rides come and go. Some of the additional attractions included a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, a miniature train ride, a sky ride that went out over part of Canandaigua Lake before returning to the station, and the park's Carousel, which was purchased for the park in 1941 from the defunct Long Branch amusement park. For a period of time there was even a live circus act. Additional attractions have been added and changed over the years, including the addition of the park's major wooden roller coaster, the Skyliner, which was built in 1960. Park rides The following is a partial list of attractions Roseland had at various points throughout its history. After closure On September 16, two weeks following the park closure, an auction was held to sell off all of the park's remains. While almost nothing of the site that Roseland once occupied remains today, two of the park's most notable rides can still be found in operation. Philadelphia Toboggan Company's carousel No. 18, was purchased at the auction for $397,500 by the Pyramid Companies of Syracuse. It was refurbished and restored to its original colors, and then installed at the Carousel Center mall in Syracuse, New York on October 15, 1990. Carousel No. 18 was originally built in 1909. The other ride still in operation is the Skyliner, a wooden roller coaster. This ride was also built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It was built at Roseland and opened in 1960, where it operated until the park closure in 1985. It was then moved to Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania reopening in 1987 under the same name. It was one of the first large roller coasters designed by famous coaster designer John C. Allen. It is a double out and back coaster with a track length of 2400 feet, and a maximum height of 60 feet. A housing development now sits on the property where Roseland Park once was. Though the park has long since shut down, its name still exists today in the form of Roseland Waterpark, which is also located in Canandaigua. References External links Palmer, Richard F. (December 1992). Memories of Roseland Park. Crooked Lake Review. Buildings and structures in Ontario County, New York Defunct amusement parks in New York (state) 1925 establishments
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Milan ( ) is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The town is in the northern part of the county and is very rural. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,245, slightly down from 2,370 in 2010. Milan is located approximately north of New York City, south of Albany, and west of Boston. It is bordered by Rhinebeck and Red Hook to the west, Pine Plains to the east, Stanford to the southeast, Clinton to the south, and Gallatin to the north by Columbia County. The only major route in the town is the historic Taconic State Parkway, though NY 199 serves as the main local thoroughfare. History The area that comprises Milan today was the western part of the Little Nine Partners Patent of 1706. Milan was largely a farming and mill town and remains very rural. The first settler in the area was Johannes Rowe. The son of a Palatine immigrant, Rowe bought from Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of the Manor of Livingston, and built a stone house in 1766 on what is now Rowe Road near the Milan Town Hall. The remains of the house were photographed in 1940 for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Establishment of town and post office The New York State Legislature voted on March 6, 1818, to create the town of Milan from the western part of the town of North East, to be effective "from and after the last day in March" 1818. The session laws stated that the first town meeting would be held the first Tuesday of April and at the home of Stephen Thorn, who was elected town supervisor along with John F. Bartlett, town clerk. Two 19th century histories of the town of Milan and Dutchess County (1877 and 1882) state there is no knowledge or evidence as to why the name "Milan" was chosen, but the name Milan had appeared in other areas of the state, and it was not unusual to take European city names at the time. What is now the city of Syracuse was known as "Milan" for a brief period between 1809 and 1812. A settlement south of Syracuse was originally called "Milan" in 1790 before incorporation in 1802 as the town of Locke. An unincorporated village there continued to be referred to as "Milan" but the Milan designation for that post office was changed to "Locke" on July 29, 1817. This cleared the way for the operation of the Milan post office on August 14, 1818, at what is now Case's Corners. A town "in-between" The main thoroughfares for the community ran from the Hudson River to Salisbury, Connecticut, and travelers referred to the road as the "turnpike." It later became recognized as the Salisbury Turnpike, and sections of the road still exist today and bear that name. In addition to farming and local mills in Milan, lead and iron were mined in areas around what is now Millerton, New York, and Salisbury, Connecticut,
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"New York" (the New Yorks or the New York Philadelphians) was a professional football team formed by promoter Tom O'Rouke for the World Series of Football in 1902. The event was held in New York City at Madison Square Garden. It featured five football teams from New York and New Jersey: the Syracuse Athletic Club, Orange Athletic Club, Knickerbocker Athletic Club, Warslow Athletic Club and "New York". The "New York" team was designed and heavily favored to win the tournament. However, they were defeated in the opening game by Syracuse. Origins The "New York" team comprised ex-players from the recently defunct Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics of the first National Football League – eight Phillies and four Athletics. It included Charlie Gelbert, Blondy Wallace, Walter E. Bachman and Ben Roller. However, the team also featured some recognizable players from New York such as Curly Davidson. By putting together a team of all-stars calling them the "New York" team, O'Rourke expected to give his New York audience the pleasure of watching the "home team" win. The tournament was scheduled to last three nights starting on December 29 and ending on New Year's Eve. O'Rourke scheduled his tournament by considering the expected strengths of the teams. On opening night, he scheduled the "New York" team against Syracuse. By defeating Syracuse, the "New York" team, O'Rouke hoped, would then defeat the team that would probably bring the fewest fans into the Garden. Then on the second night, the Knickerbockers and Warlow would play to determine which team would be beaten by the "New York" team in the series' third game. O'Rourke anticipated this game as having the best attendance of the tourney. Finally in the fourth game, by holding out the Orange Athletic Club until the end, he predicted a New York versus New Jersey match-up in which New Jersey would lose a close game to one of the three New York teams. Opening game vs. Syracuse O'Rourke didn't realize how seriously the Syracuse team took the tournament. The team was put together by Frank "Buck" O'Neill who conducted daily practices in preparation for the series. Syracuse defeated "New York" in what has been called the first indoor pro football game. The final score of the game was recorded as 6-0, but in reality it was 5-0, since touchdowns only counted for five points in 1902 and Syracuses' Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner missed the extra point. Warner later suffered a head injury and was replaced by "New York's" Blondy Wallace. Syracuse would go on to win the Series with a 36-0 win over the Orange Athletic Club. References 1902 establishments in New York City 1902 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct American football teams in New York (state)
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Sangertown Square is a shopping mall located in New Hartford, New York between New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 8 near Utica, New York. Sangertown Square is a single-story mall, and comprises of leasable retail space. The mall was built in 1980 and has a central food court and 50 stores. The mall features the traditional retailers Boscov's, Dick's Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, and Target while featuring the prominent specialty retailers American Eagle, Bath and Body Works, Charlotte Russe, Hollister, and Victoria's Secret. History The mall opened in 1980 with Hess's, JCPenney, Sears, and Bradlees. Storied regional division Hess's became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kaufmann's in 1994. Bradlees shuttered in around 2001 which was razed and replaced with a Target store by 2002. Kaufmann's transitioned into a Macy's in September 2006. In 2009, Circuit City shuttered becoming a HomeGoods. In September 2012, DSW opened as a junior anchor within the shopping concourse. In 2014, a two-year refresh modernizing Sangertown Square was announced which includes new seating, decorative lighting, new tile, exterior entrances, and an improved landscape. In 2015, it was announced Boscov's will replace Sears which would then shutter as part of an ongoing decision to phase out of its traditional brick-and-mortar format. The beginning of the 2020s saw several storied traditional department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years. On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that as part of modernizing their traditional brick-and-mortar base that they'll no longer continue to position an outpost in this retail environment. On January 6, 2021, Macy's, which also retains several much larger outposts over by Albany and Syracuse, announced that after a strategy had been implemented to solely focus on their highest achieving outposts that they had chosen against staying on at this predominant regional shopping center. Several potential replacement tenants for each space are each reportedly in the midst of early on discussions. By October 2022, since the government lockdown, Sangertown Square has announced several newest additions, among them are Ashcroft & Oak, Earthbound Trading Co., Journeys, Blue Sox Academy, and axe throwing at PiNZ social. References External links Pyramid Companies page on Sangertown Square Shopping malls in New York (state) The Pyramid Companies Shopping malls established in 1980
