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Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester

Help increase this number ! 3-2008 Flat Stanley in Rochester Appointments are required. Please see https://www.lollypop.org/adopt/schedule-an-adoption-appointment/ Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester, is a nonprofit organization committed to building lifelong bonds between people and animals through education, community outreach programs and the prevention of cruelty. Lollypop Farm offers many services and programs in support of this goal, including: Animal adoptions Volunteer opportunities Dog training and obedience classes Annual Barktober Fest, 5-mile run and walk Educational tours Lollypop Farm Camp for kids Pet Assisted Therapy Pet Pantry (food bank providing pet food) Pet Peeves, Free Behavior Help Line (585) 295-2999 Senior-for-Seniors adoptions Pets are Welcome (listings of landlords that allow pets) SNIP (Spay/Neuter Incentive Program) Animal cruelty investigations and law enforcement Pet cremations and cemetery Farm walk and petting area The Farm Yard includes a Farm Walk and Petting Area, which are a great place to bring your children and grand-children to learn about animals and people caring about animals. As of July 2020, the Farm Walk and Petting Area remains closed due to the Covid pandemic. The shelter itself contains many educational exhibits about pets and farm animals for kids and adults alike. Lollypop Farm is an open-admission animal shelter. This means that they will not turn away any pet based on age, health issues or injuries, behavioral problems, or aggression. As an open-admission shelter, they are able to provide shelter and care to animals who would otherwise have no safe refuge. In the Greater Rochester community, Lollypop Farm has the largest capacity for animal care and is the only organization to accept stray and unwanted pets of all species. Awards Won City Newspaper's 'Best of Rochester' Awards in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.1 Related Links * Lollypop Farm Campus Tour

Neighborworks

From their website: "NeighborWorks® Rochester is a nonprofit organization that, while autonomous, is a part of the national NeighborWorks® network. Our mission is to increase and maintain home ownership in the city of Rochester, as well as renew and support healthy neighborhoods. We accomplish our mission through financial literacy education, home improvement lending, flexible mortgage programs, and technical services including lead inspection. Through a comprehensive system for homebuyer development, NeighborWorks® Full-Cycle LendingSM, we are able to assist families into home ownership and help ensure their long-term success as homeowners. These services are provided in cooperation with residents and local partners, including lenders, insurers, construction specialists, government agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Programs and Services Homeownership Education NeighborWorks® Rochester offers a full range of programs to people planning to buy a home as well as to those who already own a home. Topics include financial literacy, loan and mortgage products, realtors, inspections, insurance, the closing process, and home maintenance. To complement our class offerings, we also offer individual financial counseling. Home Improvement Lending NeighborWorks® Rochester assists people to make repairs and improvements to their homes through a low-interest-rate loan. These loans are also available from emergency repairs. Our construction staff will help outline repair or improvement needs and will also work with customers to select a contractor to complete the project and act as a liaison between the customer and the contractor throughout the project as needed. Lead Hazard Control Services In order to protect new and existing homeowners from potential hazards of lead based paint, NeighborWorks® Rochester offers a variety of lead paint inspections. These services are not only offered to our housing customers, but are also available to contractors, realtors, property owners and other neighborhood agencies. Healthy Neighborhoods NeighborWorks® Rochester encourages the creation of neighborhoods of choice in the City of Rochester. In collaboration with other agencies, we focus on helping transitional neighborhoods reach their full potential. By encouraging residents to get involved and by addressing housing, quality of life, safety, business development and beautification issues in key areas, we establish stable, healthy neighborhoods in the city of Rochester. Cumulative Accomplishments Over 28 Years Provided over 844 home improvement and emergency loans Provided over 17.5 million in total direct investment to the City of Rochester through home improvement, emergency loans and lending services. Helped over 11,631 city residents find solutions to their housing issues. Economic Impact NeighborWorks® Rochester uses the Full-Cycle LendingSM approach to provide a broad range of services to first-time, low and moderate income homebuyers. These services provide value to communities, generate revenues for businesses and governments, and can help families build assets. In 2006, NeighborWorks® Rochester helped 75 families purchase a home in the City of Rochester and financed $1,858,341 in home rehabilitation construction. These activities produced more than $1.4 million in total economic impact for the Rochester area, as highlighted in the chart below.

