tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85809027620406245642024-03-12T05:32:15.102-07:00My Central New YorkThis blog is about architecture, urbanism, neighborhoods, historic preservation and other elements of the physical environment(s) of Central New York, including Syracuse and its many surrounding towns, villages, farms and natural features.Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-66856028577912695932022-07-22T10:30:00.003-07:002022-07-22T10:30:31.164-07:00Memories of 315 Allen Street from Ione Nicholson Tracy, Remembrances of Things Past
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<![endif]-->Syracuse, NY. 315 Allen Street, 1911. Undated photo from Ione Nicholson Tracy, Remembrances of Things Past.Syracuse, NY. 315 Allen Street, 1911. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2015.Syracuse, NY. 315 Allen Street, 1911. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2015.
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Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-65229726023636569112021-10-07T09:29:00.004-07:002021-10-14T07:28:42.264-07:00Charles Ziegler's Rustic Bungalow on Oak Street at Schiller Park Charles Ziegler House, 1103 Oak St. Taber & Baxter, archs., 1915. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2021.Charles Ziegler House, 1103 Oak St. Taber & Baxter, archs., 1915. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2021.Charles Ziegler House, 1103 Oak St. Taber & Baxter, archs., 1915. Chimney. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2021
Charles Ziegler's Rustic Bungalow on Oak Street at Schiller Park by Samuel Gruber
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Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-89823569170968977952021-04-05T16:01:00.004-07:002021-04-05T16:06:52.445-07:00Syracuse Architect: Clarence S. Congdon, a Man Who Helped Shape the Eastside
Clarence Congdon. Congdon family photo courtesy of Miranda Hine.
Syracuse Architect: Clarence S. Congdon, a Man Who Helped Shape the Eastsideby Samuel GruberI
have mentioned architect Clarence S. Congdon (1875-1951) in several other posts, notably last
spring when I wrote about the 1000 block of Ackerman Avenue, and also when I wrote about the origins of the bungalow type of houses inSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-72164054897413420362020-09-19T15:45:00.002-07:002020-09-20T06:13:22.648-07:00Syracuse High Points 7: Longstreet Pyramid in Oakwood CemeterySyracuse, NY. Oakwood Cemetery. Longstreet Mausoleum. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.Syracuse, NY. Oakwood Cemetery. Longstreet Mausoleum. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.Syracuse, NY. Oakwood Cemetery. Longstreet Mausoleum. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.Syracuse High Points 7: Longstreet Pyramid in Oakwood Cemetery Luna and I recently spent a good part of the day in Oakwood Cemetery.
We wandered the Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-84274325284867953992020-07-27T16:55:00.032-07:002023-11-03T08:50:23.067-07:00Architect Albert L. Brockway on Allen Street
Syracuse, NY. James Pennock House, 2118 East Genesee Street at Allen Street. Albert Brockway, architect,
1911. Photo: Post-Standard (Jan 6, 1912)
Syracuse, NY. James Pennock House. 2118 East Genesee St. Albert L.
Brockway, architect, 1911. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Architect Albert L. Brockway on Allen Street
by Samuel D. Gruber
I've never heard Albert Brockway (Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-42921040670272149182020-06-16T12:45:00.000-07:002020-06-16T13:04:15.134-07:00Syracuse High Points 6: Mount Olympus
Syracuse, NY. And here's Luna ascending Mount Olympus in 2020. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Syracuse, NY. Luna conquers Mount Olympus. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Syracuse, NY. Mount Olympus. Flint Hall. King & King, architects, 1956. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Syracuse, NY. Flint Hall. King & King, architects, 1956. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Syracuse, NY. Flint Hall. King &Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-12468906498807527222020-05-07T08:40:00.000-07:002020-05-07T15:43:13.465-07:00Syracuse Jewish Sites V: The Rosenbloom Family and Their Cemetery
Syracuse, NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012.
Syracuse, NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Rosenbloom Mausoleum. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012.
Syracuse,
NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Monument commemorating
members of the Rosenbloom family. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012
Syracuse,
NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-17889913974619319712020-05-02T17:15:00.001-07:002020-05-03T08:31:12.106-07:00 All's Quiet on Westcott Street and a History of Huckster Hill (Westcott & South Beech Streets)
Syracuse, NY. Huckster Hill seen from the south. Photo: Samuel Gruber April 2020.
