Southwest (Syracuse, New York)

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Similar to the Near Westside Neighborhood, the Southwest Neighborhood once contained some of the most elegant and attractive residences in Syracuse along West Onondaga Street. These were Greek Revival mansions and Queen Anne homes for many former prominent figures of the area.

The Southwest neighborhood has two primary commercial corridors, South Salina Street and South Avenue, which are home to industrial, manufacturing, commercial, retail, wholesale, and distribution businesses. Beauty and barber shops, fast food restaurants, a drug store, small retail areas, and family restaurants are characteristic of the other types of business in the Southwest Neighborhood.

Jubilee Park is the site of summer music festivals and play areas for children. Rossler Park has space for Little League, and Wilson Park lies within this neighborhood. Community gardens have been established throughout the Southwest Neighborhood by neighborhood associations.