Park Avenue Area

The Park Avenue area is perhaps the most popular neighborhood in the city for strolling and shopping in an urban environment. Centered on the street Park Avenue it has a good selection of shops, cafes, and pubs, most of which are independently owned, and not to mention some cool vintage architecture. Also located within its borders is the smaller ABC Streets Neighborhood on the east. The Park Ave area is conveniently located within easy walking and biking distance of other Rochester hotspots. Northwest is the Neighborhood of the Arts. A few blocks south is the Monroe Village portion of Monroe Avenue, another active area of the city for restaurants and shops. West of Park Ave is the happening nightlife of the East End, while the South Wedge is about a five-minute bike ride. Parts of Park Ave, Monroe Village, and the East End are considered to form the Park-Meigs Neighborhood. Living in Park Ave Among the drawbacks to living in this area are higher rents and a petty crime factor alleged to come from its high concentration of college students and proximity to the grittier Monroe Village. There is also a sizable homeless population that can often be seen rooting through the trash for returnables. Unlike the surrounding neighborhoods, Park Ave is lacking in racial and socioeconomic diversity and caters primarily to college or young professionals tastes. But overall, it's a very nice neighborhood with a ton of curb appeal. Parks and Gardens The area is home to several small parks as well as some wonderful gardens. Morrison Park marks the entrance to the ABC Streets section, while the Massaro Sculpture Garden, privately owned and maintained, is very much an outdoor art exhibit. The Park Avenue Green, located on Park Ave between Westminister Road and Barrington Street, provides a nice respite from strolling and is decorated every year for Christmas. A larger green space, located adjacent to the Goodman Street intersection, is owned by the Rochester Museum and Science Center and is popular with dog owners. Goodwin Park, located at the end of Sibley Place off East Avenue, has a playground for children and an entrance on Park Avenue. Cobbs Hill Park is within walking distance up Culver Road. Trees are plentiful, both on the Avenue itself and along the residential streets. Apartment Info The Park Avenue area has many studio and one-bedroom apartments to offer. Studios range from $500-$710 most with all utilities included, with the average price around $550 (with heat and water included). One-bedroom apartments range from about $600 to $1000+, most with heat and hot water included. (It is harder to find 1 bedroom apartments with all utilities included, but there are some out there and they are worth the search!) Two-bedroom apartments, single rooms, and whole houses are also available but are not as common. Rooms for rent start at $325 with some utilities included. Two-bedroom apartments usually range between $800 and $1000+ depending on amenities. Houses for rent tend to be large and pricey. For U of R students You can bike to both the University of Rochester River Campus and the Eastman School of Music. The latter is much closer and can be walked to in about twenty to forty-five minutes, depending on where you are in the Park Ave area. The Orange Line shuttlebus is available free to UR students and employees, with stops at East and Alexander, East and Barrington, and at Park and Culver. Establishments (Including Park-East) See Park Avenue for businesses located on the Avenue itself. Cats & Critters - Somerton Rd. Dartmouth House Bed and Breakfast - Dartmouth St. French Quarter Cafe - South Goodman Street (Cajun) The Generosity Store - South Goodman JGK Galleries - Vick Park B Kirkhaven - Alexander Street Massaro Sculpture Garden - Harvard and Canterbury NorthCreek Woodworks - Custom furniture on Somerton Rd. Park Avenue Travel - Buckingham St. Plymouth Spiritualist Church - Vick Park A Rochester Clayworks - Milburn Street St. Paul's Child Care - Vick Park B Thomas Laurence Salon - Meigs Street Awards The Park Avenue neighborhood was voted "Best Neighborhood" in City Newspaper's "Best Of" Awards in 2008, and "Best Neighborhood/Town" in 2009.12

Mark's Park

Mark's Park is a pocket-park in Upper Mount Hope. It is located on a stretch of State-owned land on the curve of Westmoreland Drive (between house numbers 139 and 203) and overlooking the Erie Canal and trail. It was named after Mark B. Wunder, a resident of Castleman Road who maintained the area from 1970 until his death in 1998. In 1970 Mark B. Wunder, a resident of Castleman Road (Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, and WWII Veteran), was in a near fatal auto-accident. The accident left Mark partially disabled without sight in his left eye. Mark Wunder was never one to sit idle, and being unable to return to work he focused his efforts and attention to two small parcels of land near his home. Mark spent hours working to rehab his muscles. He walked the neighborhood and canal path. He picked up debris along the canal path and eventually focused his energy on a stretch of land above the canal bank. This area was basically a weed and trash infested lot. He worked steadfastly to clear this area. He could be seen trudging behind his wheelbarrow, loaded with tools, heading for his special spot. After months of Mark’s hard work, six truck loads of debris had been hauled away by the city. The lot was finally cleared. Two bridges were constructed over the ditch, between the sidewalk and State land. Apple trees were pruned and other trees and shrubs were planted. Tulips and other spring flowers blossomed. Mint grew along the edge of the ditch. Lawn mowers (a total of 10 over all the years) were used instead of the wheelbarrow. After many mowings and top seedings, a decent ground cover was established. Neighbors walked their dogs in this newly-cleared area, and children played and picnicked there. Somebody posted a sign proclaiming it “Mark’s Park.” A local newspaper wrote an article on this project, and Mark won a beautification award, as well as a Democrat & Chronicle “Valentine of the Year” award. But, alas, Mark became tired and weak, and could no longer care for his park. In 1998, after twenty-five years of lovingly caring for his project, Mark Wunder passed away. Mark grew up on highland Avenue in Rochester. Volunteering and helping the local community was something that both Mark and his wife enjoyed. His wife Margaret T. Wunder happily encouraged Mark to take care of this parcel of land, driving him to the local hardware store (Ben Fannies {spelling mistake possible}) where Mark was well known. While her husband served in WWII, Margaret worked at Pan-American Airlines, helping to save for the home they would share, where they raised their children, and where she continued to live and to nurture and entertain an expanding family until September 2016. Margaret was later employed by the Rochester City School District at Schools numbers 49 and 19 as secretary to the principals. She volunteered for 18 years at Monroe Community Hospital right up until a month before her passing. She was Volunteer of the Year at Monroe Community Hospital 2002 and Lifespan of Monroe County in 2012. They were both longtime members of South Presbyterian Church. || Reference History of Mark's Park (p.7) in the Neighborhood View newsletter (December 2004)

