Washington Square is one of
the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse, New
York
.
Washington
Square encompasses what used to be the old Village of
Salina
which has a concentration of two, three, and four-
family structures, and larger apartments surrounded by
single-family homes. The neighborhood contains mixed-use
buildings along the North Salina Street corridor. Washington Square
has the most historic rooming/boarding houses out of all the City's
neighborhoods. Historic multiple residences ranked second highest,
and apartment buildings ranked seventh. Almost 50 percent of
Washington Square's mixed-use buildings have historic
significance.
The North Salina Street National Register District runs from the
500 Block (where Prospect Street meets N. Salina Street), to the
end of the 900 block at Union Place. The City of Syracuse hired a
consultant to initiate a streetscape enhancement plan, which
includes improved sidewalks, new street furniture, improved
parking, new landscaping, interpretive historic markers, and a
pedestrian friendly atmosphere. This is intended to be a catalyst
for store owners to rehabilitate or improve their own storefronts
in order to attract more businesses to locate on this once
magnificent 19th Century commercial strip.
The Washington Square neighborhood consists of a mix of
residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Businesses are
concentrated along North Salina, North State Street, East Hiawatha
Boulevard, and Wolf Street. Retail, professional, service,
wholesale, and industrial type businesses populate the area.
Franklin Elementary is the school located in the
neighborhood.
Schiller Park serves the needs for this area. Woodlawn Cemetery,
though not a park, is often used for dog walking and strolling by
the neighbors. Washington Square Park lies in the far western
corner, along North Salina Street.
Geography
It borders three other Syracuse neighborhoods, with
Northside to the east,
Near Northeast to the southeast,
and
Lakefront to the west.
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