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I was wondering if people that live in a smaller city or town in Upstate NY could tell me where the African American/Black community is centered around in such communities. For instance, I know that in Elmira, the East side of the city is where this is the case. In Auburn, it is the Southwestern quarter of the city and the Orchard Street area. Even for say a community like Lyons, which also has a relatively high Black population and so on. I'm just a person that is interested in things like this for historical and social terms.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 06-18-2008 at 08:41 PM..
I don't think you're going to find too many smaller cities and towns in upstate NY where there is an African American community to speak of. Maybe a few individuals here and there and in most other places none at all. Just to the east of Rochester around Ontario there is a population who are mostly rural farm workers. In Watertown there will be soldiers who are African American posted at Fort Drum, mostly young and transient. In college towns there will be some students who rarely stay after graduation.
Now if you're talking the major upstate cities like Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse. Generally it will be adjacent to the downtown section.
about the major cities in Upstate. In Buffalo, it's mainly the East side. In Rochester, it's mainly "the Crescent", which goes from NE of downtown to directly south of downtown, with it being the thickest West of downtown. In Syracuse, it's mainly the South side, with quite a few people on the east side and the Near west side. In Albany, the Arbor Hill and South end are the neighborhoods.
Then, I know Utica has such communities in the Cornhill section, just West of downtown and in East Utica. In Ithaca, it is South of downtown around Cleveland st. and north of downtown around Albany St. Watertown's East side along State St. and west of downtown around Cedar and Morrison Streets, straddling the River. That's as far as I know though.
What about cities like Binghamton, Corning, Norwich, Rome, Plattsburgh, Cortland, Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Jamestown, Olean, Batavia, Niagara Falls, Schenectady, Troy, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh, Middletown, Geneva and so on.
Though I've been to many of these cities I'm not familiar with where or if there is an African American section.
In Schenectady I can tell you most of the whole NW section of the city all the way to Rotterdam is African American with the exception of the area directly adjacent to Union College.
Since this thread is still read by some people, I'll try to provide some information pertaining to the topic for places big and small. Hopefully, others can provide info as well.
For instance, while in the bigger cities/areas, here are mostly/highly Black neighborhoods with a median household income around or above the national average: Census Block Group 004700-1 in Erie County, New York
Looking at churches could be a way to see if there is a Black population in a city or town. Here are some churches that worship out of the African-American tradition in some of the smaller cities mentioned and other smaller Upstate NY cities/towns: https://m.facebook.com/pages/First-T...60758480613192
Traditionally, Jamestown's blacks have lived in the area immediately adjacent to the CBD, north of West Sixth Street and west of North Main Street. The neighborhood was referred to by locals as "Africa". (Catherine Harris, Africa, and some history of Jamestown, NY) into the 20th century but not in recent times. Most of Jamestown's black residents still live on the North Side but many have moved further east to better neighborhoods or moved to other areas of the city. Jamestown hasn't been a particularly racially or ethnically segregated city for many decades, so it's more about economics than color or ethnic group here.
Traditionally, Jamestown's blacks have lived in the area immediately adjacent to the CBD, north of West Sixth Street and west of North Main Street. The neighborhood was referred to by locals as "Africa". (Catherine Harris, Africa, and some history of Jamestown, NY) into the 20th century but not in recent times. Most of Jamestown's black residents still live on the North Side but many have moved further east to better neighborhoods or moved to other areas of the city. Jamestown hasn't been a particularly racially or ethnically segregated city for many decades, so it's more about economics than color or ethnic group here.
Thanks for the information and for putting it the way that you did. There are traditional neighborhoods/areas, but you can find said folks in various parts of these communities.
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