Armory Square

As much as I love small towns, I also love to explore downtowns... especially old ones. During my college reunion weekend at Syracuse University, the fam and I wandered the brick-filled streets of Armory Square. It was morning and we went in search of breakfast, and found one little cafe serving the eggs and pancakes we were craving. 

In old downtowns, there is always an apparent contradiction. Overpriced boutiques and sushi bars sharing real estate with nightclubs and street people. This old square had it's own charm on this Fall morning, as the aging brick, flower boxes and peeling signs were the backdrop to a car crash, an artists' display and a street protest of squatters. We enjoyed a rare morning of sunshine in Syracuse capturing some moments in Armory Square, from a man smoking a pipe on his laptop outside Starbucks to a bar worker coming out to hose off the smelly concrete from the prior eve.