Four Corners

Looking down Main Street, where it divides between West and East, towards the Convention District Four Corners is a neighborhood in downtown Rochester. Its name derives from the intersection of Main Street, State Street, and Exchange Boulevard. It also includes the block bounded by Main Street, W. Broad Street, Plymouth Avenue, and S. Scott Alley.1 The Four Corners building itself is located at 1 West Main Street. Four Corners is the seat of Rochester's legal and government action. It also contains most of the government offices for both the city and Monroe County at large, such as the courts, County Clerk, Public Defender, Traffic Violations, and the Rochester Police Department. The architecture dates from the city's boomtown era and is often elaborate and highly detailed. Notable buildings include Powers Building (which contains the New York State Comptroller's Office), the Ellwanger & Barry Building, the Reynolds Arcade, the Terminal Building, and First Federal Plaza. Also check out the City Hall Historic District, and the State Street Historic District. Aqueduct Park is a popular spot for Four Corners' many employees to eat lunch. History The intersection at Main Street where State Street approaches from the north and becomes Exchange Street has been a prominent location through out Rochester's history. It was located where the first two streets in the settlement crossed, then called Buffalo Street. (Main Street) and Carroll Street (State Street) . That intersection is still commonly called by its original name, The Four Corners. 2 Establishments Banks and Credit Unions Bank of America Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Citizens Bank KeyBank Rochester and Monroe County Employees Federal Credit Union The Upstate National Bank Food and Drink The Powers Building Christopher's City Hall Cafe Executive Café & Bakery Founders Café Galleria Pizza He's Kat's Little Court Shop Peach Blossom Pizza Stop Red Osier Metro Cafe Sapori Cafe & Catering Subway T's Times Square Cafe Legal and Government Armed Forces Recruiting Office City Hall City Place - Contains many government agencies City Public Safety Building Empire Justice Center Hall of Justice Lawrence J. D. Mort Legal Recording of Rochester - Services and supplies for attorneys Monroe County Bar Association Monroe County Crime Laboratory Seventh Judicial District Law Library US Federal Building Services Alvin's Upscale Superior Shoe Shine Bean Cruises and Travel Downtown's Vision Care Jackie's Tonsorial Parlor Jordan & Sons Four Corners Shoe Repair K. Sang Beauty Bar Parrotta Studio Patrick Printing Plymouth Photo Studio Royal Photography and the Evidence Store - Includes services for the legal and medical professions TLC Adventures in Child Care United Cleaners Other Blue Cross Arena Downtown United Presbyterian Church Four Corners Antiques and Collectibles Genesee Transportation Council Hochstein School of Music and Dance Link Gallery Management Careers of Rochester Plaza Tobacco & Gifts Spiritus Chrisi Church St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church Vito's Cigars & Sundries 1CityData Four Corners Page2VintageViews.org

Greek Festival

The Greek Festival is one of Rochester's many annual ethnic festivals, and is arguably one of its most popular. It was voted Best Festival by City Newspaper readers in 2006. As the name suggests, it is a showcase of Greek culture, including food, drink, music, dance, clothing, and religion. The Basics The Greek Festival usually occurs in early June or the end of May, and usually runs for 4 days, Thursday through Sunday. It is located on the grounds of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation at 962 East Avenue. This is the Greek festival most people have come to know and recognize and not to be confused with the second, newer Greek festival, which happens at the end of summer at the new, second Greek Orthodox Church in Rochester, Church of the Holy Spirit, which is at 835 South Avenue. That festival is refered to as the Highland Greek Fest. It usually begins around noon and ends at 11pm or midnight. Admission is free. Parking can be a challenge at peak times due to the festival encompassing the entire grounds of the Church, parking lots and all, however no one should complain of a little walk down East Avenue on a beautiful summer day. Festival Highlights One cannot describe the Greek Festival without begining with the array of traditional Greek cuisine available. Everything from the ubiquitous gyro, souvlaki, dolmades, and spanakopita is available, and full and satisfying dinners include lamb shank, half chicken, and moussaka, all with salad and rice pilaf. Also, you can try lesser known Greek foods, like tyropita (a cheese pie) and pasticio (a meaty casserole with a bechamel creamy sauce). Alcohol is readily available, domestic draft for the timid, or for the more adventurous, imported Greek beer and wines, including the infamous resinated white wine, retsina. At the kafeneion (coffee shop) and the zaharoplasteio (pastry shop) you can get a wide array of Greek sweets and desserts to go with your coffee. Events include daily performances of Greek folk dancing, tours of the church, and cooking demonstrations. You can shop at the agora, or marketplace, which sells everything from souveniers and clothing, Greek CD's, to the more elegant ceramic, jewelry, and sculpture, and a wide array of Orthodox religious items, icons, and books. The Greek Festival by day is swarmed with visitors from all parts of the Rochester region, but by evening, many of the areas local Greeks can be found drinking and dancing and conversing. The Greek Festival is a representation of the spirit of hospitality that the Greek people are ingrained with, and is not to be missed in Rochester's hectic festival scene.

