Downtown

Oneonta’s Main Street complements the small town ambiance. Red brick sidewalks and turn of the century style street lamps suggest the disarming feel of a simpler, more genteel era. Main Street’s many elegant and comfortable benches beckon shoppers to slow their hurried pace; to relax and take in the ambiance of Oneonta’s Rockwellesque downtown and to engage the panorama of century old architecture and timeless rolling hills. The City of Oneonta’s downtown area is an ecclectic mix of commerical, residential, professional and health and government service uses. The downtown area has evolved through the years from a retail center to a center of commercial diversity.


Where is Downtown Oneonta?

The “downtown” area has been defined as being within the area of Market Street from the corner of Main and Fairview Streets to James Georgeson (former Gas Avenue); Main Street just north of the viaduct turning west on Chestnut Street to the former P&C plaza (now Dollar General, Video store, tanning salon), including the United Methodist Church; Huntington Park turning north along Dietz Street to Walnut Street, which serves as Downtown’s northern border; and Main Street to the Maple Street/Lettis Highway intersection.

What Improvements Have Been Made to Downtown Oneonta?
In the 1980’s a concentrated effort was made to encourage the acquisition and redevelopment of vacant buildings and convert vacant upper floors of commercial buildings to housing. This action has increased the number of downtown residents and has also provided the downtown area with a readily available consumer base.

The City has undertaken a number of studies and improvement projects to improve the downtown area since 1990. Most recently upgrades have been done to the Water Street area that included facade, parking garage, business assistance and streetscape improvements. The City has also demolished the former West-Nesbitt Feed Mill and is now the home of the offices of the Foothills Performing Arts Center, with additional construction planned as funds become available. These projects have had a major positive impact on Oneonta’s downtown area and has helped to create an atmosphere of growth and optimism for future downtown development.


What is Downtown Oneonta Near?

The City of Oneonta is a region of New York State rich in cultural, historical and recreational amenities. Oneonta’s tourist offerings are as rich and diverse as the texture of its wooded hillsides and rolling meadows. Oneonta is a timeless place where heritage and beauty come together, where past meets present, culture meets with applause, and nature’s seasons meet with delight.

Arts and Culture

The City of Oneonta is home to two colleges, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick, and an outstanding arts community, draws an unusual number of internationally acclaimed performing artists who bring to the area a cultural diversity not often found in rural locales. The region’s concert season stretches beyond the usual “tourism” season, which means there is something happening at all times of the year. Additionally, the Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts (UCCCA) sponsors a number of Art Walks during the year that draw crowds from all over the region.

Sporting Events

Oneonta is also the home of the Oneonta Tigers, a Class A farm club of the Detroit Tigers. Oneonta is renowned for its baseball enthusiasts; being so close to Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Soccer Hall of Fame has its home in Oneonta, with as many soccer enthusiasts coming from literally all over the country to see the Hall’s museum and to take part in and watch the many well renowned soccer tournaments held with regularity throughout the spring, summer and fall.


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