Some Ithaca news - Page 11

Ex-Ithacan · #**201** Posted **Jul 17, 2006, 2:29 AM**

I tend to agree. Wasn't planned very well.

btw, I think the empty lot (except for some parking) at Williams St and Stewart Ave would be a perfect place for a pk garage and hi-rise apartment building. Unfortunately I think Cornell owns the property. I doubt they would develop it that way, and it's tax exempt under their ownership.

whit_x · #**202** Posted **Jul 17, 2006, 11:14 AM**

I also think that Cornell should put apartments with ground floor retail up on their property at East Hill Plaza as well, but that probably won't happen either.

Ex-Ithacan · #**203** Posted **Jul 17, 2006, 4:40 PM**

^ Works for me.

Here's a short article on the dragon Boat races over the weekend:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...607170317/1002

Maybe an SSP boat next year?

Visiteur · #**204** Posted **Jul 17, 2006, 7:46 PM**

":The SSP Ithaca meet/Dragon Boat race- 7/13/07"

Ex-Ithacan, you'd better start getting in shape if you want to be on the SSP team

Ex-Ithacan · #**205** Posted **Jul 17, 2006, 9:42 PM**

I thought I could beat the drum.

Ex-Ithacan · #**206** Posted **Jul 18, 2006, 3:23 PM**

A short article about a new hotel in the burbs:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...607180312/1002

Every little bit helps.

Visiteur · #**207** Posted **Jul 18, 2006, 8:51 PM**

Well, technically, it mentions two hotels- the Country Inn for Ithaca, and the one in Lansing. As for the one it mentions in Cortland that was built recently---I've been there, and it's actually quite nice. Well, the hotel school students at Cornell have more options for their work-study if they live in Ithaca for the summer.

Technically, there's a new hotel under construction in Auburn to the north as well, but that's off the point.

Ex-Ithacan · #**208** Posted **Jul 18, 2006, 9:14 PM**

I guess I should have mentioned the Country Inn (near Ithaca College). I was fairly sure I'd posted an article about that before, but was too darn lazy to look back through all the junk I've posted in this thread.

whit_x · #**209** Posted **Jul 20, 2006, 10:59 AM**

While it's sad to see the theater I saw "Ghostbusters" in torn down, The theater had sat mostly vacant (with a small revival) for the better part of the last 15 plus years. Besides, with a location near the Airport business park, Cornell, and the malls it makes sense.

Ex-Ithacan · #**210** Posted **Jul 20, 2006, 10:32 PM**

^ I remember when the Cinemas were built. I thought it would never work cause it was too far from downtown. So much for my foresight.

Ex-Ithacan · #**211** Posted **Jul 20, 2006, 10:35 PM**

Hey all you groovy guys and gals, time to put the tie-dye clothes and flowered headbands on and get ye to the Ithaca area for a far out musical gathering.

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...ERTAINMENT0402

And don't forget your sleeping bags.

Ex-Ithacan · #**212** Posted **Jul 20, 2006, 10:50 PM**

OK, I'm gonna overload ya.

First a couple of pics from downtown event:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...50/1002/NEWS01

The saga of the Collegetown parking garage continues:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps.../60720001/1002

A new suburban development (not big, but of course controversial):
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...607200348/1002

Finally, a summer tradition of screwing up traffic and streets all over the city:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps.../60720002/1002

Gotta love the place.

whit_x · #**213** Posted **Jul 21, 2006, 1:24 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ex-Ithacan

A new suburban development (not big, but of course controversial):
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...607200348/1002

And where I live and work now, 50 units is literally just another day at the office. Just what the world needs, another series of homes owned by Lucente that will get behind on their taxes at some point (If you ever look at the tax delinquency logs in the Journal, about half of it is Lucente at any given point.)

Ex-Ithacan · #**214** Posted **Jul 21, 2006, 12:48 PM**

^I think the biggest concern is the proximity to Sapsucker Woods. Sprawl on dude.

Hey there folks, I found a pic of downtown (at least most of it) on the net and it's not bad. There's still a few blocks missing (to the right and the bottom), but you'll get the idea.

I was gonna post this as a guess the city, but I figured I wouldn't be fooling anyone.

donybrx · #**215** Posted **Jul 21, 2006, 1:58 PM**

You would've fooled the likes of me.....^^^^ Nice aerial...I love looking at cities of any size......

Ex-Ithacan · #**216** Posted **Jul 22, 2006, 1:01 AM**

^ Yeah, but you're easy to fool dony

j/k.

I wish the pic had included the blocks to the right, A couple of the taller downtown structures there.

Guess I'll have to pull a Don B or KC gridlock and get above Ithaca on my own.

WonderlandPark · #**217** Posted **Jul 22, 2006, 1:10 AM**

Haven't been back there since college. The Holiday Inn was brand new. Is that new huge thing where Woolworth's was? In the aerial, also looks like another huge block building north of the Commons. Looks like that dreadful garage behind the Commons is still there.

Ex-Ithacan · #**218** Posted **Jul 22, 2006, 1:44 AM**

Whoa WonderlandPark, you're one of us older forumers? Yippee, another mature member.

There have been quite a few changes in Ithaca since the 70s. The old Woolworths bldg is now the county library. The big structure next to it is a 700 car parking garage. A midrise condo building is to be built behind the garage next to six mile creek. The green street parking garage is going to be partially dismantled, and the the helix and bridge over Green st will be removed to make way for a new mid rise office/apartment building with retail and multi screen theatre complex. At the intersection of Seneca and Tioga, a new office bldg/Hilton hotel has been built.

Which school did you go to, Cornell or IC? Whichever, you probably wouldn't recognize Collegetown:

Anyway, always nice to have another person who knows the natural beauty (if bad weather) of Ithaca.

WonderlandPark · #**219** Posted **Jul 22, 2006, 1:53 AM**

I graduated in Planning at Cornell in '90, The Cascadian? (the one that curves and follows the road) or whatever it was called was brand spanking new and raised a stink because it was built for students with federal low-income aid intended for the poor not students. I lived in Cascadilla for my Sophmore year. The bank, Fleet?, looks like it is now a brick apartment building, or is it on the corner?

so, not that old, but old enough on this board.

Ex-Ithacan · #**220** Posted **Jul 23, 2006, 12:51 AM**

Oops, sorry WP. Didn't mean to make you older than you are. I use to work in a gas station where Eddygate is now located (the big white curved building in C-town). As far as I know the bank is still there, but the sub shop in the old apartment bldg on the corner by Eddygate is gone. The old wood frame apartment building is gone and replaced by a new 6 story brick apartment building.