Hello everyone. Following in the spirit of my last topic, I'm going to post some information about three particular small college towns in the heart of New York state. These places aren't worth visiting on their own, but some information certainly does not hurt. I had my connects at these schools, and so I was able to hit the areas up more than a few times.
Background:
The finger lakes are a set of thin lakes that dot the heart of New York. There tend to be towns at the ends of each lake, and indeed two of the towns I mention will be adjacent to lakes. The region is one of the largest wine producers in the world, and I certainly recommend anyone who loves good-quality wine to check out a few of the countless wineries in the area. The best time to do that would be from May to September when it's certain to be warm.
This area is pretty much the middle of nowhere, with the closest large cities being Buffalo and New York. There isn't much except nature out in those parts. One could drive for miles and see nothing but farmland. On to the first town.
Geneva:
Geneva is at the northwestern side of Lake Seneca, and is undoubtedly the worst of the three towns I'm mentioning here. The city consists of a small downtown area with restaurants and bars, the adjacent suburbs, the lakeside park, and then Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Hobart and William Smith is a small private school populated mainly by preppy types. However, I personally found the girls here the easiest to engage and escalate with. The ones that go out downtown are either 21 or have a fake ID of some sort (none of these towns have 18+ locales). Apparently one of the bars had an older lady that would personally chase underaged kids out of the bar, but I never experienced it.
Those who can't go into bars try to get into parties in one of the fraternity houses (along Route 14), or head to house parties of some team (suburbs along Route 20). I was actually able to pull some girls who were waiting (without success) to get into a party during one of my visits there. I did get a lay with one of them, but she was about a 5 since my standards weren't so sharp back then.![[Image: sad.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/sad.gif)
Ithaca:
This is the largest of the three towns I'm going to cover. It's at the foot of Lake Cayuga and is most well known as the home of Cornell University. However, there is also Ithaca College, which is a smaller private school with a significant number of students; although the former school dwarfs it and Ithaca would be a ghost town without the economic effect of the Ivy League school.
The heart of Ithaca is a valley surrounded by hills, and there are really two nightlife areas worth discussing.
Downtown: This is where the so-called "Commons" are located, which is a two-block pedestrian walk with businesses. On Thursday-Saturday (though more the last two days), it gets populated with students almost exclusively from Ithaca College.
2nd Floor Bar is just what it is, but has a section with a bar and dance floor along with an area of pool tables. It's a bit of a strange setup and also attracts some of the weirder locals. Not as good as the next place.
Moonshadow's Tavern is right across form the previous bar, but this place basically becomes a dance club after 11. All the talent from Ithaca College would show up here (standard American girl fare), and it did get quite packed. Never really had success here running game despite the number of targets.
Lot 10 is on a block adjacent to the Commons and mostly gets locals. It's a two-level building with the lower floor for club-type music and the upper floor for live performances (usually rock). There's also an outdoor area to chill and smoke. Probably one of the better establishments I've been to.
Collegetown: This is a mostly residential area with a few strips of commercial activity. It's right at the foot of Cornell University's main entrance across the gorge, and many of the older undergrads live here. Fraternities take up the younger students, and that's a closed scene the last I was told. Much has been said about Ivy League students and how they're not worth gaming, and I generally agree with that. I somehow managed to notch a girl when I was there for Halloween partying (6 perhaps). She was ironically dressed as Supergirl.![[Image: lol.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/new/lol.gif)
Dunbar's: Standard dive bar with tables and stools. This is definitely a place for pick-up but many of the meathead types tend to frequent here. Expect some competition and/or cockblocking.
Pixel: Similar crowd as the last place except more obnoxious. Dance-club type atmosphere except not really since it's too small (like many places in Ithaca). Expect to see many fratty types and their tagalongs.
Level B: Large dance floor and the closest thing to a club Ithaca has (other than Moonshadow's). It wasn't so packed when I went there, but apparently it gets the most capacity in the middle of the week.
Cortland:
The last of the three towns, Cortland does not have any bodies of water near it. It does, however, have SUNY Cortland, which is a pretty athletic-minded public school. The New York Jets have even been holding their training camps there the past few years.
During the school year, there's quite a bit of partying going and it's considered one of the more active schools of the region in that right. I found the girls hard to escalate with here, but apparently straight-up caveman game worked well for some guys I knew. Oh well.
Stone Lounge: Large place with an inside dance floor and an outside area to chat. Admittedly not a bad place to game, and it's not as crazy as some of the other places I'm going to mention.
Red Jug: This place was packed when I was there. It gets more traffic than the previous place. I had plenty of fun here.
Dark Horse Tavern: I actually never went here, so I can't say anything about it.
Cortaca: Perhaps one of the wackiest college party days in the country, although that might change thanks to events this past year. Each November, Cortland and Ithaca College play a football game known simply as "Cortaca", and as you can imagine there's a lot of drinking going on during that weekend; but it's much more pronounced on the Cortland side. I had the opportunity to go to one a few years ago and it's worth all the accolades it got. Cortland won the game for the 4th consecutive time, but the celebrations in Cortland got so bad that a massive riot broke out on one of the streets, despite the game being played in Ithaca. The link below seems to give a good picture of that.
