Chris Gemignani

John Failings Barber settled in the area of Portage, NY during the pioneer days. He struggled with tragedy and hardship and eventually became a prosperous farmer and banker. He built this home--which he called, "Chestnut Place"--on the corner of     Short Tract and Oakland roads

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

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

The following is a guest post submitted by       Matthew Denker      .

"It's one of the eeriest, strangest places I've ever been." That's what Chris Seward said of this little known spot on the University of Rochester campus when he took these photos. The     Merle Spurrier Gymnasium