Wednesday
May202009
hardscapes # 3 ~ maybe, maybe not
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 11:31AM 
Danny's Diner - Binghamton, NY • click to embiggenNow that former college boy is a former college boy, the wife has remarked that she/we will have no reason to ever visit Binghamton again. Never say "never" ...
... because I really feel that I missed a wonderful place / opportunity to picture a "patina-ed" (to be kind) urban hardscape. Although, just outside of the southern side of the Adirondacks is the equally "patina-ed" similar-sized city of Utica. Although, once you're in Utica, it's only another 90 minutes or so to Binghamton. Although, as the saying goes, "in for a penny, in for a pound", so if I'm going to do it, why not do both cities?
Reader Comments (1)
This is a great idea. We lived in the Southern Tier (near Corning) for about 8 years, and found ourselves going through Binghamton a number of times. As you imply, the city isn't exactly booming.
But if you're going to do two, why not three? Roughly 50 miles west of Binghamton lies Elmira, a town whose major "industry" is the state prison there. The city that Mark Twain once called home is definitely down on its luck. And that happened long before the current "downturn" in the economy.