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July 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024:Echoes of Exclusion: Syracuse's Shifting Community Landscape

In the coming years, Syracuse will be transformed by the removal of the Interstate-81 Viaduct and following construction of the Community Grid. To understand the significance of the project, we must look back on how infrastructure and public policy have shaped our community through time. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with CNY Fair Housing and showcases material from their 2nd Annual Run the Redline event: a 5K Run and 3K Roll/Stroll that traces a portion of the ‘redline’ that helped segregate Syracuse. Historic photographs of the neighborhood before redlining and urban renewal, courtesy of the Onondaga Historical Association, are paired with modern photographs of the same locations by J. Mark Lawson to illustrate the lasting impacts of these practices on Syracuse.