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Olean, Elmira, and Cortland NY pics

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Thought I'd post some pics (not very many of each city - sorry) of three upstate cities not often seen. Olean (pop~15,000), Elmira(pop~30,000), and Cortland (pop~17,000). I think Olean and Cortland are holding their own fairly well, but Elmira has been on a downslide for quite a while.


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The building with the clock tower recently burned down - sad loss
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Suny Cortland dorms
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Hope you enjoyed. :)
 
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Never seen pictures of, nor have I ever been to Olean. Looks nice.
 
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i almost bought a house in elmira several years ago. the price was great - 22,000 dollars for a 3200 square foot house. the problem was that the property taxes were nearly 5000 dollars per year. i believe that elmira might have the highest property tax rate in the nation. it's a shame, because there is so much interesting architecture.
thanks so much, ex-ithacan for these photos. i always enjoy seeing your posts.
 
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NY's southern tier rocks!

that's a real shame about that clock tower building... Bellefonte knows your pain :(

Olean is not too far from my hometown of St. Marys, PA... some people from my hometown used to go on shopping trips there...
 
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