Visualizing 81 documents how Interstate 81 changed Syracuse’s historic 15th Ward. The project combines reporting, archival photographs, 360° scenes, and 3D models to explore the neighborhood’s past and present.
Visit Visualizing 81Archival photographs are paired with 360° views made for the 2021 project. Drag inside a scene to look around.
Aunt Edith’s
Almond Street at Harrison Street
People’s AME Zion Church
Pioneer Homes: boys playing
Pioneer Homes: girls by the fence
EPPY Award
2021 — Best College/University Produced Community or Niche Website. Team award for Deconstructing the Divide, which included Visualizing 81.
Society of Professional Journalists
2021 National Mark of Excellence: Winner — Immersion Journalism; Finalist — Best Use of Multimedia
Associated Collegiate Press
First Place — Multimedia News Story, 2021
Broadcast Education Association
Award of Excellence — Student Interactive Multimedia, 2021
Hearst Awards
Second Place — Multimedia IV: Digital News or Enterprise Story — Team, 2021–22
Society for Features Journalism
First Place — Digital Innovation, 2022
The Telly Awards
Gold Winner — General–Student, Immersive & Interactive, 2023
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