Brooks Avenue

Brooks Avenue is a route with its eastern origins in the city's 19th Ward neighborhood. It takes Route 204 to the west and into the suburb of Gates. It intersects with I-390 and partially overlaps the Airport Expressway. For much of its length, the road is actually very residential, but it intersects with a number of commercial corridors. In Rochester At its eastern terminus, you find Brooks Landing, a series of buildings being developed semi-independently around the Brooks-Genesee where the pedestrian bridge connects the 19th Ward to the University of Rochester River Campus. Nearby, but still on Brooks, are Episcopalian and Baptist churches. At the intersection with Thurston Road, there is a Rite Aid pharmacy, an exterminator, a security firm, a bar and some women's apparel shops. Proceeding westward, you will find True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School on your right, sharing a parking lot with yet another church. On the city limit, where Brooks Avenue intersects with Genesee Park Boulevard. Here you will find Gil Tegg's Mobil Mart, one of the few sources of E85 in Rochester. You will also find the Buckeye Terminal (from whence much of the area's gasoline comes) and the Holiday Inn - Airport in close proximity. Brooks Avenue also crosses the Erie Canal and Erie Canal Trail. In Gates Continuing westward is the intersection with I-390 (exits 18A and 18B) on both your left and right, followed by the Greater Rochester International Airport which you enter from the right and center lanes, not far past the 24-hour Sunoco gas station. If you stay left, the center lane narrows and the road becomes two lanes wide again as you reach the underpass formed by the airport entrance. This underpass rarely floods, but the rapid narrowing, steep (but short) hill and total lack of a curb sometimes catches drivers new to the area by surprise. Wegmans corporate offices will now be on your right. Further along, the road widens again and you can turn left on to Old Beahan Road. Turning right there provides access to McDonald's and to the (now abandoned) Wegmans parking lot. At the western terminus, the right lane allows you to go straight or turn right, but the other two lanes are left-turn only. Going straight will bring you into Westgate Plaza, which is anchored by Wal-mart, but features a number of other largely national chain stores. The middle lane provides easy access to The Shoppes at Westgate1 and the left lane allows you access to Beahan Road, along which you will find the Turkish Society of Rochester and a parking area for viewing airplanes as they take off and land. Turning right here will bring you to the Chili Avenue exit (Exit 19) on 390 and past there, back into the city's 19th Ward. Turning left provides access to I-490 via the Airport Expressway, as well as a series of outlying communities, including Gates and Chili. Located on Brooks Avenue (List) Traveling west. City of Rochester 100 : True Saints Temple of The Apostolic Faith 149 : Genesee Baptist Church 630 : True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School 1174: Taco Dero 1200 : Greater Rochester International Airport Fairfield Inn Gates 1214 : Wegmans corporate offices 1500 : Wegmans 2024 Chili Ave. : Westgate Plaza (intersection of Brooks and Chili) See Also Advance Airport Taxi Service

Carlson Childcare Center

The Carlson Childcare Center is a full day childcare facility run by the YMCA of Greater Rochester at their downtown location. According to their online information, they care for children in the age range of 6-weeks to 5 years old. The YMCA has announced that the childcare center will close in August of 2024, and the building will be sold. 1Each branch has a separate website address linked from the Main Rochester YMCA site.

Carolee Conklin

Carolee Conklin was elected to the Rochester City Council in 2005 after 30 years of work in local and county government, most recently as Rochester's city clerk. Carolee's Website

Pulaski Library

The Pulaski Library is an historic building in the Group 14621 neighborhood. According to the Landmark Society: Built in 1931, the Pulaski Library (originally the Hudson Avenue Branch Library) was the second permanent library constructed by the City of Rochester. Prior to its construction, the library system consisted of twelve temporary sites and the newly constructed permanent Monroe Avenue branch. The central library (Rundel Memorial Building) did not yet exist. The construction of a library on this site was further supported by completion of Benjamin Franklin High School directly across the street. A highly visible anchor in the 14621 neighborhood, the library is historically significant for its association with the growth and importance of the Polish community in Rochester’s North Side. During construction, it was proposed that the library be named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General Casmir Pulaski, a native of Poland, who died in that conflict. On the 50th anniversary of this building, it was renamed “Pulaski Library” in honor of General Pulaski. Listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, the Pulaski Library is architecturally significant as an intact representative example of Italian Renaissance style design applied to an important neighborhood civic building. It was designed by Rochester architects Herbert Bohacket and Lewis Brew, who were chose, in part, because of the success of their designs for the recently constructed Monroe Avenue branch library and East Side Presbyterian Church. The Italian Renaissance design of the building reflects other important civic buildings erected during this era, including the Eastman Theatre/School of Music and the Monroe Avenue Branch Library. The retrained, yet elegant appearance of the building is enhanced by its limestone construction and tile roof. In 1994, this library was closed when two library branches in the northeast area of the city were consolidated as a cost-saving move.1 The Group 14621 Community Association took over the building in 2001 with plans to turn it into a neighborhood computer center. Unfortunately, the project was abandoned due to lack of funds. In 2013 the city put out a Request for Proposals, noting that, The condition of the building has declined greatly from lack of maintenance, inattention to needed repairs and water intrusion. Repairs must be made to the roofing system, gutters, and masonry. Installation of HVAC, electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems is required. The first floor contained decorative woodwork and extensive built-in shelving and cabinetry. Due to water damage, many the interior features and finish materials cannot be salvaged. The sale price for the Pulaski Library was only $1,000. As an historic building in a troubled neighborhood, it was also eligible for numerous tax credits.2 The project was taken up by local developer Providence Housing, who plan to convert the library to affordable apartments. On November 29, 2023 the building was extensively damaged by fire. The City of Rochester has announced that the building will need to be demolished. 3

