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Rochester has over 7500 residents downtown and growing rapidly with units in the construction phase to reach 10,000 soon. That is more than any of the other downtowns and possibly more than all of them combined. There is even a grocery store that has been there for a couple of years, a 99' waterfall and don't forget the week long Jazz Fest later this month.
BUT, it doesn't have a lake, beaches, a harbor, a major navigable river and a direct connection (within it's boundary) to another country a massive medical campus. All of which, no other city in the state can claim!
It also doesn't have the architecture to the extent that Buffalo has (among other things. But judging by your other narrow minded 'forget the past, tear everything down' posts, that doesn't seem to matter to you.
BTW, there is a major grocery store just outside the downtown core in Buffalo.
BUT, it doesn't have a lake, beaches, a harbor, a major navigable river and a direct connection (within it's boundary) to another country a massive medical campus. All of which, no other city in the state can claim!
It also doesn't have the architecture to the extent that Buffalo has (among other things. But judging by your other narrow minded 'forget the past, tear everything down' posts, that doesn't seem to matter to you.
BTW, there is a major grocery store just outside the downtown core in Buffalo.
ZSyracuse at least has Onondaga Lake, its Inner Harbor and University Hill does have 3 hospitals including SUNY Upstate Medical Center. I won't claim Onondaga Creek as navigable, even if it is to some degree. There is a grocery store and some smaller ethnic markets just of its Downtown as well. So, there are some similarities that crossover to the other cities in this thread.
Yea, you got me on that lake, but is it still as bad as it was 20 years ago, pollution wise?
No(or at least that is what is claimed), as it has been getting dredged in recent years. Onondaga Lake Cleanup
Given the amount of industry in or was in these areas, it may have done a number on some of the waterways in all of these areas and those similar across the country.
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I just took a close look at Google Earth and from what I see there doesn't appear to be any lake front accessibly to the public that is actually in the city of Syracuse. The only area I see is between Solvay & Lakeland in what appears to be a desolate area with some amphitheater.
I see a sewer treatment plant and some huge industrial facility that occupies the entire SE end of that lake. What business is that?
I just took a close look at Google Earth and from what I see there doesn't appear to be any lake front accessibly to the public that is actually in the city of Syracuse. The only area I see is between Solvay & Lakeland in what appears to be a desolate area with some amphitheater.
I see a sewer treatment plant and some huge industrial facility that occupies the entire SE end of that lake. What business is that?
It is a Metro treatment plant. If you go further east, Destiny USA is near the lake, with rail right by the lake. There is a former OnTrack rail station there.
If you keep going east along the lake, you have Onondaga Lake Parkway and then you have Onondaga Lake Park going into the village of Liverpool. That park continues on along the lakeshore to become Long Branch Park. Syracuse University and area high schools with Crew teams practice and have competitions in that area of the lake/Seneca River. There is a Dog Park further north in the park. Onondaga Lake Park » Onondaga County Parks
Once it ever gets completed as planned, it would connect Destiny USA with Franklin Square, which is just NW of Downtown. So, that will help increase the urbanity within the city.
On the flip side, a lot of housing is being constructed in/near the University Hill area mainly with student units in mind. So, that area can be a wild card in terms of vibrancy in the core of the city. https://www.google.com/amp/amp.syrac...tys_approv.amp
The the city really doesn't have any substantial lakefront access like Buffalo. It's out to the 'burbs' for that.
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