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Post by dgriffin on Mar 19, 2011 11:00:49 GMT -5
Sections of Utica, such as Genesee Hill, were gorgeous. Here's the Kanatenah on a summer day in 1910. I believe this was a glass negative. You can click on it to enlarge.www.windsweptpress.com/images/kanatenah 1910 med.jpg[/img]
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2011 15:40:30 GMT -5
I never knew that the Genesee Towers was a bank at one time. I think it was owned and operated by Utican's. Anyone have any idea who?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2011 15:42:54 GMT -5
Sections of Utica, such as Genesee Hill, were gorgeous. Here's the Kanatenah on a summer day in 1910. I believe this was a glass negative. You can click on it to enlarge.www.windsweptpress.com/images/kanatenah 1910 med.jpg [/img] That is a beautiful picture. Are those all Elm Tree's on each side of the street. I love settings like that. Wish I was living there back then. [/quote]
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Post by fiona on Mar 19, 2011 19:02:15 GMT -5
Dave; This is beautiful! Where ever did you find this? I love it. The resolution is so perfect, I am THERE! Amazing that you can see and almost count every horse apple!
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Post by Clipper on Mar 19, 2011 19:14:43 GMT -5
That is a beautiful picture Dave. Sadly those tree lined streets existed to one extent or another up into the early sixties when Dutch Elm disease took out all those majestic elms that shaded streets all over the city, and just about every village and town around the area.
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 19, 2011 19:20:10 GMT -5
I got it off Shorpy.com. I'll send you the original. It has twice the resolution and you can almost see the lips of the women move in conversation.
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Post by fiona on Mar 19, 2011 19:22:11 GMT -5
This is where I live now: Genesee Street between Jewett and Faxton. This postcard is circa 1900.
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Post by fiona on Mar 19, 2011 19:25:29 GMT -5
Clipper: I have a lot of post card images of just Utica streets. If I wanted to start a new thread for Utica Streets, how would I do It? I don't see any New Thread options here.
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Post by Clipper on Mar 19, 2011 19:58:41 GMT -5
Just click on "Utica & Local Area News" Fiona, and you will see "new thread" listed just above "last post" on the right hand side of the page. Click on that "new thread" designation and it will open a new block for you to create your new thread.
I would love to see more post card pictures of Utica, and many of the new members may not have browsed back through the past posts to find the ones you all have already posted.
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 19, 2011 20:27:25 GMT -5
What is the building/home on the right? Shown here: Here is a detail of the B&W above, showing that home's front porch through the elms. www.windsweptpress.com/images/next door.jpg[/img]
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Post by kit on Mar 20, 2011 10:28:08 GMT -5
Reminiscing, and viewing old photos and post cards of buildings that no longer exist is a favorite pasttime of mine, like it is with other folks. But there's VALUE in the old buildings that still exist.
As the 'bird cage liner' (the Utica Observer Discrace) and WKTV have reported, this area is becoming prime for the shooting of motion pictures because of its old architecture. No phony sets... but actual antiques that still live and breathe. And labor is cheaper here in this depressed area compared to NYC or LA or having to fly a cast and crew to Europe. Movie companies are looking closely at our area. But I'm afraid the short-sighted owners, and especially the politicians, don't seem to have a clue of the gold mine that's here, ready to be tapped and would rather get rid of these 'unsightly' eyesores. "BEEP! Wrong thinking. Some of the buildings already mentioned in this thread would make a beautiful environment for a movie, and even though the construction may not be the same as modern codes dictate, the craftmanship that went into the building is far superior to what today's workers are willing to put out, and the materials didn't come from China.
One thing that brought a tear to my eye is when the Fort Schuyler Club ripped out the authentic little barber shop on the 3rd floor and built a modern office for the manager. As Molly (of 'Fibber McGee and Molly') would have said... "Oh, heavenly day!" This was a big mistake in my opinion.
So we should do whatever we can to preserve the architecture and history of our area. People with money are watching.
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Post by kit on Mar 20, 2011 10:45:37 GMT -5
Fiskie (and anyone else who may not have had the pleasure)...
If you ever get the chance, have a Shriner show you through the Ziyara Temple on Genesee St. right across from the Fort Schuyler Club (in the next block north from the Stanley theater). This was built as, and has always been, a Masonic Temple whose members were craftsmen in their various trades. It's worth the effort to browse through the building and see real quality like you'll never see in today's construction.
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Post by stoney on Mar 20, 2011 12:44:08 GMT -5
Dave, that bldg. on the right almost looks like the Planned Parenthood bldg.
Fiona, my friend & former teacher, Ric Converse, had an apartment in the red brick bldg. that looks like a small castle in your picture. It was gorgeous!! Isn't that where Sherman used to live, or was his bldg. torn down for the A&P?
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Post by stoney on Mar 20, 2011 12:52:00 GMT -5
My 1st apartment at age 18 was at the Amlott ($85 per month, furnished, all utilities ) which was next door to the north of the Planned Parenthood bldg. Four floors, it used to have 4 humongous flats on each floor with a courtyard in the middle & porches on both ends. That was back when the Olbiston & Kanantenah had similar "upscale" flats. Such history! They tore down the Amlott & put "Nurse's Park" there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2011 13:38:44 GMT -5
I would love to see the post card photo's of Utica streets.
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