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Excerpt from From a Forest to a City: Personal Reminiscences of Syracuse, N. Y
The Oswego canal. There was not a house to be seen where Canal street is now located. When I came to Salina street I left the tow path and crossed over to the south side of the bridge, where I obtained my first view of the streets of the little village of Syracuse. Of the several streets that diverged from near Salina street bridge, I could not decide which to take, as I had noth ing to call me in either direction. It was a warm pleas ant day in October, and for more than an hour I stood still and surveyed the prospect before me. The build ings that lined the streets were unattractive, no better than other country villages in those days, wooden build ings largely predominating. The two wide streets Salina and Genesee crossing each other where I stood, gave the little town an airy appearance. On the west side of Salina street where the Globe Hotel is now, was a row of one and a half and two story wooden dwellings, nearly all painted white with green blinds, each lot sur rounded with a picket fence; the green lawn and shrub.
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The Oswego canal. There was not a house to be seen where Canal street is now located. When I came to Salina street I left the tow path and crossed over to the south side of the bridge, where I obtained my first view of the streets of the little village of Syracuse. Of the several streets that diverged from near Salina street bridge, I could not decide which to take, as I had noth ing to call me in either direction. It was a warm pleas ant day in October, and for more than an hour I stood still and surveyed the prospect before me. The build ings that lined the streets were unattractive, no better than other country villages in those days, wooden build ings largely predominating. The two wide streets Salina and Genesee crossing each other where I stood, gave the little town an airy appearance. On the west side of Salina street where the Globe Hotel is now, was a row of one and a half and two story wooden dwellings, nearly all painted white with green blinds, each lot sur rounded with a picket fence; the green lawn and shrub.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Marcus Christian Hand
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331429893
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 220
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Author
Marcus Christian Hand
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ISBN - 9781331925255
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 222
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