writes the many reasons why historical buildings and neighborhoods should be protected and restored. Still other buildings in various conditions offer hope for reuse and redevelopment.ġ976 - In his book, "Utica: A City Worth Saving", Frank E. Other investors saw large, brick structures, in the heart of downtown a great place to setup shop. However, others stood strong, but fell to wrecking balls as part of new concepts. Neglect in some cases destroyed the roof and over time buildings were lost. Ripped-down & also Built-up (1956 to 1976)Īs manufacturing departed and people fled to the surrounding suburbs, the dense buildings of downtown were vacated, many fell into disrepair. In 1949 things we good, but industry was looking to the South. Utica's "canal economy" was surpassed by the railroad, then motor vehicles, as manufacturing began a long period of decline. This period was very good for Utica, but trouble loomed ahead.
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Download and read the Fortune Magazine, December 1949 Take Utica For Instance (PDF, 7.95MB). This story tells of Utica's manufacturing heyday and great resilience it showed in 1949. Clearly showing, "Patented August 17, 1896" on the cast iron face. An additional warehouse was constructed behind the showroom for shipping of their products nationwide by way of the Erie Canal.ġ897 - Another "operational schematic" of a Carton Hot-Air and Combination "C" furnace. They agreed to merge their respective businesses and to convey their properties into the International Furnace Corporation. Kernan Furnace Company, established in 1890Īll from Upstate New York, these firms were engaged in the manufacture and sale of furnaces, boilers, and other heating equipment for homes. Howard Furnace Company, established in 1888, and Pease Furnace Company, established in 1870 The Carton Furnace Company, established in 1847 Russel Wheeler & Son, established in 1842 Products offered were from five different companies that became one:
The principal place of business was in Utica, where they purchased property and remodeled a hotel at 418 Lafayette Street for a new showroom. This new firm was engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sales of heating equipment for homes. Bagg, M.D., to read about this peroid of time.ġ858-59 - Utica City Directory, list 418 Lafayette, then 97 Fayette, as home to former Utica Mayor, Ephraim Chamberlain.ġ876 - Red Star indicates Carton Furnace Company's location in the City of Utica in year of 1876 and proposed hospital district outlined in red.ġ898 - The International Heater Company was organized on June 10, 1898. From Its Settlement To The Present Time, Edited by M. Turning to page 33 in Memorial History Of Utica, N. Emigrants came and built businesses and buildings, and laid the foundation of so much.Ī 1806 map depicts Utica as a fledgling settlement. Will Utica bulldoze more memories and historical past for an increased number of non-taxed acres? Or will 418 Lafayette Street, and the CoLa Neighborhood, be allowed to further redevelop and enhances all the changes surrounding downtown's epicenter, the Busy Corner?įrom Settlement to Bustling City (1750 to 1811)Įrie Canal History - Forever cemented in history as a worldwide engineering achievement and famous for establishing New York City, as well as the reason our new county was able to expand westward. Owner Joe Cerini does not wish to be displaced and shares his Letter to NYS Comptroller. While a single address, Citation Services property consists of Five Different Parcels, sitting on a 0.5 acre, and situated between Lafayette Street & Carton Avenue.īelow you'll read how present day Citation Services has preserved the former Carton Forge, and how a very bright future is not hard to imagine. Screens warn of pending doom facing this historic address, as urban renewal bulldozers and hospital wrecking balls threatened a former forge - one of Utica's original furnace manufacturing operation. Today this Downtown Utica storefront boasts three digital screens offering messages to passerbyers most notably thousands of Utica AUD patrons.
JCommunity investiment, revitalization of historic buildings, add creative placemaking the Wynn-BUD plan will do that and more, Wynn-BUD: Better Hospital, Better Neighborhood, A Better Utica Downtown! Prologueįor nearly three years, dark clouds have hung over Citation Services at 418 Lafayette Street, once a part of the Carton Furnace Company. Scroll down to learn about the property's past.
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