Chat about Rochester

Chat about Rochester: Note: You must be logged in to add comments Anyone have any interesting night life stories? Let's start a sort of message board. 2006-08-11 02:31:11 anyone know of anything new to do or about Roch? —MatthewVanHook 2006-08-12 22:17:52 People need to go out more and support the locally owned shops, bars and eateries in the city. —BenMargolis 2006-10-04 11:15:14 Does anyone know if the Dutch Market on Park Ave is a good place to go for lunch? —PaulinaGarces 2006-10-04 13:51:03 Ride your bike along the canal —MrPhil 2006-10-04 13:52:29 Rent a canoe and paddle the canal or the river —MrPhil 2006-10-04 16:20:09 Check out the places I recommend in my personal page —TravisOwens 2006-11-02 22:06:10 Paulina, the Dutch Market just closed. Read about it, of course, in the Democrat & Chronicle, seriously. :-) —JohnLam 2006-11-15 21:08:46 ok so my friends and i need to get out this winter. does anyone know of some good places? clubs? bars? places to dance? is there anything not too shady? some of us are under 21...we're college students and some are familiar with the rochester area, but not enough to know where all the cool places are. any advice? —LucyStevens 2006-12-16 21:37:14 XMAS LIGHTS: A house on Fourth Ave in the village of Fairport has a cool setup! There is a sign out front which lights up at the start of the show and says "Tune radio to 91.1" Shortly music will play and the many lights will play along with the music. If the sign is not lit, then the show is still waiting to start. —GaryReif 2006-12-17 03:09:11 Re: LucyStevens: Water Street Music Hall shows are almost always "all-ages" with people over 16 admitted without an adult. —JasonOlshefsky 2007-01-10 23:37:25 I had a great time at the Strong Museum with my husband and no kids last Saturday - fun for families or couples or even a single all solo I would venture —AliceKimball 2007-01-10 23:40:23 Our favorite places in Rochester are the Public Market and going to the Little Theatre for an offbeat Indy or foreign film! —AliceKimball 2007-02-07 02:22:44 Red Robin a new over priced Burger Joint in Henrietta. Maybe it was my luck of the draw. I've had great meals in this town and not one of them ever made me ill. Chicken Ceasar Wrap is keeping me up tonight. Nice looking place but hard to justify the $9 burger my friend had. May they go the way of Carol's —JulioAhumada 2007-02-09 22:57:05 I am researching a possible relo to Rochester- I am looking for a neighborhood known for its gardens. So far Cobbs Hill keeps coming up— Any other thoughts? —KathleenBell 2007-02-20 12:25:07 Neighborhood with gardens: The Eastman house has fabulous gardens, so East/University may be fun. You may also enjoy being across/around Highland Park. —SmitaRao 2007-02-24 18:41:46 Setting this page up in reverse chronological order, so the most recent post is the first one listed, might encourage much greater use. As it is now, the first thing seen is an out of date discussion instead of a current comment or question. —SteveMurphy 2007-03-26 12:59:59 Anyone know good places that sell unusual/unique gifts. New or used. I'm sick of walking around the malls for hours and seeing the same stores/gifts. —SteveOrlando 2007-03-26 13:13:28 Steve, depends on the type of gifts you mean. There are lots of specialty stores here in town. You could try Parkleigh on Park, some of the smaller places in Pittsford village or Pittsford Sq (near the big wegmans). Also alot of the smaller towns/villages have charming shops. —KimBee 2007-03-28 09:40:43 Steve - there are a number of shops around the Monroe/Oxford area that sell interesting gifts. Archimage in particular comes to mind. —GrahamSaathoff 2007-04-11 12:15:34 Kathleen - I'd like to echo the recomendation of living near Highland park. The park is very nicly landscaped, with many flowering plants throughout the seasons. —EllenKelsey 2007-04-11 12:18:22 Wine/drink question: Does anyone know of restaurants or bars in the Rochester area that offers flights of beer, wine or liquor? These seem to be quite prevalent in larger cities but the closest place I've found to Rochester is a small bistro in the finger lakes. —EllenKelsey 2007-04-11 14:15:40 I know that the Dinosaur will offer a flight of beer of your choosing. Barring that, a slow night at a beerful bar may offer an opportunity to enjoy samples of the more interesting beers from the barkeep. Neither is exactly what you're after, but now I'm interested too :-) —RyanTucker 2007-04-11 14:21:16 Rohrbachs will offer you a beer sampler and any beer in a tall glass or stein (thursdays are stein nights). So will Custom Brewcrafters. —KimBee 2007-04-25 19:07:46 Is there a Wolfgang Puck resturant in Rochester? —DavidDow 2007-05-18 11:21:15 I'm a writer searching for location & fotos (interior/exterior) of Rochester downtown moviehouses in the 1930's-1940's: the Loews, Paramount, RKO Palace, Strand, Capitol & Embassy -anyone know where I can start? Don Carmen Schimizzi —DonSchimizzi 2007-05-23 19:23:06 Don, You might find some old photos of the theatres in the "Rochester Images" photo archives of the Rochester Public Library website. —PeterShannon 2007-05-27 21:51:02 I'm interested in any sort of pick up softball, baseball, roller hockey, or soccer games. I'm not that good, but not that bad. If anyone is willing to have an extra guy or is interested in getting something started let me know. If you know anything about adult leagues I'd be interested in that too. —JohnJoseph 2007-06-06 21:42:50 Are there any half decent attractive unmarried 20-30 year old woman in Rochester? My buddy Jay and I go drinking usually at Prepps in Park Ave, Blue Room, The old Toad etc. and its all dudes!!!! Where is a good place to go to? —MikeFoki 2007-06-19 18:22:13 I just received a cd from a friend by a local band named "Travelator" they're pretty good, has anyone else heard of them? —EdwardWestmore 2007-06-19 22:57:14 Are there any adult soccer leagues for beginners in Rochester?? —OneLove 2007-06-21 08:03:36 No one seems to be commenting on the axe put to the City Historian position. I think it is a short-sighted move. For one thing, Ruth Rosenberg-Napersteck is also Records Manager and City Archivist. It is worthwhile for a city to keep a Historian on staff, even if it is a part-time position. How much does anyone know about the Rochester Historical Society? Is it mostly run by volunteers? The D&C's coverage was factual and didn't go into the, er, history of the City Historain position, Blake McKelvey, etc.