Syracuse, NY. Huckster Hill seen from the north. Photo: Samuel Gruber April 2020.
All's Quiet on Westcott Street and a History of Huckster
Hill
By Samuel D. Gruber
[n.b this post has been updated and corrected May 3, 2020. Thank to Owen Graham O'Neill for putting me straight!]
It
is weird to walk on a Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-81547734084365887212020-04-23T15:55:00.003-07:002020-04-24T03:19:04.483-07:00Arts & Crafts Influence on 1000 Block of Ackerman Avenue
Syracuse, NY. 1015 Ackerman Avenue (1919). Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Syracuse, NY. 1050 Ackerman Avenue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Syracuse, NY. 1052 Ackerman Avenue. Clarence congdon, architect (?) (1910) Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Syracuse, NY. 1061 Ackerman Avenue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Arts & Crafts Influence on 1000 Block of Ackerman Avenue
by Samuel D. Gruber&Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-8347492332432213142020-04-15T12:30:00.004-07:002022-03-09T15:01:06.850-08:00Syracuse Jewish Sites IV: The First Synagogue Buildings of Temple Concord
Syracuse, NY. First purpose-built home of Temple Society of Concord. E. T. Hayden, architect, 1851 (demolished).
Syracuse, NY. Building Committee plaque from first purpose-built Temple Society of Concord. It was visible immediately inside the entrance of the first synagogue. Now it is installed at Concord's home at University Avenue and Madison Street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-1424649773934275172020-04-13T07:18:00.006-07:002023-03-13T12:55:19.923-07:00Consider the Bungalow: Always a Favorite House Type
Syracuse, NY. 106 Concord Place. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Syracuse, NY. 2652 East Genesee St. Photo: Samuel Gruber
Syracuse, NY. 112 and 110 Greenwood Place. Photo: Samuel Gruber
Consider the Bungalow: Always a Favorite House Type
by Samuel D. Gruber
One of the local building types I am most often asked about is the bungalow. We begin to get mention of them in Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-1210154145176486962020-04-02T11:09:00.005-07:002022-03-09T06:38:47.194-08:00A Craftsman Street in Syracuse: The 200 Block of Strong Avenue
Syracuse, NY. 200 block of Strong Avenue, east side looking north. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2020.
Syracuse, NY. 208 Strong Avenue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Syracuse, NY. 217 Strong Avenue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Syracuse,
NY. 200 block of Strong Avenue, west side looking north. The houses on
the west side are all variations on the same design. Photo: Samuel
Gruber Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-214481238829739862020-02-07T15:26:00.002-08:002020-02-08T07:00:49.222-08:00Rediscovering Syracuse Architect James D. Meehan
Syracuse, NY. 1514 Park Street. James D. Meehan, Architect, 1910. Post-Standard (Sept. 7, 1910).
Syracuse, NY. 1514 Park Street. James D. Meehan, Architect, 1910. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012.
Syracuse, NY. 1514 Park Street. James D. Meehan, Architect, 1910. Photo:Google Streets 2020.
Rediscovering Syracuse Architect James D. Meehan
by Samuel D. Gruber
Since I became president of theSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-67990072584438795332019-12-18T03:02:00.000-08:002019-12-19T07:39:28.093-08:00Central New York's Jewish Sites and Buildings III: Syracuse's Former Temple Beth El
Syracuse, NY Former Temple Beth El. East Genesee Street. Nicholas Goffredo, architect, 1965. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2007.
Syracuse, NY Former Temple Beth El. East Genesee Street. Opened 196, closed 2007. Photo:Samuel D. Gruber 2007.
Syracuse, NY Former Temple Beth El. East Genesee Street. Opened 1965, closed 2007. Photo:Samuel D. Gruber 2007.
