These families nicknamed the area “Bohemia,” Chemung County Historical Society archivist Rachel Dworkin said. One cottage in particular in the Bohemia span was home base for the Pine Cliff Club.

As the Elmira historian, I’ve always felt that our city was short-changed when we changed our name from Newtown to Elmira. Had we kept the Newtown moniker, we could have a welcome to Newtown ...