—CarolLucky 2007-06-21 09:21:33 Maybe not many people think it's a big deal. Rochester does have a very active historical community. The Rundell library has a huge collection of historical documents in relation to the size of our city. Do we really need the taxpayers paying for for a historian? It would be nice if we could but our city government is not exactly rolling in the dough. —BadFish 2007-06-25 17:53:10 Hi everybody, I noticed on your website that there is no Casino in Rochester, I beg to differ, there is a Casino in Rochester UK, this establishment was very popular with American servicemen during the second world war for the dances that were held there.later it was popular for roller skating and wrestling, It currently is a night club. So if you want to know anything about Rochester UK my hometown and that of Charles Dickens for many years just ask —PaulHogwood 2007-06-25 18:21:43 Paul-I changed the front page to clearly show this website deals with rochester ny :) —PeteB 2007-07-30 17:52:03 I am taking my son to school in August. Can people swim in Lake Ontario, or are there any other lakes nearby where people swim? —SimonEllen 2007-08-08 16:29:00 Is there a radio station that still carries Yankees games in Rochester? —StanleyWilder 2007-08-09 15:04:19 Simon, People swim in Lake Ontario, the three closest beaches I know of Charlotte, Durand-Eastman and Hamlin. Sometimes they do close due to bacterial counts. There's also a beach at Mendon ponds, for the big lake there. People also swim in the Finger Lakes. —GeorgeHaberberger 2007-08-15 12:36:43 Also Seabreeze has a water park, in addition to terrific rides for all ages. Seabreeze is right on Lake Ontario, has gorgeous views, and so visiting Durand-Eastman Park & Beach and Seabreeze are easy to do in a day or afternoon. —CarolLucky 2007-08-25 16:39:47 *Upcoming event to raise funds for fenced in off-leash dog parks in Monroe County. Paws in the Park Dog Walk will have a Big Dog (3 mile) and Small Dog (1 mile) walk. There will be a DJ, agility demonstrations, door prizes, vendors and more. The walk is Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at the Roundhouse Pavilion, Genesee Valley Park. Registration begins at 10:00am and the walk will start at 11:00am. All proceeds will go directly to the dog parks. Please bring your dog to this event to raise funds for a great cause. If you have further questions about this event or would like a pledge form, please email: mcdogwalk@gmail.com —AbbyBaisley 2007-09-13 08:44:16 I don't have cable, but want to watch the US women's world cup soccer team play on Friday the 14th. Any suggestions on where I can go to watch, given that the game starts at 5 AM? —StanleyWilder 2007-09-13 09:12:24 Re: watching U.S. Women's Soccer: you could try Monty's Korner as they tend to show soccer on the TV's more than any other bar I know. —JasonOlshefsky 2007-09-13 09:48:21 I don't have cable, but want to watch the US women's world cup soccer team play on Friday the 14th. Any suggestions on where I can go to watch, given that the game starts at 5 AM? —StanleyWilder 2007-09-13 15:19:15 Try P2P television. Maybe SOPcast has something. —JasonWilder 2007-09-26 12:47:26 Hey, I just signed up for a membership to the little and was wondering if any local businesses gave discounts to members? They say in the pamphlet for members that discounts are available, but they don't say which businesses provide them. —WillConwell 2007-09-26 12:57:15 Off the top of my head (and I could be wrong, mind you), RARES, WXXI and possibly Time Warner Cable provide discounts. Contact your Human Resources department to find out if your company participates in RARES. University of Rochester employees can get their RARES card at the Cashier's Office in the URMC on the ground floor near the silver elevators. For WXXI, you have to have a current membership. Time Warner should have mailed you a discount card with your bill a few months ago. —DaveMahon 2007-10-05 23:09:02 Whats the deal with the suburbs using Rochester in their address instead of the name of the town. IE XXXX West Ridge Road Rochester NY instead of XXXX West Ridge Road Greece, NY? —JohnJoseph 2007-10-06 20:52:12 Hey, does anybody know anything about Vudu or Rendezvous? It's some kind of lounge/club on Scottsville Rd but their website is nonexistent. —IdSaysgo 2007-10-18 16:57:06 I think people should really get to work on the Regular Events page. It has the potential to be the most useful page on this site. —IdSaysgo 2007-10-27 16:37:19 JJ, I think it simply has to do with how the USPS designates zip codes and their association with a post office address. For example, the main Rochester post office is on Jefferson Road in Henrietta. The old Post Office building downtown still has a post office inside. A beautiful building. —CarolLucky 2007-10-30 22:11:06 Does seeing Kerry-Edwards bumpr stickers still affixed to cars and property peeve you? Do you have a nomination for Ugliest Political-Messaged House? I nominate 817 South Avenue (between Linden and Cypress). This is a brick-and timber Victorian that is actually attractive (although it COULD use a good paint job), but whose front has been hideously plastered over with an eyesore assortment of preprinted and hand-lettered political posters, all espousing radical left-wing sentiments, including a "9/11 was an inside job" sign stuck in the front lawn. Some of the posters are in neon colors, too. And, as an inimitable touch of…

