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"About 13 people were left homeless when a four-alarm fire ripped through a brick building on West State Street this morning."

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 20, 2024 03:20

David Goodwin, "13 Escape From Blaze Downtown," Ithaca Journal, June 30, 1988, 1.

132-134 W State St Ithaca (as of 1920)

Name: Gary Bailor Address: 90 Bailor Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 22:48

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription.

90 Bailor Rd Caroline

Garry C Bailor

In the 1900 census, John H Hintermeister lived in Aspinwall, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania with wife Anna M, age 33, and sons William T, age 11, Otto, age 4, and Otis, age 4. His occupation was listed as manuf - Pianos + Organs.

Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 25, 2025 15:57

John Hintermeister in the 1900 United States Census, Aspinwall, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania.

John Henry Hintermister

“’Napoleon,’ well known mascot of Campus and city, will carry a muzzle as the result of being incarcerated in one of the cells of the city police station yesterday. "Nap," so officials of the Ithaca Traction Corporation allege, has taken to biting...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 01, 2024 17:14

“’Napoleon’ Bites Conductor Must Now Wear Muzzle,” Cornell Daily Sun, August 7, 1914, 

Napoleon Ithaca's Thinking Bulldog

Ithaca Savings and Loan Association

Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 30, 2025 23:46

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, March 1949 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

101 S Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899) 3 S Aurora St Ithaca

Multi-Family Construction: ;  Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;  Additional Sections: ;  Porches: ;  Outbuildings: ;  Other: Wood frame partition separating Main Structure from #212 E State St / Two Skylights / Unknown element in back left ...

Submitted by Genevieve Barbee on March 13, 2025 20:32

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, April 1910

214 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899) 76 E State St Ithaca (as of 1867) 40 Owego St Ithaca

"Smoke began seeping beneath the eaves of the two-story, 155-year-old building Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., then spread quickly engulfing the roof and upper floor."

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 20, 2024 02:16

Cornea Dance Studio

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 19, 2024 21:02

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, January 1963 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

119 S Tioga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 11 S Tioga St Ithaca

134-136 S Aurora St Driscoll Bros. Mill

Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 04, 2025 03:00

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, January 1954 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

136 S Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899) 24 S Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1878) 23 S Aurora St Ithaca

"The Tompkins County Trust Company's expansion project, connecting the bank building to the old Tompkins County Clerk's Office, is rapidly taking shape. Bricklayers are now setting up the masonry link where the Sideboard Restaurant once stood. It...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 05, 2024 01:22

"A tractor-trailer carrying a load of cars crashed into Simeon’s Bistro on The Commons just after 4 p.m. June 20. The vehicle crashed into the corner of the building, located at the intersection of North Aurora Street and East State Street, while ...

Submitted by Genevieve Barbee on April 14, 2025 14:21

"Truck crashes into Commons restaurant" June 20, 2014 The Ithacan

224 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899) 86 E State St Ithaca

“Ithaca Loan Finance Co. has bought the old J. C. Stowell wholesale grocers building next door to the Ithaca Journal and will start soon to demolish the historic structure to make way for a modern, two-story office building. The structure includes...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 21, 2025 15:41

“George Atsedes, a restaurant proprietor in Ithaca for 20 years, has purchased the Tompkins Hotel at Aurora and Seneca Sts. from Thomas A. Herson and sold the Club Caret, 106 N. Tioga St., to the Tompkins County Trust Company. The Club Caret will ...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 01, 2025 12:37

Rothschild Bros, Department Store-100-126 S Tioga St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 03, 2025 21:56

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, January 1954 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

112 S Tioga St Ithaca (as of 1899)

Gegg's Red & White Grocery Store at 119-121 N Aurora St "By the end of the week, Gegg's Red & White at 119 N. Aurora St. will be part of the past.  To old regulars among the customers of the grocery store that has served the public there for 31 y...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 16, 2024 14:26

Elizabeth Rogers, "Art Gegg, a Neighborhood Grocer, Closing His Doors," Ithaca Journal, February 29, 1968, 13.

121 N Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899) 21 N Aurora St Ithaca
119 N Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899) 19 N Aurora St Ithaca

William Arthur Gegg

“Demolition work continues on buildings in the 100 block of W. State St. to make room for a new office building being put up by Ithaca Loan Finance Co., Inc. Both buildings visible will be torn down.”  [photos of back of 127-129 and 131 W State St] 

Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 21, 2025 15:39

Stanford-Crowell Co (Inc) advertising signs and box manufacturers 1001-1005 W Seneca St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 21, 2025 18:00

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, March 1940 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

1001-1005 W Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)

"The city administration will be subjected to a discussion at the meeting of the Negro Political Club which will gather at the Servus League Center on Plain Street on Friday night. John E. Mason, club president, also announced that officers for th...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 03, 2025 22:32

"Negro Political Club To Convene Friday," Ithaca Journal, October 15, 1931, 5.

John E Mason

Levi M Spaulding, barber 300 E State, h 501 W Green  [not enumerated on the 1920 US Census]

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 06, 2024 16:31

Norton & Goodhue’s Ithaca City Directory for 1919-20 Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

501 W Green St Ithaca

Levi M Spaulding

John Diffen, proprietor Oakhurt Hotel 120 Third St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 28, 2025 14:55

Norton & Goodhue’s Ithaca City Directory for 1919-20 Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

120 Third St Ithaca (as of 1899) 18 Third St Ithaca

John Diffin