The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), February 25th, 2002
Byline: SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST
For Brian Tarolli, the pleas to Syracuse City Hall were always made without much hope.
Every week, Tarolli would call city officials. He would ask them to knock down an abandoned mansion at 770 W. Onondaga St., next to his own home. He would talk about the rats he saw inside the disintegrating landmark. He would talk about gaping cavities where windows used to be. He would promise to move ahead with his own restoration plans if the city would only flatten the old house.
Last week, to Tarolli's shock, the city knocked it down.
"That house was pre...
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