Francis Pharcellus Church

Wikimedia Image of Church Francis Pharcellus Church (February 22, 1839-April 11, 1906) was an American publisher and editor. He was born in Rochester, New York and is most famous for writing the 21st September, 1897 editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." From the editorial page of the New York Sun, September 21, 1897: Is There a Santa Claus? We take pleasure in answering at once thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor— I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? — Virginia O'Hanlon, 115 West Ninety-fifth street. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Francis Pharcellus Church died in New York City and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Edgerton

Edgerton is a city neighborhood named for former mayor Hiram Edgerton. Though largely impoverished, it is known for its stock of beautiful old houses, as well as Jones Square Park, one of Rochester's earliest green spaces. Another neighborhood institution is the Edgerton Community Center and Park, which marked its 100th anniversary in 2011. Edgerton's commercial activity is centered on Lake Avenue - which is walkable but inhospitable to bikes - and, to a lesser extent, Driving Park Avenue. The area is otherwise residential, except of a few schools and numerous churches. Establishments Food and Drink CJ's Southern Soul Restaurant Dew-E-Sub Chicken & Rib Domino's Pizza Dunkin' Donuts El Taino Flat Iron Cafe La Marifinga Lake Avenue Hots Mark's Texas Hots Marvin Mozzeroni's McDonald's Straight Home Inn Tangie's Kitchen Tim Hortons Tipico House Bar and Grill Wendy's Yummy Garden Retail ALDI Dollar General PriceRite Rainbow Rent-A-Center Tops Total Information Unclaimed Freight Volunteers of America Services Charles Settlement House Citizens Bank Cole Muffler Hillside Family of Agencies NCS Community Development Corporation Paradigm Environmental Services U-Haul Other BVR Construction Costich Engineering Lake Avenue Baptist Church Riverside Group School No. 34 School No. 57 Links Article on the Daily Record Neighborhood profile from Celebrate City Living Neighborhood profile from City of Rochester Neighborhood profile on Rochester City Living

NeighborWorks Rochester

NeighborWorks® Rochester is a nonprofit organization that its website describes itself: "that, while autonomous, is a part of the national NeighborWorks® network. Our mission is to increase and maintain home ownership in the city of Rochester, as well as renew and support healthy neighborhoods. We accomplish our mission through financial literacy education, home improvement lending, flexible mortgage programs, and technical services including lead inspection. Through a comprehensive system for homebuyer development, NeighborWorks® Full-Cycle LendingSM, we are able to assist families into home ownership and help ensure their long-term success as homeowners. These services are provided in cooperation with residents and local partners, including lenders, insurers, construction specialists, government agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Programs and Services Homeownership Education NeighborWorks® Rochester offers a full range of programs to people planning to buy a home as well as to those who already own a home. Topics include financial literacy, loan and mortgage products, realtors, inspections, insurance, the closing process, and home maintenance. To complement our class offerings, we also offer individual financial counseling. Home Improvement Lending NeighborWorks® Rochester assists people to make repairs and improvements to their homes through a low-interest-rate loan. These loans are also available from emergency repairs. Our construction staff will help outline repair or improvement needs and will also work with customers to select a contractor to complete the project and act as a liaison between the customer and the contractor throughout the project as needed. Lead Hazard Control Services In order to protect new and existing homeowners from potential hazards of lead based paint, NeighborWorks® Rochester offers a variety of lead paint inspections. These services are not only offered to our housing customers, but are also available to contractors, realtors, property owners and other neighborhood agencies. Healthy Neighborhoods NeighborWorks® Rochester encourages the creation of neighborhoods of choice in the City of Rochester. In collaboration with other agencies, we focus on helping transitional neighborhoods reach their full potential. By encouraging residents to get involved and by addressing housing, quality of life, safety, business development and beautification issues in key areas, we establish stable, healthy neighborhoods in the city of Rochester. Cumulative Accomplishments Over 28 Years Provided over 844 home improvement and emergency loans Provided over 17.5 million in total direct investment to the City of Rochester through home improvement, emergency loans and lending services. Helped over 11,631 city residents find solutions to their housing issues. Economic Impact NeighborWorks® Rochester uses the Full-Cycle LendingSM approach to provide a broad range of services to first-time, low and moderate income homebuyers. These services provide value to communities, generate revenues for businesses and governments, and can help families build assets. In 2006, NeighborWorks® Rochester helped 75 families purchase a home in the City of Rochester and financed $1,858,341 in home rehabilitation construction. These activities produced more than $1.4 million in total economic impact for the Rochester area. Originally created as Neighborworks, an alternative search name.

