
Sweetheart Corners Sign - Syracuse, New York
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N 43° 07.343 W 076° 08.545
18T E 407068 N 4775038
Quick Description: This Googie sign is located in North Syracuse, New York on US Route 11.
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 6/14/2008 9:49:57 PM
Waymark Code: WM401T
Views: 35
Long Description:Sweetheart Corners is located at the intersection of Route 11 and
Taft Road in North Syracuse. It all started with Sweetheart Market,
a family-owned store on the corner around 1952. The corner used to
have a small produce stand that was opened by Thomas Spinelli in
1945. Around 1952 his son-in-law George Gelsomin bought the
business. Under his ownership, the stand grew and became a small
corner store. In 1979 a larger supermarket was built behind the
small corner store. The corner store was then destroyed to make
room for a parking lot. Gelsomin passed the business on to his son,
George T. Gelsomin, in the late 80's. Sweetheart Market provided a
friendlier atmosphere than the large chain stores, thus making it a
favorite with the local residents.
Financial reasons forced the Sweetheart Market to go out of
business in July of 2003. The supermarket was demolished and an
Eckerd store is what now stands in it's place. However, the sign
that brought smiles to many was not destroyed and remained on the
corner as a reminder of days gone by. The sign was taken down to
undergo a complete restoration in 2007 and is now in perfect
condition, back on the corner it has watched over for over 50
years.
Here is a link to a local blog type website that shows this sign
along with a couple of other local Googie signs.
(visit link)