Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation has started a potentially interesting new project examining some of the historical markers in Central New York. They have a Google map of markers started, and a list of good questions to ask about any markers you might encounter.
The study of history is supposed to enlarge one’s consciousness of […]

Recently I noticed that the “Brockway Tavern house” (aka the funeral home at Fairmount Corners, aka the former Walter White’s) has been put up for sale. Hopefully, even in this bad economic climate, it will find a buyer willing to keep up the property and maybe even turn it back into, uh, a livelier […]

Hey, Fairmount, what’s in your dirt?

Just a quick note to memorialize the passing of Centro’s 178 Fairmount Hills route, formerly known as the 4G. Since the time of Christ, it served the far-flung upper reaches of the southeast of the Town of Camillus, but fell victim to Centro service cuts effective Monday. I forgot this was going to […]

I know where it’s hiding.
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Keep driving north. Run the red light. You’ll find it.
(Note: This is only for those who have exhausted the entertainment possibilities of the Zombie Outbreak Simulator.)

Serving the cause of suburbia since October 28, 1959.

They closed down Pep Boys for this?!

Revisiting an old topic — the late, lamented Genesee Theater: Cinema Sightlines has recently updated its page about the theater with even more amazing old photos of the film-promotional efforts of George Read. One of these photos has the theater’s big glowing clock pictured in it (alas, only from the side). I wonder […]

Quick link: Fairmount Glen Miniature Golf has a website (”I did not know that!”), with a history page that has some pictures of its old course at the current location of West Genesee High School, and some old pictures of its current location circa 1960.
(Sorry for the light posting lately. Hoping […]

Last spring, residents of the near western burbs of Onondaga County had a little problem with something they called “The Noise.” After many months of forum-based fretting, angry phone calls, e-mails, and media coverage, the annoying sound finally disappeared (for the most part). Syracuse Energy Corp. (Suez), the co-generation plant in Solvay, […]