701-703 Livingston Ave. Fact: This house on the corner of Livingston Ave. features murals of “Livingstock,” a student organized block party inspired by Woodstock, celebrating the end of the school year from the late 60’s until 1999. Illustrated through murals in the back stairwell of 701-703 Livingston Ave., the story of “Livingstock” is told. To […]
Month: February 2018
Mapping a Changing Society
If one were to take a time machine back to 1940s Syracuse, some things would be the same. The autumn Syracuse leaves would be just as colorful; the winter snow would be just as cold; and the school spirit running through the veins of Syracuse University students would be just as strong. However, unsurprisingly, quite […]
Hidden Restaurants
Coleman’s In 1933, just after the end of Prohibition, Peter Coleman opened a saloon in Tipperary Hill, a largely Irish neighborhood on Syracuse’s Westside, called Coleman’s. The saloon was small, with a tin ceiling and apartments above that served traditional pub food. In the late 1950s, Peter Coleman passed the restaurant onto his son, another […]
Toxic Retail
A sea-green spire towers on the shores of long-polluted Lake Onondaga, surrounded by sprawling parking lots and a massive hotel. This is the crown of Destiny USA: Syracuse’s six-story, 2.45 million square-foot shopping center on the city’s Northside. It’s also an ever-present reminder of how a city on the decline tried to turn itself around […]