(December 16) For about 150 years, a stretch of Tioga Avenue along the Chemung River in the city of Corning was used for railroading, and then for–you guessed it– glass manufacturing. Since the industrial buildings on the site were razed in 2007, the land has been vacant. This month, Corning, Inc. announced plans to turn 12 of the 14 acres of the site into a new city park. This initiative echoes initiatives of the corporation and city in the 1990s to remove heavy duty industrial buildings along the downtown riverfront and create a handsome riverside green and civic space.

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