Cortaca 2013
Background:
The finger lakes are a set of thin lakes that dot the heart of New York. There tend to be towns at the ends of each lake, and indeed two of the towns I mention will be adjacent to lakes. The region is one of the largest wine producers in the world, and I certainly recommend anyone who loves good-quality wine to check out a few of the countless wineries in the area. The best time to do that would be from May to September when it's certain to be warm.
This area is pretty much the middle of nowhere, with the closest large cities being Buffalo and New York. There isn't much except nature out in those parts. One could drive for miles and see nothing but farmland. On to the first town.
Geneva:
Geneva is at the northwestern side of Lake Seneca, and is undoubtedly the worst of the three towns I'm mentioning here. The city consists of a small downtown area with restaurants and bars, the adjacent suburbs, the lakeside park, and then Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Hobart and William Smith is a small private school populated mainly by preppy types. However, I personally found the girls here the easiest to engage and escalate with. The ones that go out downtown are either 21 or have a fake ID of some sort (none of these towns have 18+ locales). Apparently one of the bars had an older lady that would personally chase underaged kids out of the bar, but I never experienced it.
Those who can't go into bars try to get into parties in one of the fraternity houses (along Route 14), or head to house parties of some team (suburbs along Route 20). I was actually able to pull some girls who were waiting (without success) to get into a party during one of my visits there. I did get a lay with one of them, but she was about a 5 since my standards weren't so sharp back then.
Ithaca:
This is the largest of the three towns I'm going to cover. It's at the foot of Lake Cayuga and is most well known as the home of Cornell University. However, there is also Ithaca College, which is a smaller private school with a significant number of students; although the former school dwarfs it and Ithaca would be a ghost town without the economic effect of the Ivy League school.
The heart of Ithaca is a valley surrounded by hills, and there are really two nightlife areas worth discussing.
Downtown: This is where the so-called "Commons" are located, which is a two-block pedestrian walk with businesses. On Thursday-Saturday (though more the last two days), it gets populated with students almost exclusively from Ithaca College.
2nd Floor Bar is just what it is, but has a section with a bar and dance floor along with an area of pool tables. It's a bit of a strange setup and also attracts some of the weirder locals. Not as good as the next place.
Moonshadow's Tavern is right across form the previous bar, but this place basically becomes a dance club after 11. All the talent from Ithaca College would show up here (standard American girl fare), and it did get quite packed. Never really had success here running game despite the number of targets.
Lot 10 is on a block adjacent to the Commons and mostly gets locals. It's a two-level building with the lower floor for club-type music and the upper floor for live performances (usually rock). There's also an outdoor area to chill and smoke. Probably one of the better establishments I've been to.
Collegetown: This is a mostly residential area with a few strips of commercial activity. It's right at the foot of Cornell University's main entrance across the gorge, and many of the older undergrads live here. Fraternities take up the younger students, and that's a closed scene the last I was told. Much has been said about Ivy League students and how they're not worth gaming, and I generally agree with that. I somehow managed to notch a girl when I was there for Halloween partying (6 perhaps). She was ironically dressed as Supergirl.
Dunbar's: Standard dive bar with tables and stools. This is definitely a place for pick-up but many of the meathead types tend to frequent here. Expect some competition and/or cockblocking.
Pixel: Similar crowd as the last place except more obnoxious. Dance-club type atmosphere except not really since it's too small (like many places in Ithaca). Expect to see many fratty types and their tagalongs.
Level B: Large dance floor and the closest thing to a club Ithaca has (other than Moonshadow's). It wasn't so packed when I went there, but apparently it gets the most capacity in the middle of the week.
Cortland:
The last of the three towns, Cortland does not have any bodies of water near it. It does, however, have SUNY Cortland, which is a pretty athletic-minded public school. The New York Jets have even been holding their training camps there the past few years.
During the school year, there's quite a bit of partying going and it's considered one of the more active schools of the region in that right. I found the girls hard to escalate with here, but apparently straight-up caveman game worked well for some guys I knew. Oh well.
Stone Lounge: Large place with an inside dance floor and an outside area to chat. Admittedly not a bad place to game, and it's not as crazy as some of the other places I'm going to mention.
Red Jug: This place was packed when I was there. It gets more traffic than the previous place. I had plenty of fun here.
Dark Horse Tavern: I actually never went here, so I can't say anything about it.
Cortaca: Perhaps one of the wackiest college party days in the country, although that might change thanks to events this past year. Each November, Cortland and Ithaca College play a football game known simply as "Cortaca", and as you can imagine there's a lot of drinking going on during that weekend; but it's much more pronounced on the Cortland side. I had the opportunity to go to one a few years ago and it's worth all the accolades it got. Cortland won the game for the 4th consecutive time, but the celebrations in Cortland got so bad that a massive riot broke out on one of the streets, despite the game being played in Ithaca. The link below seems to give a good picture of that.
Cortaca 2013