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demolition of the historic Conrad Loos building at 836 Butternut St. that has been vacant since a fire in 1996.
The building was an eyesore in the community and many residents wanted it gone.
Over the years, residents, the city and preservationists fought over the building designed by Architect Archimedes Russell.
When the owner Tino Marcoccia wanted to tear the building down in 2000, the Central New York Preservation Association went to court to try to save it.
The association lost its appeal.
Aaron said there was nostalgia and optimism this morning as a small crowd of residents and city officials watched an excavator tear down the building.
Here's what Aaron reported:
Demolition work on the century-old Kress Drugs building at the intersection of Butternut and Park streets drew a small crowd of long-time neighborhood residents who were nostalgic about the past and optimistic about the corner's future.
The building was previously damaged by fire and had been sitting idle for nearly a decade, neighbors said. A giant excavator knocked the crumbling walls to the ground. Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll said recyclable materials and rubbish will be removed from the site over the next several days.
Joe Daloia who calls himself "the mayor of the north side," recalled getting ice cream sodas and penny candy at the store. He championed the petition drive to have the eyesore torn down after it fell into disrepair, obtaining more than 100 signatures from neighbors.
"I'd like to see some trees planted there, some grass, too. We don't have to have another building there," Daloia said.
http://blog.syracuse.com/metrovoices/
The building was an eyesore in the community and many residents wanted it gone.
Over the years, residents, the city and preservationists fought over the building designed by Architect Archimedes Russell.
When the owner Tino Marcoccia wanted to tear the building down in 2000, the Central New York Preservation Association went to court to try to save it.
The association lost its appeal.
Aaron said there was nostalgia and optimism this morning as a small crowd of residents and city officials watched an excavator tear down the building.
Here's what Aaron reported:
Demolition work on the century-old Kress Drugs building at the intersection of Butternut and Park streets drew a small crowd of long-time neighborhood residents who were nostalgic about the past and optimistic about the corner's future.
The building was previously damaged by fire and had been sitting idle for nearly a decade, neighbors said. A giant excavator knocked the crumbling walls to the ground. Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll said recyclable materials and rubbish will be removed from the site over the next several days.
Joe Daloia who calls himself "the mayor of the north side," recalled getting ice cream sodas and penny candy at the store. He championed the petition drive to have the eyesore torn down after it fell into disrepair, obtaining more than 100 signatures from neighbors.
"I'd like to see some trees planted there, some grass, too. We don't have to have another building there," Daloia said.
http://blog.syracuse.com/metrovoices/
yay ... was nice to talk with you Shawn. Looking forward to hunting together.
WW2, or earlier? I have hunted parts of the Fair, but the ground contains a LOT of crush rock...hard digging...Here are some of my better finds from the area...Nothing overly spectacular...Yes that one Penny is a War Time Steel cent. We will have to try to get together all of us some time...email me, or contact me on:
There are a few Erie Canal sites by Green Lakes that would probably be promising. The worn paths on the side are clearly visible still. Also, if you look right, you can tell some of the houses that were built next to the canal are from the 1800's and probably good sites to look.
