Trolley car at Cayuga Circle, shown c. 1919, at the intersection of Upland, Highland, and Hanshaw roads. Photo courtesy of The History Center in Tompkins County.
“Cayuga Heights is on the same elevation as the University, and about fifteen minutes ride on the street car line to the University. There are very attractive views of valley and lake and it is the nature of a suburban country development, but at the same time very accessible to the University and town by street cars, improved roads, etc.” --Charles Blood to Carl Becker, March 12, 1917; Carl L. Becker Papers, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Cayuga Circle
Intersection of Upland Road, Highland Road, and Hanshaw Road
Cayuga Circle is the former name of the intersection of Upland Road, Highland Road, and Hanshaw Road, the northernmost stop on the Cayuga Heights line of the Ithaca Street Railway.
The Ithaca Street Railway inaugurated service to Cayuga Heights in 1906, linking the neighborhood with the university, downtown, and the east side of Cayuga Lake. In March 1917, the Cornell Daily Sun reported on the Ithaca Traction Company’s proposal to extend the line another 800 feet, which would “increase the value of the land in the vicinity of the extension and together with street improvements . . . should encourage building in that direction.” In 1919, the line extended to Cayuga Circle.
Intersection of Upland Road, Highland Road, and Hanshaw Road
Cayuga Circle is the former name of the intersection of Upland Road, Highland Road, and Hanshaw Road, the northernmost stop on the Cayuga Heights line of the Ithaca Street Railway.
The Ithaca Street Railway inaugurated service to Cayuga Heights in 1906, linking the neighborhood with the university, downtown, and the east side of Cayuga Lake. In March 1917, the Cornell Daily Sun reported on the Ithaca Traction Company’s proposal to extend the line another 800 feet, which would “increase the value of the land in the vicinity of the extension and together with street improvements . . . should encourage building in that direction.” In 1919, the line extended to Cayuga Circle.