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Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 37,137 at the 2020 census. History The Town of Brighton, located on the southeastern border of the city of Rochester, is located on the traditional homelands of the Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca), part of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy, the People of the Long House, called Iroquois by the French. The first Europeans in the area were French trappers in the seventeenth century, who visited frequently but did not settle there. English colonists built permanent structures in approximately 1790, and formally established the town in 1814—earning it recognition as one of the oldest towns in Monroe County. Named for Brighton, England, it remained a farming and brick-making community until the 20th century, when the town began its evolution into an upscale suburban residential area, occupying some . In 1999, the town purchased 64 acres (259,000 m2) with the intention of developing a central park. The Alcoa Care-free Home and Stone-Tolan House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the Civil War the men of Brighton helped form Company D of the 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in September, 1862, which was formed in Rochester. The total population of Brighton at the time was approximately 3,100 people. The 140th New York Regiment served in the XII Corps and then the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac. They saw battle during the Battle of Gettysburg, The Battle of the Wilderness, the Battle of Spotsylvania and Appomatox Courthouse Campaigns during the war. The 140th New York was disbanded from service on June 3, 1865. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.5 km2), of which 15.5 square miles (40.0 km2) is land and 0.17 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.1%) is water. In terms of latitude and longitude, Brighton is located at . Brighton has lacked a central village since the city of Rochester annexed the area around East Avenue and Winton Road, formerly the village of Brighton, in 1905. The central entertainment and commercial hub is the Twelve Corners, so named because three intersecting roads, Winton Road, Monroe Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, define 12 distinct corners. Residents tend to gravitate to nearby Pittsford Plaza for shopping, as well as Eastview Mall and Commons, in bordering Pittsford and nearby Victor. Also, both the High School (Brighton High School) and the Middle School (Twelve Corners Middle School) are located at Twelve Corners. Brighton is bordered by the city of Rochester and the town of Irondequoit northwest, the town of Henrietta to the south, the Genesee River and Chili the west, and the towns of Pittsford and Penfield to the east. Brighton is located some from Buffalo, and from Syracuse. The Erie Canal courses through Brighton, accompanied by the acclaimed Erie Canal Heritage Trail, one of the longest continuous stretches of maintained off-road trail in the United States. The Pinnacle Hill Range, a range of glacially-formed hills of
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'Stephanie H. Shih () is a Taiwanese American ceramic artist, who makes sculptures that resemble popular traditional and mass-produced pantry items that are found in many Asian-American homes. Biography Shih was born and raised in New Jersey to parents who emigrated from Taiwan. Growing up, her mother was insistent about the family sitting down together to share meals, which prompted her to consider food as both a source of communication and a form of social and cultural expression. Prior to beginning her art career, Shih had been working as a copywriter. She started to throw and sculpt in clay as a therapeutic way to manage chronic pain. Since 2009, she has been living and working in Brooklyn. Artwork Shih’s ceramic sculptures represent a reflection of Asian Diaspora culture, through food items that have been created or adapted by Asian communities in Western countries. Her work in clay began with pottery inspired by Chinese Qing and Song dynasties. Thereafter, she started to create hand-folded porcelain dumplings. Shih has since created over one-thousand ceramic dumplings. These dumplings are vessels that hold significant emotional memories. Shih began making real pork-filled dumplings at an early age with her family and recognized their culinary significance. In 2018, Shih created a group of life-sized food items rendered in clay, which she titled “Oriental Grocery.” Some of the sculptures in the series include a sriracha bottle, Chinkiang black vinegar, Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, a box of Pocky, Chapagetti noodles, and a 50lb bag of Botan rice. Other food items Shih has sculpted include Kings Hawaiian buns and SPAM, which are products that were introduced to Asian Diasporic communities as a result of the United States’ global militarization and colonial exploitation. There is a collaborative element to many of the objects Shih sculpts. For her 2021 solo exhibition, New World Mall, at Stanley’s in Los Angeles, the artist crowdsourced ideas from her large Asian American social network on Instagram. Shih’s sculptures highlight how diverse members of a cultural diaspora can express both unique and shared memories about their heritage and life in the foreign land they call home. They also bring to light the ways that colonialism and the military industrial complex have impacted Asian American culture and identity. Art critic John Yau states that “Shih’s work is both aesthetic and political, a commentary on assimilation as a process in which one’s national origin is not forgotten or erased. This resistance troubles a significant number of Americans. They might go to a Chinese restaurant and open their fortune cookie at the end of the meal, but they don’t like the colorful diversity that the future holds for them.” Solo exhibitions Greetings from Gold Mountain, Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2023 My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks, Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse, NY, 2022 Open Sundays, Harkawik, New York, NY, 2022 New World Mall, Stanley’s, Los Angeles, 2021 Same Same, Perrotin Editions, New York, NY, 2020 叚/家: Nostalgia for a Nonexistent Homeland, Wieden+Kennedy Gallery, Portland, OR, 2019 A Strong
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Gustavus Sniper (June 11, 1836 – March 29, 1894) was a Grand Duchy of Baden-born Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865. Biography Sniper was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden. He emigrated with his family to Syracuse, New York in 1842, where he was educated in Syracuse public schools, and supplemented his education by attending night school. As an adult he worked in a cigar-making business. Sniper was a member of the Republican Party and opposed slavery. In 1854, he joined the Syracuse Light Guards and also held offices with the Syracuse Grays and the Davis Light Guards. When the Civil War broke out, he organized a company of Onondaga County men for the 12th New York Volunteer Infantry. He also organized a company for the 24th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment also from Onondaga County. However, his first service in the field was with the 101st New York Volunteer Infantry where he rose in rank from lieutenant to captain. In 1863, he returned home to New York briefly to get married, but he soon returned to war as a lieutenant colonel with the 185th New York Volunteer Infantry. He saw action in Virginia at Petersburg and Hatchers Run. In February 1865, he was made the regiment's colonel. In March 1865, he saw action at the Battle of White Oak Road and the Battle of Quaker Road outside Petersburg. After the war, he was elected county clerk, deputy collector of internal revenue, and to the New York State Assembly three times. Sniper died in 1894 at his home at 504 North Prospect Street, and was buried in Syracuse's Woodlawn Cemetery. Honors On Decoration Day, May 30, 1905, an equestrian statue of Sniper was unveiled in what was then known as Schlosser Park, a small triangle of grass on Syracuse’s northside, bordered by North Salina, North State, and East Laurel streets. The statue's sword was stolen many times, until the city stopped replacing it in the 1950s. It is Syracuse's only equestrian statue. References External links Gustavus Sniper grave at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, New York) 1836 births 1894 deaths People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Union Army colonels Emigrants from the Grand Duchy of Baden Immigrants to the United States
