Myself, I'd stay outside the city a bit at one of the chain hotels either at Carrier Circle or Liverpool area. (email me if you need details). About a 10 minute drive to downtown. The parking garage does fill quickly and $$. There are two nearby surface lots. One at the corner of Salina and Onondaga St. A short walk to the Galleries. Just a bit farther, and always available it seems is one off Clinton St., just before Onondaga St. I use these whenever I go to the library during the week or if it's super busy on weekends and can't find a spot on the street. The bus stops just south of the Galleries on Salina- about 1 or 2 buildings away. I don't know what the policy is for Saint John The Baptist on records research- never asked. Here's the rectory office phone # 315-478-0916. The priest is Father Jon Werner, he just started a couple weeks ago, but seems to be very nice. ------------------------------- Nancy Ward [email protected] Syracuse, New York On Jul 27, 2004, at 6:49 AM, Gary wrote: > > In reply to Dorothy Goodman and others interested in a Hotel near the > Onondaga County Public Library in Syracuse, NY. > > The Hawthorn Suites Hotel on S. Clinton opened just a year or so ago > just a > block from the Galleries at Syracuse on South Clinton Street where the > Onondaga County Public Library is located. > > This is also located just 2 blocks from the Onondaga County Court > House on > State Street which you can walk to easily from the Library and the > Onondaga > Historical Society at 311 Montgomery Street which is just two blocks > from > the library. > > Below is a review of the Hawthorn hotel and information on the hotel > from a > Google search on Syracuse NY Hotels. It is located in historic Armory > Square > where there are several nice restaurants and shops close by the hotel > and > the library. > > Hawthorn Suites from $139.00-$359.00 /night - Reserve Now > > Hawthorn Suites > 416 S Clinton Street > Syracuse, NY 13202 > Phone: 315-425-0500 > Nearest Train: Regional Transportation Center > > Overview of Hawthorn Suites > The Hawthorn Suites Syracuse Armory Square is a 10 story hotel with a > total > of 60 suites. Each suite features a full kitchen, modern hookup, and > iron > with ironing board. The hotel features a fitness room, ADA suites, and > complimentary self-parking. (Source: Travelocity) > > > User Reviews Write a review -Read all reviews > > One of the best (04/05/2004) > by yahoo travel user Syracuse,ny > > This was one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in. Honestly for > some one > who is in to the night life or just a good time should stay here! ... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary D. Taffet [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NYOnonda] OCPL + St John the Baptist church > > > Dot, > > Unfortunately the closest place to stay (the Hotel Syracuse) just > closed > within the last few months. It may or may not reopen. If it does, > it's > anybody's guess as to how long before that happens. It could be > years. I > don't know of any other hotel in what I would call "downtown". [Or if > there > is one, it must not be well-publicized.] While it might still have > been a > little bit of a walk, the Hotel Syracuse was within walking distance. > I > don't know of any other place to stay that is. > > However, should you happen to find a good place to stay elsewhere (and > there > are lots of places outside of downtown), and have access to a car, > there is > an underground parking garage underneath the OCPL main branch there in > the > Galleries. It is often full during the daytime hours however. > > There is a bus that stops not far from the Galleries on S. Salina > Street, > but I don't recall whether it stops right in front of the Galleries or > not. > > Once in the Galleries, there is an elevator if you don't wish to take > the > escalator up to the 2nd floor where the Library entrance is located. > There > is an elevator in the library itself which will take you up to the 5th > floor > level where the Local History & Special Collections room is located. > > If you're planning a trip in the Fall, I suggest you wait no later than > October or early-to-mid November, because you risk the possibility of > snow > after that. If you have trouble walking, you surely don't want to be > slogging through that mess. > > I know nothing about the church or its records, but if I remember to > do so, > I could call them tomorrow and ask them and let you know what they say. > > -- Mary Taffet > Syracuse, NY > [email protected] > > > On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Dorothy Goldman wrote: > >> Hello List Members, >> >> I am tentatively planning a trip to Syracuse in the Fall and have a >> couple (so far) of questions that I hope you can help me with. >> >> 1. Which hotel is the nearest to the OCPL keeping in mind I have a >> walking disability. >> >> 2. Can one search the records themselves at St. John the Baptist >> Church on Park Street? >> >> I am sure I will have more questions in the days ahead as I go thru my >> researh notes to see what I want to find up there. Thanks in advance >> Dot >> >> > > > >