Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Syracuse

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Syracuse, from its earliest beginings, was a crossroads city; a place where travelers from north and south, east and west, crossed paths in pursuit of land, employment and a market for their goods.  There was abundant salt, potatoes, limestone, timber, good crop land and grazing for dairy herds.  All of these factors contributed to the emergence of Syracuse as an imporant commercial gateway to western New York and provided the substance that you see evidenced in the historical buildings of the city's commerical center.

Downtown Syracuse is a storehouse of historical fact and a repository of sometimes forgotten custom and legend.  It is the buildings, the structures of this city, that transcend time and provide us with a window on both the past and the present.  The commercial center of a city, downtown, sets the tone for the city's vitality and progress.

The Historic Downtown Syracuse, NY Walking Tour brochure highlights downtown Syracuse's unique buildings, with photos and background information for each.

For a hard copy of the brochure, email mail@downtownsyracuse.com.

 

 

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