The charming Colonial home at 602 Vine St. has housed businesses such as Ayers Funeral Home back in the 1960s and more recently the Mark Grabosky-Tom McCarthy law offices.
Not sure who purchased it a few years ago, but the three-story structure built in 1900 has reverted to its original residential status. Whoever its owners are, they certainly know how to live.
This past spring, they hired contractors to replace the house’s existing walk-out enclosed porch facing Hazel Street with a more spacious front porch that wraps around to face Vine.
And here’s how I know that the owners know how to live: They’ve posted a list of “Porch Rules” near the entrance:
Read a book.
Visit with friends.
Relax.
Take a nap.
Feel the breeze.
Enjoy the day.
Listen to the birds.
Sip a drink.
Now if it were my house and these were my rules, that last one would likely be listed first. But otherwise, I cannot agree more with the rules’ themes of repose and refreshment.
Ajemian profit clarified
Last week, this column reported that the Ajemian family — brothers Richard and Ronald Ajemian, from Baldwinsville, and their sister, Roberta Schmidt, who lives in Liverpool — were in line to make $6 million on the sale of their Liverpool Golf and Country Club.
But Ronald Ajemian told a reporter that their properties will actually sell for $5.23 million — $4.7 million for the 111-acre golf course in the town of Clay and $525,000 for another 10 acres located in Salina.
Still, that’s gotta be a pretty satisfying payday, especially one that comes after three decades of unsuccessfully trying to sell the land.
Flashy and classy
On Sept. 12 a new sign was erected at the historic Cobblestone tavern, 306 Tulip St. at the corner of First Street. With shiny, gold-embossed lettering suggesting Old English style, it reads “The Cobblestone, est. 1839.”
With its bold gold letters on a basic black background the new sign on the Tulip Street side is both flashy and classy.
AmHigh in high gear
American High, director Jeremy Garelick’s film company based at the old Zogg building at 800 Fourth St., is busily shooting its sixth movie here in the village.
Crews parked a half dozen big, white equipment trucks on Fourth Street on Sept. 6 and 11 to shoot footage at the former Pastel home at 800 Vine St. at the corner of Fourth. Rumor is that the big, two-toned mansion built in 1917 is doubling as a fraternity house for a movie tentatively titled “The Binge.”
Four white trucks parked along North Cypress Street just north of the Post Office on Sept. 18 to shoot scenes at the white double cape at 412 North Cypress St. The trucks carried lighting, catering, restrooms and other remote-studio gear including endless black cables for the moviemakers.
Vince Vaughn onboard?
Meanwhile, comedy film star Vince Vaughn was photographed having breakfast with Garelick at the Miss Syracuse Diner down city on Sept. 17. American High would not confirm whether Vaughn is a member of “The Binge” cast, but it’s a good bet. Auditions for speaking roles and extras for the movie were conducted earlier this summer, and a crowd of some 200 extras were recently filmed tossing wads of paper high into the air outside the Zogg building.
