Armory Square

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The Shot clock Monument at Armory Square

Armory Square is a small neighborhood on the west side of Downtown Syracuse, New York. It began life as a busy commercial and industrial area just to the west of the central city. After World War II, Syracuse's central city became less and less populated as more housing and business facilities were built in the suburbs. In the 1980's, plans were first made to transform the languishing district into a small shopping/arts/nightlife district surrounding the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (formerly the Discovery Center), which inhabits the former Syracuse Armory. These plans came to fruition during the 1990's, when new stores and restaurants opened, and several new buildings were constructed in a compatible style to the early Twentieth Century architecture dominating the district.

Today, Armory Square is the home of some of Syracuse's better restaurants, at least two coffeehouses, a radio station company, dozens of small shops selling everything from band instruments to used records to women's clothing, several bars and nightclubs, a newly-restored upscale hotel, and two tattoo parlors. The area is popular with students from Syracuse University, located about three miles away.

Its borders are generally considered to be the circular road around the armory (Jefferson Street) to the south, Onondaga Creek to the west, Washington Street to the north, and Clinton Street to the east.

Across the street from the armory is the Armory Square/Downtown Syracuse station of OnTrack. It is accessed by walking up through a restored railroad terminal.

Armory Square is also home to the Shot Clock Monument.

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The Warehouse, housing the Syracuse University School of Architecture, portions of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and The Warehouse Gallery, a new contemporary art space.
SUNY Empire State College
The Museum of Science and Technology (M.O.S.T.)
The Redhouse