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New Exhibit Honors the Hojack Swing Bridge

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

Fighting the Flames at Ontario Beach Park

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 Dimple Machine - Made in Rochester

Who doesn't find dimples irresistible? In 1936 Isabella Gilbert of Rochester NY invented a spring-loaded contraption that promised to "make a fine set" by pressing a pair of knobs into the cheeks.

5 Years Ago Today: A Major Food Crisis Strikes Rochester, NY

Many of you kids will be too young to remember this - thank heavens. But five years ago on this very day, Rochester NY made national headlines when it was slammed by one of the worst food shortages in our nation's history--possibly the world. That's right.     Popeyes

New Midtown Tower Renderings

of the Midtown Tower development with new retail stores included. Today the developer, Buckingham Properties, sent over some new renderings that show a more refined "skin" for the 17-story tower...