May 5, 2006
Oh, the Stories Our Streets Have To Tell!
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"One minute you're walking in the present, then you click the HistoryCam, and you're seeing crowds of people in the same street corner a century ago! It's time travel at your fingertips."
Judy Dietz,
The History Center
Community Liaison
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The
Ithaca Journal
Have you taken a walk in downtown
Ithaca
lately? Well, dust off your walking shoes and get moving. The
History
Center
is proud to introduce our brand new self-guided historical walking tour entitled Step Through Time in Downtown
Ithaca
.
Planned for debut on May 20 during The History Center’s Tompkins Trust Company Community Open House, Step through Time in Downtown Ithaca features an interpretive guide filled with historical references, photographs, and an easy-to-use map. The guide comes with a palm-size slide viewer called the HistoryCam, containing a dozen historical photographs of downtown
Ithaca
, Selected from The History Center’s Photo Archives, the antique scenes are rich with local landmarks and illustrate the stories of downtown
Ithaca
’s vibrant history.
The Step Through Time tour was made possible thanks to a generous lead gift from M&T Bank and additional support from
Ithaca
’s business community. The
History
Center
is grateful to M&T Bank and the many generous sponsors who helped bring the tour to fruition including Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn, Ithaca Rentals & Renovations, Ithaca Downtown Partnership, CSP Management,
Ithaca
College
, Ithaca Journal, Handwork, American Crafts by Robbie Dein, Contemporary Trends, HOLT Architects, P.C., and Dewitt Mall merchants.
You can purchase your Step through Time walking tour and HistoryCam at The History Center for $9.95 + tax.