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Saratoga Mall was an enclosed, automobile-oriented shopping mall in Wilton, New York near the city of Saratoga Springs, New York. It was demolished in 1999. It was previously known as Pyramid Mall Saratoga and was located on Route 50 just off Exit 15 on I-87 Adirondack Northway). After demolition, it was replaced by a big box strip center known as Wilton Square. Development Originally called Pyramid Mall Saratoga, the mall was built by The Pyramid Companies. Construction began in late 1972/early 1973. It was the first regional mall developed by the company. The mall was on of land. Landscaping included of grass sod, of land seeded for grass, and over 172 trees. Opening The mall opened for business on October 18, 1973, with fifty stores and no vacancies. The original size of the mall was . It employed more than 450 people. For opening day, Miss New York State, Susan Carlson, was set to cut the ribbon. There was a drawing for a free flight for two to Nassau in the Bahamas. Mostly due to the new shopping mall, Wilton town supervisor Robert Gavin announced a property tax reduction of 54 percent one month after the mall's opening. There were four major courts in the mall that had fountains, skylights, bridges, and pools. In early 1976, Montgomery Ward opened, bringing the total size of the mall to . The addition included . The Montgomery Ward store addition totaled . The mall's name changed in 1987 when it came under new ownership. Owners of the Saratoga Mall in 1989 proposed a small strip mall called Wilton Square (the eventual name of the successor to the mall after demolition) of with 135 parking spaces. The number of parking spaces was not enough for Wilton town code. An exception was not made as it was for the Wilton Mall at Saratoga being developed next door to the Saratoga Mall. In mid-1992, the movie theaters at Saratoga Mall were managed by Hoyts. Hoyts also had newer theaters in the Wilton Mall next door. On June 19, 1992, the Saratoga Mall theaters became a second-run theater with ticket prices at $1.99. At that point, the mall had six theaters. The final showings at the mall took place on Thursday, August 26, 1999. At the time, there were eight employees working for that cinema. Ownership The mall was originally owned and developed by The Pyramid Companies. The mall again changed ownership in 1987, changing its name from Pyramid Mall Saratoga to Saratoga Mall in the process. In 1991, it was owned by Pyramid Centers of Empire State Co. In 1999, it was sold by Pyramid Centers of Canada to Starwood Ceruzzi Properties, Inc., of Fairfield, Connecticut. This company completed demolished the enclosed mall and built Wilton Square in its place. Starwood Ceruzzi Properties then sold the property in summer 2005 to Inland Western Saratoga Springs Wilton, LLC for almost four times what they paid. Demolition The possibility of demolition was announced in late 1998. Mall management
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Benjamin Walsh (born July 4, 1979) is an American politician currently serving as the 54th Mayor of Syracuse, New York. Walsh assumed office on January 1, 2018 as the first independent mayor of Syracuse and the second without major party support since Louis Will in 1913. Early life and education Walsh is the son of former congressman James T. "Jim" Walsh and grandson of former congressman and mayor of Syracuse, New York, William F. Walsh, both of whom represented Central New York as Republicans. Walsh grew up as one of three children in the Strathmore neighborhood. He graduated from Westhill High School in 1997. Walsh attended Ithaca College and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. He also received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 2005. Career Walsh began his policy career working for Laborers Local 633, working on construction jobs around Onondaga Lake after his graduation from Ithaca College. Following this, he worked for the political actions staff of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in Albany. In 2002, Walsh returned to Syracuse to run his father's congressional campaign. Following his father’s campaign, Walsh traveled to Ireland, where he stayed for three months and interned for then Prime Minister of Ireland Bertie Ahern. Walsh eventually returned to Syracuse to work for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, educating municipalities about brownfields. He went on to become the deputy commissioner of the city's Department of Neighborhood and Business Development under previous mayor Stephanie Miner. Here, Walsh created the Greater Syracuse Land Bank and was part of the redevelopment of Hotel Syracuse. He also worked on the Metropolitan Development Association, a precursor to CenterState CEO. Additionally, Walsh served on several boards and community groups around Syracuse, including serving as president of the Gifford Foundation board. After resigning from his position at city hall in 2015, Walsh worked for Mackenzie Hughes law firm as Business Development Director, prior to launching his campaign to become the mayor of Syracuse. Mayor of Syracuse Walsh was elected mayor of Syracuse in 2017 while running on two minor party lines, the Independence Party of New York and Reform Party of New York State. In what was generally seen as an upset, Ben Walsh won the election with 53.2% against four other candidates, namely Democratic frontrunner Juanita Perez Williams as well as the nominees from the Republican, Green, and Working Families Party. Policy Plans In January 2019, Walsh introduced his major policy plan, Syracuse Surge, at that year's State of the City. The goal of the plan was to modernize Syracuse’s economy and prepare it for equitable access to new technology (as anticipated in projections in the Fourth Industrial Revolution) through both public and private investment. The mayor's plans have included establishing a science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) school at the old Central Technical High School and was expected to open in Fall 2022. In January 2020,
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Samuel S. Shubert (August 27, 1878 – May 13, 1905) was an American producer and theatre owner/operator. He was the middle son in the Shubert family and was raised in Syracuse, New York. Biography Born in Vladislavov, in the Suwałki Governorate of Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire (present-day Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania) to a Lithuanian-Jewish family, he was the second son and fifth child of Duvvid Schubart and Katrina Helwitz. He was four years old when the family emigrated to the United States in 1881. They settled in Syracuse, New York, where a number of Lithuanian Jewish families were already living. His father's alcoholism kept the family in difficult financial circumstances, and at a very young age Sam Shubert had to work as a shoeshine boy. Syracuse operations He eventually obtained a job at the Grand Opera House, selling programs and working in the box office. Although he only had a rudimentary education, Sam Shubert had a quick mind for mathematics, which resulted in his promotion to assistant treasurer. After accepting the position of treasurer at the Wieting Theatre, the largest in the city of Syracuse, Shubert soon developed an interest in the production of plays. With borrowed money, he embarked on a venture that led him and his two brothers to be the successful operators of several theaters in upstate New York. Theatre empire The Shubert brothers decided to expand to the huge market in New York City and at the end of March 1900, Sam Shubert leased the Herald Square Theatre at the corner of Broadway and 35th Street in Manhattan. Leaving younger brother Jacob at home to manage their existing theatres, he and older brother Lee moved to New York City, where they laid the foundation for what was to become the largest theatre empire of the 20th century. Sam Shubert had the idea for his first original production, Fantana, which premiered at the Lyric Theatre on January 14, 1905. "The show was Sam's idea, and he more or less cowrote the libretto. When his coauthor, Robert B. Smith, claimed to have done all the actual writing, Sam admitted that he had but would not change the credits." He also took the directing credit for the 1904 revival of the comedy opera Wang: "under the personal direction of Sam. S. Shubert." Railroad accident In May 1905, Sam Shubert was traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on business, when the passenger train he was on collided with several freight cars in the Lochiel neighborhood of south Harrisburg. Severely injured in the train wreck, Sam Shubert succumbed to his injuries two days later at the age of 26. His body was brought back to New York for burial in the Salem Fields Cemetery in Brooklyn. In 1913, Sam Shubert's brothers opened a prestigious new theatre at 225 West 44th Street, in the heart of the Broadway Theater District, which was named in his honor. The Sam S. Shubert Theatre remains in operation today as one of the great landmarks
