Judgement Day for an Old Church, and an Unbuilt “College Town”
Two important cases will go before the Zoning Board this Thursday: the ongoing saga of one historic church on Main Street, and design concerns regarding the future College Town. Salvation for the...
View ArticleOn The Fence Between 933 University Avenue & Eastman House
Okay, so I’m on the fence – sort of. Remember this proposed apartment complex at 933 University Avenue? After the Eastman House and other neighbors complained about the design, Morgan Management went...
View ArticleFilling In: 933 University
The following is a guest post submitted by Matthew Denker. Submit your story today. A great deal has already been written about the development planned at 933 University Ave. (see: here , here , and...
View ArticleEnhancing CityGate
The following is a guest post submitted by Mike Bouwmeeester. Submit your story today. Welcoming Costco and RGRTA to CityGate is great. Ignoring walkability and losing all historic buildings isn’t. Our...
View ArticleFilling In: Holmes Tract
The following is a guest post submitted by Matthew Denker. Submit your story today. Oh 1926, it seems like you were only 87 years ago. Oh wait, what, it was only 87 years ago? Ok then. Well, since the...
View Article30 Months at Midtown
The photo above was taken in January, 2011. Late last year we looked at the plans for the new public spaces at Midtown Plaza. Work on the site is now progressing quickly – and those plan drawings are...
View ArticleSense of Place: Lessons from Elsewhere
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich. Submit your story today. It is through the process of defining what we want as a town that we are becoming a real community. It is through the...
View ArticleThe Big Plans for RG&E Beebee Station
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich last August. Submit your story today. I was saddened to learn last week about Rochester Gas and Electric Corp’s shortsighted proposal to...
View ArticleNew Exhibit Honors the Hojack Swing Bridge
Rochester’s beloved Hojack Swing Bridge has been gone for more than a year, but now a new exhibit at the New York Museum of Transportation will honor the history of the former Rochester landmark. The...
View ArticleDouble Jeopardy for Historic Rochester Church
“Double Jeopardy” wasn’t invented by Alex Trebek. It’s actually a procedural defense in our system of justice that forbids a defendant from being tried more than once for the same (or similar) charges....
View ArticleInside the Abandoned Sykes Datatronics Building
The following is a guest post submitted by an anonymous reader. Submit your story today. If you’ve ever driven down the eastern end of Lyell Ave., or been to a soccer game at Sahlen’s Stadium, you’ve...
View ArticleThe Mystery of the Stone (Benvenuto) Lions
By Mike Governale Last summer Rochester developer and restauranteur, John Tachin called up RocSubway with a history mystery for us to solve. After four months of digging, we came up empty. But here’s...
View ArticleLittle House in the City
By Mike Governale Tucked away in a remote corner of downtown, facing the back side of the Geva Theatre and surrounded on all sides by parking lots, stands this unassuming brick house. In downtown...
View ArticleFrom the Ashes of Carnegie Place
The following is a guest post submitted by Puddlejumper Photography. Submit your story today. Last week, Carnegie Place was largely destroyed by fire. Its life spanned some of the most crucial and...
View ArticleReturn to Sykes
By Mike Governale About a year and a half ago we shared some photos from inside the abandoned Sykes Datatronics building on Orchard Street (south of Lyell Ave). That building was part of a complex that...
View Article72 Conkey Avenue: Lost
By Mike Governale Here’s a quick update on a story we brought attention to exactly five years ago. On this empty lot (shown above) once stood 72 Conkey Avenue. The old 19th century Victorian storefront...
View ArticleBell Tower from Rochester School #7, Rediscovered
By Mike Governale Every so often we’re contacted by a lucky homeowner who discovers a neat little historical treasure hidden away in their basement or roof rafters – usually an old book or a subway...
View ArticleSave the Letchworth Park Rail Bridge
The following is a guest post submitted by Richard H. Jordan III. Submit your story today. Letchworth Bridge in southern Letchworth State Park celebrates its 141st birthday this year (built 1875) and...
View ArticleInside RG&E Beebee Power Plant – Just Before (and during) Demolition
The following is a guest post submitted by an anonymous source. Submit your story today. RG&E’s Beebee power plant was one of the most formidable structures in Rochester. For half a century, this...
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