My father was first generation #ItalianAmerican born in this country and like most was very proud of his Italian heritage. When my grandparents first came to this country most of their family settled in Pennsylvania but my grandfather came to Central New York where the city was the namesake of another in the old country, #Syracuse. When my grandfather died my grandmother raised their nine children here in Syracuse, they moved around the city throughout the years and in the 1930s they were on Burnet not far from Erie Boulevard, just a short walk to downtown. My father told me about the day the #Columbus statue was dedicated and how the family really felt like they were at home here in Syracuse. Dad passed away in 2001 and I can’t imagine how sad he would be to see what’s happening to the city that he called home.
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