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Columbia Place (formerly Columbia Mall) is one of South Carolina's largest shopping malls, with nearly of retail space. The mall is located just off Interstate 20 and Interstate 77 on Two Notch Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The mall's current only anchor store is Macy's. Stores Opened in 1977 as Columbia Mall, it was originally anchored by Belk, JCPenney, and Sears. Rich's opened a few months later. Dillard's replaced Belk in 1995 and closed on November 4, 2008. JCPenney left the mall for a new lifestyle center, Village at Sandhill, located 10 miles (16 km) away in 2007. On June 6, 2017, Sears announced that they would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed in September 2017. It is home to the only Macy's location in more than a 50-mile radius, which helps solidify the mall's presence and position in the market. On January 19, 2018, Burlington announced that they would be closing as well on February 16, 2018. The two-level mall added an 8 unit food court in 1997 and received its first renovation in 2002. The road that loops the mall's parking lot is known as Columbia Mall Boulevard and is the address for many outlying businesses including McDonald's, Party City, and Virginia College. Ownership Columbia Place was built by Kahn Development Company and the Richard E. Jacobs Group and was purchased by CBL & Associates Properties in 2001. For a period of time the mall was leased and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group of North Syracuse, New York after being lost by owner CBL & Associates Properties in a foreclosure action. CBL & Associates Properties also lost their former Citadel Mall property in Charleston, South Carolina in 2013 after foreclosure. On October 31, 2014, Las Vegas real estate investor, Moonbeam Capital Investments acquired Columbia Place Mall. References External links Shopcolumbiaplace.com—Official Website Moonbeam Capital Investments Shopping malls established in 1977 Shopping malls in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina Tourist attractions in Columbia, South Carolina
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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Syracuse, New York. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. All of the regular home fields have been within a half mile or so of Onondaga Lake, and were sometimes subject to flooding in early spring. Baseball parks in Syracuse Lakeside Park Home of: Syracuse Stars - independent (1875-1876) / League Alliance (1877 only) Syracuse Stars - National League (1879, Sunday games only - although Retrosheet indicates no Sunday home games at all ) Location: Geddes, New York, bordering Syracuse to the southeast - boundaries from various sources, not absolutely certain: New York Central Railroad (northeast); Bridge Street (north - now parts of Saint Mark's Avenue and West Fayette Street); State Fair Boulevard (west); Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad aka West Shore Railroad embankment (southwest); Marsh Road (later Hiawatha Boulevard) (southeast); Onondaga Lake (east) Currently: probably New York State Fair parking lot Newell Park or Star Park Home of: Syracuse Stars – International Association (1878 only) Syracuse Stars – National League (1879 part) Location: Croton (later East Raynor) Street (north); South Salina Street (west) Currently: commercial buildings Star Park Home of: Syracuse Stars – New York State League (1885) Syracuse Stars – International League (1886-1887) Syracuse Stars – International Association (1888-1889) Syracuse Stars – American Association (1890) Syracuse Stars - Eastern Association (1891 only) Syracuse Stars - Eastern League (1892 part) Syracuse Stars - Eastern League (1894-1899) Syracuse Stars - New York State League (1902–1904) Location: South Salina Street (northeast); Delaware Lakawanna & Western Railroad (east); toward Temple Street (north); Oneida Street (west); West Taylor Street (south); a couple of long blocks north of Newell Park; block later bisected north-to-south by Baker (now South Clinton) Street Currently: power station, railroad tracks, commercial buildings Three Rivers Park Home of: Syracuse Stars – AA (1890, 5 Sunday games in May–June–July) Location: Phoenix, New York, about ten miles north-northwest of Syracuse Iron Pier Home of: Syracuse Stars – AA (1890, 1 scheduled Sunday game, August 3, forfeited by Louisville) Location: Iron Pier resort area at the southeast "corner" of Onondaga Lake Currently: park land Athletic Field or New Star Park Home of: Syracuse Stars – Eastern League (1900 – mid-1901) Syracuse Stars – New York State League (1905–1906) Syracuse (not confirmed) – Empire State League (second half of 1906 only) Location: Marsh Street (later Hiawatha Boulevard West) (northwest); Pulaski Street (would be northeast); Liberty Street (would be southwest); Old Lakeside Boulevard (?) Currently: industrial Hallock Park aka Star Park aka First Ward Park Home of: Syracuse Stars – New York State League (1907–1917) Syracuse Stars – International League (1918 only) Location: end of North Salina Street (southwest?) "not far from" Onondaga Lake; toward Hiawatha Boulevard (southeast); Park Street (northeast), across Park from what is now Regional Market; about a mile north of Athletic Park Currently: ramps for Interstate Highway 81 Archbold Stadium Home of: Syracuse Stars – Eastern League 1920 while awaiting completion of the next
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Palisades Center is a shopping mall in West Nyack, New York, which as of December 2022, is the twelfth-largest in the United States by gross leasable space. It has also been one of the nation's most lucrative malls, producing $40 million in annual sales tax and $17 million in property taxes in its first ten years of operation. Built in the industrial style, the mall was developed by Pyramid Management Group, and opened in March 1998. It was named after the nearby Palisades, which border the Hudson River and the eastern part of Rockland County. It is bounded on three sides by major state routes: the New York State Thruway (Interstates 87 and 287) to the north (Exit 12), NY Route 303 to the east, and NY Route 59 to the south. It is also located near the Thruway's intersection of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, and is only a few miles west of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which provides access from points east of the Hudson River. History 1990s According to the mall's sponsoring partner, Thomas Valenti, it took 16 years to get the mall approved and built. The 130-acre site was purchased by The Pyramid Companies for about $3 million and a promise to clean up the two landfills, which held incinerator ash and garbage. The mall was proposed in 1985 with a goal of luring upscale retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor, and also a promise to keep sales tax dollars from slipping across state lines into New Jersey. The site was selected for its proximity to the New York State Thruway and Westchester County. Its location four miles from New Jersey, where blue laws in Paramus keep the malls closed on Sundays, was also a factor. Local residents, recalling how the Nanuet Mall nearly drew the life out of Rockland County's traditional shopping villages about 20 years earlier, opposed the mall, predicting that it would bring crime, increased traffic, air pollution, and an economic downturn to the area's downtowns, and that the site was not properly tested for toxins. In October 1993, ground was broken on the mall, whose construction would cost between $250 million and $280 million. The Palisades Center was built around the Mount Moor Cemetery, a cemetery established in 1849 for people of color, including Native American and African American veterans of American wars from the Civil War to the Korean War. The cemetery is visible from a number of points in the mall, and was undisturbed by construction. The Historical Society of Rockland County placed a historical sign which reads: The construction of the mall faced a number of environmental obstacles before it began. What was initially thought to be a mastodon buried there turned out to be a circus elephant. Nesting grounds for a nearly extinct red-legged partridge turned out to be a domesticated pheasant. Other problems included flooding from one of the region's glacier-dug bottom spots and runoff from three landfills on the property. The mall was
