View of the Ithaca Commons pedestrian mall
Ithaca is a city on the Southern shore of Cayuga Lake. It is the home of Cornell University, an Ivy League school of 20,000 students, as well as Ithaca College. Shown to the right is Ithaca Commons, a two block pedestrian mall that opened in 1974. It is the cental business district for the Tompkins County area.