Chris Gemignani - Sense of Place (Page 41)

Dec 3, 2014 3 min read

A Tower for Rochester

Rochester has a nice skyline, although it's not notably more impressive than some comparable cities like Des Moines, IA where the tallest tower is 801 Grand at 630 ft. or Birmingham, AL where the tallest tower is the Wells Fargo Tower at 454 ft. tall.

Nov 30, 2014 2 min read

Wear to Where #1 . . . . . . The Inner Loop

This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me

Nov 23, 2014 3 min read

Bus Stop Cubes Could Give Transit Riders in Rochester a Place to Rest

Have you ever noticed someone standing on the side a busy road or sitting on the curb while waiting for a bus? The lack of seating at bus stops in our area is a real problem, especially for seniors and people with disabilities. This week however, Reconnect Rochester unveiled a clever solution

Nov 20, 2014 3 min read

Rochester Map Typography

Preface: I am a total geek and I have stopped caring who knows it. With that out of the way, one of my favorite things in the world to do is study old maps. And my favorite part of old maps are the titles! I told you, total... geek.

Nov 18, 2014 4 min read

Filling In: 37 Eagle Street Part 1

Welcome to the first part of Filling In: 37 Eagle Street. I'd love to tell you how many parts to expect, but I don't really know. What I can tell you is that this is the first Filling In about a real live project: my wife and I are building ourselves a house at 37 Eagle Street