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Patrick Joseph Kelly II (October 29, 1965 – March 28, 2003) was a National Football League (NFL) tight end who played for the Denver Broncos (1988–1989) and the New York Jets (1990–1991). He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He played in 44 games over 4 seasons, starting only the 1988 AFC Championship due to an injury to starter Clarence Kay. Kelly also played in Super Bowl XXIV. He died of cancer on March 28, 2003. Early years Kelly attended R. L. Thomas High School in Webster, New York, before heading to Syracuse, New York to play with the Syracuse Orange football team. Head Coach Greg Robinson said of him, ...There was Pat Kelly. Pat Kelly – what a character. This guy was as bright as they came. He was at the Jets, and at the Broncos, went on and was doing a wonderful job on Wall Street. Pat was the kind of guy who he could turn a locker room because of the way he could disrupt it with his sense of humor. He could take over a whole football team. He was a guy who everybody not only remembered as a player, but also as a person. Sadly, we lost Pat not too long ago. He is always remembered for what he was – a special person. Kelly also won the Zunic Award, which is given annually to anyone who exhibits the courage and spirit of Mike and Judy Zunic. More specifically, it usually signifies overcoming a severe injury. After football After leaving the NFL, Kelly became a successful businessman. This led to him co-creating the Joshua Frase Foundation in the fall of 1996, a foundation devoted to raising funds for research into Centronuclear myopathy and related congenital myopathies, with friend and former Syracuse/New York Jets teammate Paul Frase. Frase's son Joshua, whom the foundation is named for, suffered from centronuclear myopathy and died on December 24, 2010, at the age of 15. Kelly also created the JFF Muscle Dream Team Gala and helped raise millions of dollars for the foundation. References External links NFL.com player page 1965 births 2003 deaths Players of American football from Rochester, New York American football tight ends Syracuse Orange football players Denver Broncos players New York Jets players Deaths from brain tumor People from Webster, New York Sportspeople from Monroe County, New York
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Oakdale Commons (formerly Oakdale Mall) is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Johnson City, New York, United States, serving the Binghamton metropolitan area. The mall has a gross leasable area of . The mall opened in 1975, by the development company, Interstate Properties. The mall features JCPenney and Dick's House of Sport. In 2023, BJ's Wholesale Club announced that they would be opening at the mall in an area that had previously been used to house The Bon-Ton. The later 2010s saw several department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years. In 2017, Macy's, which retains several larger outposts around Albany and Syracuse, announced that after a strategy had been elected by them to solely focus on their highest achieving locations that they would be leaving the shopping center. The previous Macy's outpost was reconstructed for Dick's House of Sports, a specialty concept by Dick's Sporting Goods which opened in 2023. In 2017, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format. The previous Sears outpost was reconstructed to feature "Factory by Beer Tree" a restaurant offering two levels of indoor and outdoor dining space, and Lourdes Health and Fitness which includes three large salt water pools, a steam room and sauna, and an enormous fitness floor. In April 2018, The Bon-Ton announced that it would close after it wasn't able to establish any new conditions to satisfy its established long-term debt. In March 2023, it was revealed that the previous location of The Bon-Ton will become an outpost for BJ's Wholesale Club. In September 2022, Burlington announced it would be transitioning to an entirely new outpost at Town Square Mall in Vestal. On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Dave & Busters would be opening at the mall. On October 14, 2022 , it was reported the mall envisions a $117 million plan to further develop the concourse while being known simply as Oakdale Commons. The mall developer proclaimed "We have significant plans for further development". References Shopping malls in New York (state) Shopping malls established in 1975 Buildings and structures in Broome County, New York Tourist attractions in Broome County, New York 1975 establishments in New York (state)
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Clay is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 60,527, making it Syracuse's most populous suburb. The town was named after American attorney and statesman Henry Clay. Clay is north of Syracuse. It is the largest town in the county, contains part of the village of North Syracuse, and is a suburb of Syracuse. It contains the major retail strip of Syracuse's northern suburbs, along New York State Route 31 (NY-31), including the currently defunct Great Northern Mall. History Prior to European settlement in the area, Clay was inhabited by the Onondaga Nation, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, some of whose descendants still live in the area today. Clay was within the Central New York Military Tract. The town was once known as West Cicero and was founded by strangers about 1791. The Town of Clay was formed in 1827 from the Town of Cicero, one of the original townships of the military tract. In October 2022, Micron Technology pledges $100 Billion for a giant semiconductor complex in the White Pine Commerce Park located in Clay. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.60%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Oswego County, marked by the Oneida River. The Seneca River marks the western town line. Both these rivers join into the Oswego River near the community of Three Rivers. The renovated Erie Canal follows the rivers around the border of Clay. New York State Route 31 is an east–west highway through the town. New York State Route 481 intersects NY-31 west of Euclid. Communities and locations in the Town of Clay Bayberry — A suburban residential community in the town Belgium — A hamlet on NY-31 near the western town line Cherry Estates — A hamlet near the eastern town line Clay — The hamlet of Clay is located on NY-31. Country Meadow — A very large (and still-growing) neighborhood off of Caughdenoy Rd, site of the 2008 Parade of Homes Elmcrest — A hamlet in the southwest part of Clay Euclid— A hamlet in the northern part of the town on NY-31 Fairway East — A sprawling subdivision linking Morgan Road with Soule Road. There are many streets and approximately 500 homes. Gatewood — A neighborhood in the eastern part of the town off of Maple Road. Consists of three streets and 72 houses. Great Northern Mall — A large regional mall at the junction of routes NY-31 and NY-481. Built in Clay in 1988, it is one of three major enclosed malls in the Syracuse area. Kimbrook — A suburban residential community Lawton Valley Hunt — A very large housing development between Caughdenoy Road, NY-31, and Lawton Road. The final phase of the development has recently been completed. Lynelle Meadows — A suburban residential community Moyers Corners — A hamlet on NY-31 near the western town line, east of Belgium
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The Gridley Building, built in 1867 and known previously as the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, is a prominent historic building on Clinton Square and Hanover Square in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was designed by Horatio Nelson White and was built adjacent to what was then the Erie Canal and is now Erie Boulevard. History The address of the Gridley Building is 101 S. Salina Street, according to the 1970 National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Five years later, the Hanover Square Historic District nomination listed its address as 101 East Water Street. The Syracuse Savings Bank Building is located directly across Erie Boulevard. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Influence The architect for Gridley Building, Horatio Nelson White, also designed the Hall of Languages in 1870 with the very similar style. It was the first building on Syracuse University campus, and is often prominently displayed as a representation of the University in many forums. See also Syracuse Savings Bank Building National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York References External links Syracuse Then and Now.org: The Gridley Building Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York Onondaga limestone Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
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Skyview on the Ridge is a future redevelopment of a shopping mall located in Irondequoit, New York, a suburb of Rochester. The mall opened in 1990 as Irondequoit Mall, featuring anchors McCurdy's, Sibley's, J. C. Penney, and Sears. On January 22, 2016, Angelo Ingrassia, a local real estate developer who specializes in developing premier properties, purchased the center. On August 29, 2017, current owner Angelo Ingrassia announced a plan to construct an office park along with retail, a community center, as well as a large residential component. The development is named Skyview on the Ridge. On July 30, 2019, the Town of Irondequoit approved a referendum that would allow the town to move forward by borrowing $7.25 million to build a community center. History Wilmorite Properties first announced plans for Irondequoit Mall in June 1985, and by May 1988, the first three anchor stores were confirmed: Sears, J. C. Penney, and Sibley's, which became Kaufmann's soon after opening. It opened in March 1990 with approximately 110 stores, and had an estimated 80,000 customers in its first weekend of business. McCurdy's opened as a fourth anchor store in 1992, which later became regional division The Bon-Ton. The mall was an early success and remained moderately popular until it was shuttered. Target opened on an outparcel in 2007. Congel era In 2007, the center was purchased by Scott R. Congel, a former principal with The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse. The sale triggered speculation that the surrounding property may be further developed. Congel announced a large 421-room hotel, 330 condominium units and a 16-screen movie theater would be part of the project, along with retail, restaurant and office space and an underground parking garage. The recession hit financing before any work began. With the exception of Sears and Macy's anchoring either end of the mall, the mall shuttered in February 2009 for further development. References See also Midtown Plaza Eastview Mall The Marketplace Mall The Mall at Greece Ridge Shopping malls in New York (state) Shopping malls established in 1990 shopping malls disestablished in 2009 1990 establishments in New York (state) 2009 disestablishments in New York (state) Commercial buildings in Rochester, New York
