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Syracuse, Onondaga County

Well-Known Places in Syracuse

JMA Wireless Dome, Clinton Square, Everson Museum of Art.

Syracuse Business Districts

• Armory Square
• Downtown Syracuse
• University Hill

Major Employers in Syracuse

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, St. Joseph's Health, Wegmans Food Markets, Crouse Hospital.

About Syracuse, Onondaga County

Syracuse is the Onondaga County seat and heart of Central New York, a former salt-boiling boomtown nicknamed 'The Salt City' that grew along the Erie Canal into a major industrial hub. Today it is a snowy college town powered by Syracuse University and SUNY medical and forestry campuses, known for orange-clad basketball crowds, salt potatoes, and the only permanent upside-down traffic light in the country on Tipperary Hill.

History of Syracuse

• The area sits on the lands of the Onondaga Nation, the central fire of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy; Jesuit missionaries including Simon Le Moyne reached Onondaga Lake in the mid-1600s, founding the Ste. Marie de Gannentaha mission.
• Syracuse was formally established in 1820 and named after Syracuse, Sicily, for its similar natural features.

Landmarks and Places in Syracuse

• The JMA Wireless Dome (Carrier Dome) at Syracuse University
• The Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) Building, a striking 1932 Art Deco landmark
• The Landmark Theatre, a 1928 movie palace (opened as Loew's State) and the city's only surviving ornate 1920s theater

The Syracuse Economy

• Nineteenth- and twentieth-century industry ran on salt and chemicals and then manufacturing; the city was home to Carrier Corporation (maker of the first modern air conditioner), the Franklin Automobile Company, and Smith Corona typewriters.
• The post-industrial economy is led by education and healthcare, with Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University among the largest employers.
• Destiny USA (formerly the Carousel Center) is the largest shopping mall in New York State.

Community Life in Syracuse

• Salt potatoes, small potatoes boiled in heavily salted water and served with melted butter, are a Central New York summer and fair staple traced to Irish salt-works laborers.
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, founded in Syracuse in 1988, became a nationally famous barbecue destination.
• The Great New York State Fair, held in the Syracuse area since 1841, draws well over a million visitors annually.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, exploringupstate.com, en.wikipedia.org