Syracuse, NY

[ILC]

Does anyone have a familiarity with the Syracuse, NY area? If so, what do you think? Nice area? Plenty to do, places to see? What about industry? I would appreciate any opinions you may have on the entire area.

ILC

[M_Six]

LOTS of snow. Loooong winters.

Otherwise, it's a nice place. Big college town.

[vass0922]

I've only driven through it on numerous (ok ok.. LOTS) of occasions, but seems like a nice area. They have a fair sized mall that looks pretty new so sounds like a growing area. You're only about .. maybe an hour or two from Niagra falls / canadian border too. Maybe 3 or 4 from Toronto.. not sure how far from NYC.

Also I just drove through their major highway (81) through the center of town at 5pm and hardly got below 50mph
Try that around DC!

[mAdMaLuDaWg]

I have an uncle who lives there and runs a Business from there. The place is pretty cool... nice area with a mixture of the city and the suburbs. The town is pretty clean and is not over populated... great people too.
In fact, I'll be driving down there next week

[osprey4]

It's really nice during the summer season, which lasts from August 7 until August 8.

[M_Six]

It's really nice during the summer season, which lasts from August 7 until August 8.

[Mike]

Besides New York City, New York is one of those states that I don't know much about.
Actually I do know they have fairly brutal winters.

[MegalosSkylaki]

Winter snowfalls can be like White Outs.

Near the Lake area of NY.

Great and underated University, once a major upper-class school for NY's industrial rich kids. Hence, has Endowment and a Syracuse Club in NYC.

Good college basketball team [Orange] in Eastern Division One. Enemy of St. John's [RedStorm], NYC.

Western NY where it is located is both scenic--and poor.

Get's Canada/Pennsylvania weather in Winter. Survives on University and tourism. Not an industrial center like some NY upstate cities.

Housing is cheap -- by NYC eyes. Old Victorian houses..little skyline.

Never been there, but da Boos CaaT [impressions above de CaaT] did some research in the University Library. Train ride back "like Ice Station Zebra". Doors froze open, so snow was coming in to train cars! COOL !

About 4 hrs. to NYC , where an odd 298 lb. purple DooG is known to prowl. Got any problem with that ?

[necromancer]

My father grew up in Syracuse (Liverpool to be exact).


I liked it the few times I visited. I still have a lot of family there.



"Western NY where it is located is both scenic--and poor."

I would agree. I know a few of my family members who live there are very well off but I think the majority are poor.

[ILC]

Hey come on guys...they only got about 130" this past winter. What I mean is, is almost 11' of snow really THAT much??

I asked becuase I was admitted to Syracuse's bioengineering department. Everyone I had talked to seemed to really like the school and the area - after adapting to the winters - but I wanted to try and get a broader perspective of what people thought.

I am going up at the end of the month to check it out.

Thanks.

ILC