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Starr Park is the name applied to several former sports stadiums in Syracuse, New York. The name referred to the Syracuse professional baseball teams, which were called the Stars beginning around 1870 and continuing in most seasons until the last Stars team was fielded in 1929. The first of these venues was an alternate name of Newell Park, at the southeast corner of South Salina Street and what is now East Raynor Avenue. It was the home field of Stars teams from 1878 through 1884, including the Syracuse Stars of the National League in 1879. The second, and longest-lived, Star Park opened in 1885, a couple of long blocks north of Newell Park. It was bounded by Salina, Taylor, Oneida and Temple Streets, with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad tracks running through a corner of the block. In addition to various Syracuse Stars minor league clubs through its two decades of existence, the field was the home of the Syracuse Stars of the major league American Association during the 1890 season. After 20 years of use, the city decided not to renew the ball club's lease, and ran what is now South Clinton Street through the property The next Star Park was initially called Athletic Park. It was first the home of the Syracuse Stars minor league team in the Eastern League during 1900 and part of 1901. The Stars returned to the Salina and Taylor location during 1902 through 1904, after which the city closed it. The Stars then resumed play at Athletic Park, redubbing it New Star Park, which they used as members of the New York State League during the 1905 and 1906 seasons. Athletic Park / New Star Park was bordered by Marsh Street (later Hiawatha Boulevard) to the south, and by Pulaski and Liberty Streets. After the 1906 season, the Stars moved again, about a mile northward, to a field called Hallock Park or First Ward Park or, again, Star Park. The Stars fielded teams in the New York State League from 1907 through 1917, then had another try with the International League, for 1918 only. This ballpark has been described as near the end of North Salina Street "not far from" Onondaga Lake, and Hiawatha Boulevard toward the southeast. What is now Park Street was to the northeast, across which there is now a Regional Market. The ballpark site itself was eventually swallowed by ramps for Interstate Highway 81. The final version of Star Park, also known as Syracuse Athletic Park and International League Park, opened in 1920, and closed after the 1929 season. It was located at 1420 West Genesee Street, on the north side of that street between State Fair Boulevard and the New York Central tracks. It was the home of Stars teams in the International League during 1920 through 1927, and then a short-lived Stars entry in the New York–Pennsylvania League during 1928, and part way through the 1929 season. This last Star Park was also the home of
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Phoebe Brand (November 27, 1907 – July 3, 2004) was an American actress. Life Brand was born in Syracuse, New York in 1907 and raised in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York. Her father worked for Remington Typewriter Company as a mechanical engineer. She moved to New York City and became an actress, appearing first in several revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan musicals beginning at age 18, and appeared in Winthrop Ames Gilbert and Sullivan Company's production of The Mikado in Columbus, Ohio in 1928. In New York in 1931, Brand was one of the founders of the Group Theatre, described by The New York Times as "a radical company that dealt with social issues confronting the United States during the Depression." Her roles included Hennie Berger in Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! in 1935 and the role of Anna in his Golden Boy in 1937. She created the role of Minny Belle in Kurt Weill's Johnny Johnson in 1936. She summered at Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut, with the Group Theatre in 1936. She married Morris Carnovsky, an actor and fellow member of the Group Theatre, moved to Hollywood in 1940. They married in 1941. They had one child, Stephen Carnovsky, and she raised a niece as well. She continued to use her maiden name professionally. In 1952, during the McCarthy era's campaign against Communist influence in the entertainment industry, director Elia Kazan identified the couple as Communists when he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee. They were consequently blacklisted and generally unable to work in film and on stage. In 1953, they both appeared off-Broadway in The World of Sholem Aleichem as part of a cast of blacklisted actors that was assembled to demonstrate that the New York theater audience would not make them outcasts. It ran for two years. Decades later she recalled this period of her life as a "killingly frightening" time. Instead she became an acting teacher and taught acting in New York until she died. Her husband returned to work on the stage in the late 1950s, and in the early 1960s she co-founded an acting troupe that presented classic plays in both English and Spanish in New York's poor neighborhoods, Theater in the Street. She served as the group's artistic director. In 1969, her husband starred and she played a small role in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Lamp at Midnight on a U.S. tour. In 1994, she appeared in Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street, a film that documents a collaborative effort to stage Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya. Death She died from pneumonia in New York City on July 3, 2004, at the age of 96. Notes References External links A photo and an illustration, Awake and Sing!, ''New York Times, March 10, 1935 Photo as Minny Belle in Johnny Johnson 1907 births 2004 deaths Actresses from New York (state) American film actresses American stage actresses Hollywood blacklist Deaths from pneumonia in New York City 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women
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Walden Galleria is a regional shopping mall located in Cheektowaga, a suburb of Buffalo, New York located east of Interstate 90 and New York State Thruway exit 52 off Walden Avenue. The Walden Galleria comprises more than of retail space, with 170 stores on two levels, including a food court and a movie theater. In 2021, Walden Galleria was listed among the top 20 most visited shopping centers in America, attracting over 23 million visitors from the United States and Canada. The mall is owned and managed by The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, New York, the same management firm which developed it. The mall features Macy's, JCPenney, Primark, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, in addition to a 16-screen Regal Cinemas which also features 4DX. History Walden Galleria was developed by The Pyramid Companies, an Upstate New York-based shopping center development and management firm. Built on a site near exit 52 of the New York State Thruway, the mall was opened in 1989. The mall featured a range of upscale and traditional anchors, Bonwit Teller, L.L.Berger, The Sample, AM&A's, Sibley's, JCPenney, and Sears. At the time, the mall featured more than 150 stores, as well as a theater owned by Hoyts Cinemas. An additional anchor space was built for Lord & Taylor in 1990. 1990s During 1990, storied regional division Sibley's became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kaufmann's. In 1995, York, Pennsylvania-based department store chain The Bon-Ton acquired the AM&A's chain, converting all branches to The Bon-Ton. Later that year, on December 14, 17-year-old Cynthia Wiggins of Buffalo was struck by a dump truck while trying to get to her first day of work in the mall's food court from a NFTA Metro bus stop on Walden Avenue. The incident sparked allegations from Buffalo's African-American community that Pyramid did not want people from Buffalo's predominantly minority East Side to have easy access to the mall. In settling a wrongful death claim against Walden Galleria and NFTA Metro and to prevent a boycott of the mall, the bus stop was soon moved to a point inside the mall, where it remains today. In 1996, sporting apparel retailer Finish Line opened one of its largest stores. Montgomery Ward, which acquired the Lechmere chain in 1994, closed the Lechmere stores nationwide in 1998, as part of a corporate restructuring. After its closure, Lechmere converted to JCPenney Home and a DSW Shoe Warehouse. In 1999, Kaufmann's also opened a home store within the mall. 2000s As the new millennium arrived, so did several exciting developments. A Pottery Barn and Upstate NY's first Apple Store which would occupy in front of the Bon Ton and Forever 21, a junior clothing store, who opened an store on the mall's first floor. Also joining the mall was Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister, the latter of which was the first location in Western New York. In 2001, a brand-new Galyan's Trading Company store was added to the mall. By 2002, General Cinemas had sold the mall's theater complex to AMC Theatres. In