Central New York's Jewish Sites and Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-63853047549645543482019-10-24T06:59:00.001-07:002019-11-09T03:49:31.304-08:00Tracing Syracuse's Jewish Buildings II: Former Anshe Sfard<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-54511424975397527822019-08-25T16:31:00.005-07:002021-10-05T07:14:06.399-07:00Syracuse High Points 5: Schiller Park
Syracuse, NY. Schiller Park. Goethe-Schiller Monument. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019
Syracuse High Points 5: Schiller Park
by Samuel D. Gruber
It’s been a long time since Luna and I posted on a Syracuse High Point, but today we
went and walked in Schiller Park on the Northside, so here’s some history and
some pictures – combing some earlier ones from 2017 with those of today. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-59222101010430289202019-03-26T16:23:00.004-07:002019-03-28T09:12:24.280-07:00Demolition by Neglect? Ward Wellington Ward's Frank Garrett House Needs Emergency Intervention
Syracuse, NY. Frank and Millie Garrett House. 110 Highland St. Ward Wellington Ward, architect, 1913. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Syracuse, NY. Frank and Millie Garrett House. 110 Highland St. Ward Wellington Ward, architect, 1913. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2019.
Syracuse, NY. Frank and Millie Garrett House. 110 Highland St. Ward Wellington Ward, architect, 1913. Photo: SamuelSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-31427967983519721142019-03-06T14:02:00.000-08:002019-03-07T08:04:57.306-08:00 Cobbled Cottages in the Greater Westcott Neighborhood
Syracuse,
NY. 105 Kensington Road, built between 1908 and 1924. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018
Syracuse,
NY. 1920 East Genesee Street, built between 1908 and 1924. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Syracuse, NY. 1920 East Genesee Street, built between 1908 and 1924. View showing deep set back from street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Cobbled Cottages in the Greater Westcott Neighborhood
by Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-3905180876901738522018-09-03T18:58:00.002-07:002020-07-27T15:59:41.748-07:00Robust Classicism For Monumental Westcott Flats
Syracuse, NY. 716 Westcott Street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018
Syracuse, NY. 716 Westcott Street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018
Syracuse, NY. 716 Westcott Street. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018
Robust Classicism For Monumental Westcott Flats
by Samuel D. Gruber
[n.b. this post is a work in progress. If I get more information on these houses I'll update and re-post. One really needs to Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-41682985277765155532018-05-21T08:31:00.004-07:002022-02-27T16:21:59.077-08:00Syracuse High Points 4: Scottholm Terrace
Luna checking out the bricks on the way up to the summit of Scottholm Terrace. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017
Syracuse High Points 4: Scottholm Terrace
by Samuel D. Gruber
Since last summer Luna and I have been including Scottholm Terrace on some of our "high point" walks. The small street in the Scottholm neighborhood reaches a height of 640 feet above sea
level, rising approximately 110 Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-10800303440925940892018-04-05T07:34:00.004-07:002020-05-04T08:42:17.620-07:00Concord Place: Westcott Neighborhood's Village Green
Syracuse, NY. Concord Pl. Photo: Samuel Gruber.
Syracuse, NY. Concord Pl. looking northeast. Photo: Samuel Gruber.
Syracuse, NY. Concord Pl. Porch of 116, looking east. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Syracuse, NY. Concord Pl., looking northeast. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018
Concord Place: Westcott Neighborhood's Village Green
by Samuel D. Gruber
I recently wrote about Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-80626883680691094842018-03-16T11:27:00.004-07:002018-06-30T14:46:28.614-07:00Euclid Terrace: Westcott's Secret English Village
Syracuse, NY. Euclid Terrace. Entrance from Eculid Ave. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017.
Syracuse, NY. Euclid Terrace. Entrance from Eculid Ave.Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017.
Syracuse, NY. Euclid Terrace. "Village Green." Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017.
Euclid Terrace: Westcott's Secret English Village
by Samuel D. Gruber (with Bruce Harvey)
Residents of Syracuse's Westcott and University Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580902762040624564.post-90403721975667598942018-01-23T07:01:00.000-08:002018-06-08T11:47:12.580-07:00From Towers to Turrets to Projecting Bays: The Democratization of High Style House Design
Syracuse, NY. Loomis House ca. 1890. 623 Euclid Ave. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012
Syracuse, NY. Levi Chapman House. 321 Westcott Street, in process of "vinylization". Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012
From Towers to Turrets to Projecting Bays: The Democratization of High Style House Design
by Samuel D. Gruber
Its been frequently documented that high-style innovations and affectations in art and Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2