Subway Confessions: Mr. B’s Wild Ride
The following Subway story was submitted to us by Mr. B from Rochester… “When I was 7 or 8, I would go to the YMCA on Monroe Avenue or the library next door after school. The Subway used to pass under...
View ArticleNew Maps of Rochester’s Neighborhoods
Now you can admire your hometown of Rochester, NY and the diversity of its many communities without ever putting on a pair of pants.* Introducing two awesome new posters depicting the neighborhoods of...
View ArticleThe Rochester Landmarks Poster, by Richard Margolis
When I first moved to Rochester’s Swillburg neighborhood thirteen years ago, my favorite place to eat was Highland Park Diner. I remember this Rochester Landmarks poster, by Richard Margolis, hung over...
View ArticleFilling In: 759 Park Ave
The following is a guest post submitted by Matthew Denker. Submit your story today. Well, dear readers, I must admit that this is not exactly what I had planned when I left you the last time. That...
View Article13 Storefronts
I’ve given myself a photo assignment for 2013. Pick 13 subjects, and take 13 snapshots of each. Simple. We started last month with 13 mailboxes. This month I turned my lens on what I thought were some...
View ArticleClosure of Route 52 “Really Gets My Goat”
Many transit loving Rochesterians, put off by the RTS “hub and spoke” system, have long clamored for the convenience of crosstown routes. The new Route 52 answered those calls by connecting the Park...
View ArticleNew at Parkleigh, a Bright Piece of Rochester Retail History?
Here’s a fun little history mystery that I could use your help with. Jeannine Klee, owner of Parkleigh on Park Avenue recently acquired this Venetian glass chandelier from a friend who claims it once...
View ArticlePark Avenue Hospital
By Joanne Brokaw Back in May, we noted National Nurses Week with a piece on Ida Jane Anderson, New York State’s first registered nurse. John Zicari, a reader from York, Maine, wrote to tell me that...
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