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The Italians in Syracuse, New York number nearly 22,000 and are concentrated around the Little Italy of Syracuse, and the Northside of the city. Italian immigrants first settled in the area of Syracuse, New York beginning in 1883, after working on construction of the West Shore Railroad, that reached from New York City to Buffalo, New York. In Syracuse, they created an Italian-American community made up of immigrants from several regions of Italy and their descendants. By 2010, demographics showed that 14.1% of the population in Syracuse was of Italian descent. Many had also settled in Lyncourt, New York, a suburb on the northside of the city. History By the end of the nineteenth century, nearly 3,500 Italians lived in Syracuse. They had established a mutual benefit organization called "Society Agostino Depretis", named for a noted Prime Minister of Italy. By the mid-twentieth century, the Italian Americans in Syracuse had largely integrated and assimilated successfully into the larger society. Roy Bernardi (a graduate of Syracuse University) was elected in 1993 as 51st Mayor of the City of Syracuse, New York, where he served from 1994 to 2001. A Republican, he later was appointed to a high-level position at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the administration of President George W. Bush. In the mid to late twentieth century, Lyncourt, a suburb of Syracuse beyond the North Side, developed as a destination for many Italian-American families migrating to the suburbs for newer housing and other suburban amenities. This continued until the early 21st century, when this transition slowed. More than 3% of people living in Lyncourt speak both Italian and English, a greater percentage than in 99% of the country. During the early 2000s, Lyncourt was one of the most densely populated Italian-American areas in the nation. This culture has greatly influenced the neighborhood, as many families still maintain traditional practices. Language barriers Because of difficulties learning a new language, most immigrants lived in ethnic "colonies" and worked in large gangs under "bosses" of their own nationality. The earliest Italian immigrants were illiterate. Little Italy Little Italy is an ethnic enclave on the Northside of Syracuse that contains several bakeries, cafés, pizzerias, restaurants, beauty salons, shops, bars and nightclubs. Originally a German neighborhood following mid-19th century immigration, that population was succeeded by Italian immigrants, as the Germans moved to other housing. Catholic parishes By March 1897, almost 7,000 Italians lived in Syracuse and most were Catholic. Rev. Dean L. M. Vernon (d. 1896) opened a Methodist mission in rooms of the West Shore Railroad. His work was followed by that of Rev. Antonio Peruzzi. During the summer of 1896, ten gospel meetings were held in Italian districts. St. Peter's Italian Church In 1896, St. Peter's Italian Church was a Roman Catholic church located at the corner of Burnet Avenue and Lock Street. (It later moved to 130 North State Street), north of Erie Boulevard East. The Italian congregation had taken over what was originally known as The Church
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Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company, known informally as Sibley's, was a Rochester, New York–based department store chain with stores located exclusively in the state of New York. Its flagship store, at 228 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, also housed its headquarters and featured an elegant executive dining room on the top floor. History The Department Store Years Rufus Sibley, Alexander Lindsay, and John Curr were employees at the Hogg, Brown & Taylor dry-goods store in Boston. Wishing to go into business for themselves, they investigated potential sites and settled on the growing city of Rochester. Their first storefront, often called "the Boston store" by locals, opened in 1868. When the company opened a new 12-story, flagship store in the Granite Building, it was among the five largest department stores in the country at the time. In 1905, after the disastrous 1904 "Sibley fire" gutted the Granite Building and much of Rochester's dry goods district, Sibley's moved to its final location, the Sibley Building at the northeast corner of East Main Street and Clinton Avenue. By 1939, Sibley's was the largest department store between New York City and Chicago. With the postwar growth of the suburbs, Sibley's expanded outside the city in 1955 with its first branch location at Eastway Plaza in Penfield. The chain would eventually grow to 15 locations throughout the Rochester and Buffalo region. The company was acquired by the Associated Dry Goods Corporation in 1957. In 1962, competitors B. Forman Co. and McCurdy's collaborated to construct Midtown Plaza, right across Main Street from Sibley's. Sibley's was connected to the new mall by an enclosed third-floor walkway, part of the Rochester Skyway system. In 1969, Sibley's opened a location at 400 S. Salina Street in downtown Syracuse. The 1980s saw the gradual downsizing of Sibley's. In 1980, the entire fifth floor of the store was cleared out and leased to General Motors Rochester Products Division for use as offices. The in-store bakery closed in 1980, followed by the grocery store in 1981. The parent company of Sibley's was acquired by May Department Stores in 1986, and by 1988 only three floors of the building were open for shopping. Sibley's downtown Buffalo location closed in 1987, followed by the Syracuse location in 1989. Management attempted cost-cutting measures, which only served to drive away what few customers were left. Sibley's downtown Rochester store closed on January 31, 1990, and its name was merged into May Company's Kaufmann's brand. Most of its suburban locations, after converting to Kaufmann's, became part of Macy's by 2006. Monroe Community College – Damon City Campus calls Sibley Building Home In 1991 the State University of New York's Monroe Community College, also known as MCC, opened its second campus at the Sibley Building. The downtown campus continued to operate here until the completion of a new downtown campus in 2017, which is now located at nearby Kodak Tower, the headquarters of the Kodak Company. Today – Sibley Square Now under a new name, Sibley Square,
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ShoppingTown Mall was a regional shopping mall in Dewitt, New York. First opened as an open-air shopping center in 1954, it was enclosed in 1973 and remained a major shopping center before no longer being part of Dewitt in March 2020 to make way for a new $400 million development, which will be named District East. Much of the existing mall will be demolished for a phased development that includes a substantial residential component, a movie theater complex, retail space and offices, as well as new sidewalks, bike paths, walking trails, and large park and green space that will serve as a spearhead to the Empire State Trail. History Open-Air Shopping Center Shoppingtown Mall began as an open-air shopping center, first announced in August 1953 and managed by Eagan Real Estate Inc. At this time, tenants including F. W. Woolworth, J. C. Penney, Walgreens, Grand Union, Acme Markets, Fanny Farmer, Endicott Johnson, and Kinney Shoes had already signed on to the project. Local Syracuse department store Addis' signed onto the project in February 1954, and later that month a four-day grand opening gala was announced, set to begin March 3. The center opened as planned on March 3 with most major tenants, with Addis opening later on October 8, 1954. Multiple new stores, including Flah & Co, W. T. Grant, and a Kallet Theater, began construction in 1955–1956. A Dey's Store For Homes was first announced in 1960, with plans for the home store to open by 1961, with a full store projected to open at a later date. The home store opened August 25, 1962, followed by the full store which opened on October 11, 1966. The center was affected by a fire in April 1967, which most affected Flah & Co, who remained closed for over a month to completely restock and remodel the store. A branch store of Syracuse department store E.W. Edwards & Sons opened in November 1968. A new 2-screen Kallet Theater opened December 28, 1968. Mall Conversion Shoppingtown began conversion into an "all-climate mall" in late 1973, with Edwards planned to be one of the anchors, though Edwards closed its doors amidst bankruptcy in November 1973. The mall suffered a fire in June 1974, which fatally injured one firefighter and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, primarily to W.T. Grant. The two-screen Kallet theater was purchased by Carrols Development Corp in 1974, and operated as a Cinema National. Woolworth also announced the closure of its Shoppingtown store on December 31, 1974. Rumored since shortly after the store's closing in 1973, J. C. Penney opened a new, larger store in the former Edwards in January 1975. Both Flah & Co and Addis' opened new stores at the mall, said to be double the size of their previous locations in the center. The mall opened on August 4, 1975, with a week-long grand opening ceremony. Enclosed Mall Woolworth's re-joined the mall in August 1978, taking over the former W.T. Grant space. The mall added a Chappell's
