Armory Square is a small neighborhood on the west side of Downtown Syracuse, New York. It began life as a busy commercial and industrial area just to the west of the central city. After World War II, Syracuse's central city became less and less populated as more housing and business facilities were built in the suburbs. In the 1980s, plans were first made to transform the languishing district into a small shopping/arts/nightlife district surrounding the former Syracuse Armory. These plans came to fruition during the 1990s, when new stores and restaurants opened, and several new buildings were constructed in a compatible style to the middle and late 1800s and early 1900s architecture dominating the district.
The Shot Clock Monument at Armory Square
Vintage postcard of the Armory
Image: Armory Square Historic District, Syracuse, New York
Image: Armory Square
Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse, New York, and Central New York, employing over 30,000 people, and housing over 4,300.
Downtown Syracuse, 2011
Downtown Syracuse during its golden years. This photo is of South Salina Street around 1915.
Clinton Square looking west in Syracuse, New York in 1909 with Erie Canal in forefront - Bastable Block in rear and old County Courthouse to right
Veteran's Park in Syracuse, New York about 1900 - Later renamed Hanover Square
