MUST READ! New York Times Article about Cornell Location

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I would agree that, on the whole, the architectural appearance of much of Ithaca’s downtown housing stock does not identically match the natural beauty of its physical setting. To me, downtown Ithaca, building-wise is pretty much typical of a lot of upstate New York towns & small cities. And most of these are not spectacular looking places. A good chunk of the housing is of a certain age, and lots have not been extensively renovated, as they should be.

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<p>I agree that a lot of Ithaca’s housing stock appears to be faded, particularly in Collegetown and the areas west of the Commons, but there are still a lot of absolutely spectacular examples of Victorian and other period architecture scattered throughout the city. Unfortunately a lot of it has been gutted for student apartments, but there are still a lot of gems all over the city.</p>

<p>And in my opinion, the rustic nature of Ithaca is part of its charm; frayed around the edges does not imply dump. If one wants to see a dump I’ll gladly take you on a tour of Detroit.</p>

<p>For instance, I lived in an absolutely stunning example of Prairie-School architecture my senior year:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ithacastudentapartments.com/images/allproperties_large/103SagePlace-300.jpg[/url]”>http://www.ithacastudentapartments.com/images/allproperties_large/103SagePlace-300.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And all one has to do is take a jog through Cayuga Heights to realize that Ithaca has actually some of the most beautiful homes in the country.</p>