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Saving Downtown Syracuse & Restoring an Eames Lounge
NYT House & Home Roundup 4.3.08

4-3-syracuse-1.jpgThe picture at left is the home of the Dean of Syracuse University's School of Architecture, Mark Robbins. The New York Times shows us how Robbins has helped to jump-start the Syracuse community into investing in the almost-forgotten downtown. For additional pictures from The Would-Be Revivalist and more from The New York Times, click below...

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Other stories in this week's Home & Garden section:

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Room to Improve: Where can I find a good restorer for an original Eames lounge chair and ottoman? There's a great list of reputable resources. Check out our own Good Questions: Affordable Fabric to Flatter This Eames? for additional information.

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In the Garden: Proof That Spring Can Keep a Promise. The abundant evidence of spring at the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate in Winterthur, Delaware.

(Pics: Stewart Cairns, Nick Merrick, Hedrich Blessing/Herman Miller, Ray Magnani)

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MARK ROBBINS doesn’t live ...

... in Sedgwick, less than a mile from downtown Syracuse, where outsized 1920s Tudor homes with in-ground pools can be had for prices in the low six figures.

posted by Rick on 2008-04-03 16:20:49
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Yeah, go CNY!

posted by cali-nys on 2008-04-04 00:37:45
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