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Salina is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 33,223. The name of the town is derived from the Latin word for "salt." Salina is a northern suburb of Syracuse. History The region was in the domain of the Onondaga tribe and later was within the Central New York Military Tract, although it was reserved for members of the Onondaga. Salina received its name in 1797, when the Surveyor General received authority to set aside a portion of the Salt Reservation for use in salt manufacture. The Salt Reservation had been created by a treaty with the Native Americans. It extended one mile around Onondaga Lake. In 1798, the Village of Salina was chartered. It was located in what is now the Washington Square neighborhood or "First Ward" of the current City of Syracuse and contained sixteen blocks. Each block was divided into four house lots, selling according to law, for no less than forty dollars. The area now known as the Town of Salina was still part of the Townships of Manlius and Marcellus. In March 1809, the Town of Salina was organized. It included the areas now known as the Town of Geddes (formed 1848), part of Manlius and the City of Syracuse. Salina's location on the Erie Canal stimulated its industrial development. The middle section of the canal, from Salina to Utica was the first to open, in 1820, and elaborate celebrations were held. It was not until the late 1840s that Salina was reduced to its present size. The original Town of Salina stretched around Onondaga Lake, incorporating part of what is now the Town of Geddes and much of what today is the City of Syracuse. The early history of Salina is actually the history of the area around Onondaga Lake and the salt industry. By 1846, it was apparent that Syracuse would soon become a city. The residents of Salina and Syracuse began discussing a proposed charter, which would unify the two villages. In December 1847, the act of incorporation was passed, which defined the area as "constituting a part of the Town of Salina and incorporation the Village of Salina and Syracuse." This act reduced the Town of Salina to its present boundaries. Today, Salina consists of five small suburban communities which are known as Liverpool, Mattydale, Lyncourt, Galeville and a portion of North Syracuse. The Alvord House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (8.74%) is water. The town is on the northern shore of Onondaga Lake. Interstate 81 and Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) intersect in Salina. New York State Route 370 borders Onondaga Lake. U.S. Route 11 passes through the eastern part of the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 33,290 people, 14,401 households, and 8,871 families residing in the
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The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in Geddes, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. It features eight exhibition halls and of ground space, which are used year-round for exhibitions and trade fairs. Its major annual event is the Great New York State Fair which draws approximately one million visitors during its 13-day run, and the entire complex is often referred to as the Fairgrounds. Its name comes from the nickname of New York State, "The Empire State". The State Fair Coliseum located within the Empire Expo Center was the original home of the Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) professional basketball team. Venues Toyota Coliseum, Capacity 7,500 Originally known as the "State Fair Coliseum" until 2015, the venue is an indoor multipurpose arena. It was formerly the home of the Syracuse Nationals. It is now used for agricultural shows and the Tigris Shrine Circus. The Syracuse Stars hockey team played their games in the Coliseum and won the Calder Cup in the Inaugural Season of (what is now) the American Hockey League. The Midstate Stampede, a youth hockey team, also played in the Coliseum until the ice was removed around 2013. The Syracuse Hornets also played at the Coliseum, but due to financial troubles, the team folded after only 10 games. Lakeview Amphitheater, Capacity, 17,500 Completed in 2015, it replaced the Mohegan Sun Grandstand as the primary concert venue. Mohegan Sun Grandstand, Capacity: 17,000 Formerly known as the "New York State Fair Grandstand" until 2006. It was the main concert venue for the Great New York State Fair. In 2016, the grandstand was demolished. Chevy Court, Capacity: 2,500-35,000 Formerly known as "Cole Muffler Court". A festival setting stage that hosts free concerts during the fair. The venue underwent a $4 million renovation in 2016, which included new seating, landscaping and a bigger stage to draw big-name acts. Concerts will be organized by Live Nation Entertainment. Empire Theater Theatre used for local acts, recitals, pageants and film screenings. Regional Artist Variety Stage Formerly known as the "Special Events Stage", the stage hosts a variety of free entertainment spanning from comedy shows to music acts. All performers are from the New York State area. Grange Stage Features country music acts, line dancers and cloggers. Dairyland Stage A small stage located in the Dairy Products building, providing an "open mic" for amateur acts. Events Annual events include: Great New York State Fair Syracuse International Horse Show Syracuse Jewelry & Mineral Show Syracuse Nationals (car show) New York State Boer Goat Show Autumn in New York Horse Show Salt City Autumn Antique Show The Great New York State Train Fair Syracuse Construction Career Day Fair References External links Empire Expo Center Event schedule Convention centers in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York Culture of Syracuse, New York Tourist attractions in Onondaga County, New York Onondaga Lake
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Horatio Nelson White (February 8, 1814 – July 29, 1892) was an American architect based out of Syracuse, New York, and became one of New York State's most prominent architects from about 1865 to 1880. White designed many homes, armories, churches, and public buildings throughout Syracuse in Central New York, including the Hall of Languages at Syracuse University, the Oswego County Court House, Syracuse High School, the Weiting Block in Syracuse, Oswego's City Hall, and more. Early life White was born in Middleton, New Hampshire, on February 8, 1814, and was named after Horatio Nelson, the famous British admiral and hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. Before moving to Syracuse in 1843, White worked as a carpenter and a builder in Andover, Massachusetts. Upon arrival in Syracuse, White immediately made a name for himself, earning high praises as the building contractor for the Church of the Messiah. Following business reversals, White moved briefly to Brooklyn, New York, in 1847. In 1849, he set sail for San Francisco and worked in California during the 1849–1851 building boom and gold rush. Career In 1851, White returned to his wife and daughter in Syracuse, paid off his creditors and established what became a highly successful architectural practice. In 1856, White was given the prestigious opportunity of designing the new Onondaga County Courthouse in Clinton Square. The resulting design was hailed as a resounding success and elements from it were utilized in several of his subsequent plans, including the designs for the Jefferson and Chemung County courthouses. White's reputation was growing as one of the best architects in Syracuse. Young architects came to Syracuse to study under him. One of these was Archimedes Russell, later to become a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881. In 1867, White designed the original Onondaga Savings Bank (now the Gridley Building). White adapted this style to the Hall of Languages, the first building constructed on the campus of Syracuse University. White was engaged to design New York State armories in Syracuse, Dunkirk and Ballston Spa. He also designed Plymouth Congregational Church in Syracuse. White prepared designs for over 100 churches. While White designed many houses, his papers have been lost, therefore, the identity and attribution of most of them has been obscured. Accordingly, he is remembered mostly for his more monumental work. White's reputation remains to this day as one of the most distinguished architects to have been associated with Syracuse. White died in his home in 1892. His obituary referred to him as simply "the Venerable Architect". Notable buildings Extant buildings which he designed and which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places include: Syracuse Hall of Languages, Syracuse University Grace Episcopal Church Gridley Building Oswego County Courthouse Chemung County Courthouse Complex, and the Park Church, both in Elmira, NY Jefferson County Courthouse Complex Oswego City Hall Webster Wagner House, 1876 Vernon Center Presbyterian Church, 1885 Remington Stables (Now, Ilion Little Theatre, Ilion N.Y. See also Archimedes Russell Ward Wellington Ward
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