Downtown Syracuse

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• The update rewrites multiple sections to correct or add concrete historical and institutional details (canal history, Landmark Theatre context, Uptown district terminology, and SU building activity). Readers should verify dates and named sites against cited sources.

Replace “Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse New York and Central New York employing more than 30.” with “Downtown Syracuse is the central business district of Syracuse New York and the economic center of Central New York.”. Replace “of the city's salt industry and its location on the Erie Canal For more than a century it was also the retail and entertainment” with “of the city's salt industry and its location on the Erie Canal which ran through the center of downtown until it was filled in during the 1920s its route became Erie Boulevard The canal's Weighlock Building where boats were weighed now houses the Erie Canal Museum For more than a century it was also the retail and entertainment”. Replace “Downtown Syracuse also boasts the Landmark Theatre originally known as Loew's State Theatre where visitors and.” with “The Landmark Theatre on South Salina Street opened as Loew's State Theatre.”. Replace “In December 2005 Syracuse University announced it had purchased eleven buildings downtown and leased another.” with “In December 2004 Syracuse University announced it had purchased or leased twelve buildings downtown including.”.

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