"Seneca Street was vastly changed by urban renewal, a massive federal effort in the 1950s and 1960s that resulted in the demolition of old buildings to make way for new construction and parking. 

At the southeast corner of Seneca and Tioga streets stood the 1863 Cornell Public Library, donated to the city by Ezra Cornell. Susan B. Anthony and Mark Twain lectured in its auditorium. It was demolished in 1960 for drive-in banking facilities."

Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 22. http://www.historicithaca.org