Chronological List of Festivals/2014

2014 Dates Rochester International Film Festival — April 10 - 12 @ Dryden Theatre Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival — Saturday, May 3 @ RIT Lilac Festival — Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 18 @ Highland Park Rochester Bicycle Film Festival — Tuesday, May 13 @ The Cinema Roc City Rib Fest — Friday, May 22 - Monday, May 26 @ Genesee Valley Park Rochester Greek Festival — May 29 - June 1 @ East Ave Fairport Canal Days — June 6 - 8 @ Fairport Show on Monroe — June 7 @ Monroe Village East End Music Festival — June 13 @ East End Rochester Real Beer Week — June 13 -22 Maplewood Rose Festival — June 14 - 15 @ Maplewood Park TEDxFlourCity — June 15 @ Kilbourn Hall Party in the Park — June 19 - August 14 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival — Friday, June 20 - Sunday, June 28 @ East End Chil-E Festival — July 4 @ Chili Shakespeare in the Park — July 5-19 @ Highland Park Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest — July 10-13 @ Highland Park Rochester Summerfest — July 11-13 @ Downtown Bands on the Bricks — July 11 - August 8 @ Rochester Public Market Corn Hill Arts Festival — Saturday, July 12 - Sunday, July 13 @ Corn Hill Ten Ugly Men Festival — July 26 @ Genesee Valley Park Spencerport Canal Days — Saturday, July 26 - Sunday, July 27 @ Spencerport Monroe County Fair — July 31 - August 3 @ Northampton Park Puerto Rican Festival — August 1-3 @ Frontier Field Park Avenue Summer Art Festival — August 2 - 3 @ Park Avenue Pageant of Steam — August 6-9 @ Canandaigua Brockport Summer Arts Festival — August 9 - 10 @ Brockport Ukrainian Festival — August 14 - 17 @ St. Josaphat Ukrainian Church Greek Fest — August 21-24 @ Highland Park Neighborhood Flour City Brewer's Fest — August 22 @ Rochester Public Market Fairport Music & Food Festival - August 23 @ Fairport Labor Film Series — September 4 - October 26 @ Dryden Theatre Rochester Irish Festival — September 5-7 @ Camp Eastman Clothesline Festival — Saturday, September 6 - Sunday, September 7 @ Memorial Art Gallery Greentopia Festival — September 9 -13 @ High Falls District Artist Row — September 14 @ Public Market Oktoberfest — September 14-16 and 20-21 @ Camp Eastman Palmyra Canaltown Days — Saturday, September 13th - Sunday, September 14th @ Palmyra Rochester Fringe Festival — September 18 - 27 @ East End Hilton Apple Fest — October 4-5 @ Hilton ImageOut — October 10-19 @ Little Theatre Fashion Week of Rochester — October 14-19 High Falls Film Festival — October 23-26 @ Dryden Theatre & Little Theatre Other Lists: Rochesterdowntown.com Events List Awaiting 2014 Dates ArtAwake Rochester Deaf Festival India Fest Turkish Art and Folk Festival Monroe Village Harvest Fest Fall Back Comedy Fest South Wedge-Ucation Polish Film Festival Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair Snowbound Blues Previous Year Archives - 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

Evelyn Sheffer

Lupus is a disease that primarily affects women in their child bearing years, ages 15-55. It is much more common in women than in men, but found in men and children. This disease compromises the autoimmune system and can be life altering and even fatal. There is no specific tests to determine who is at risk nor is there one definative test that can diagnose the disease. People suffer for years and years with the disease and physicians are hesitant to diagnose individuals with the disease due to the sympotms being so vague. Symptoms are as everyday as fatigue, achiness, joint pain, rashes, forgetfulness and thinning of hair. In todays society with life being so busy it is very common for individuals fighting fatigue and joint soreness. Minority women such as African American, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian women have a 2 times greater chance of being diagnosed with this disease. There are many medications that will assist with the pain as well as slow the deteriation process to joints and major organs. At the current time there is no cure for the disease, but getting information is the first step to gaining power over it. There are tests that can be administered that will assist with docotors to see if specific antibodies are in the blood and therefore begin the journey to be able to live with the disease. If you have any questions, there is the Lupus Foundation Genesee Valley Chapter located on 500 Helendale Drive, that is a resource that everyone should use, http://www.lupusgvc.org/. There are other non profit organizations that may be of ineterest to you. Nonprofit Organizations

City of Rochester

About The City of Rochester is the municipal entity responsible for governing Rochester, a city in Monroe County in Western New York state on the shores of Lake Ontario. Composed of the three branches of government, City Council, a Mayor, and Rochester City Court, the City of Rochester derives its authority from its Charter under New York State Law2. More information about the city is available in the article on Rochester. Neighborhoods See Rochester Neighborhoods Northeast Quadrant Northwest Quadrant Southeast Quadrant Southwest Quadrant Parks Edit this section See Rochester City Parks A-Z Aberdeen Square Park Anderson Park Aqueduct Park Baden Park Broadway Park Brown Square Park Browncroft Rose Garden Park Cobb's Hill Park Cobb's Hill Recreation Center Tay House Lodge Washington Grove Conkey Corner Park Cornerstone Park Don Samuel Torres Park Durand-Eastman Park - Monroe County Parks Edgerton Park Ellwanger & Barry Park Fourth Street and Peck Street Park Gardens of First Unitarian Church Genesee Crossroads Park - Includes the Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge Genesee Gateway Park Genesee Riverway Trail Genesee Valley Greenway Genesee Valley Park - Monroe County Parks - just south of UR on the riverway. Goodwin Park Granite Mills Commons Highland Park - Monroe County Parks Jefferson Terrace Park Jones Square Park J.P. Riley Park J.R. Wilson Park Kilburn Park Lomb Memorial Park Lunsford Circle Park Manhattan Square Park Maplewood Park Marie Daley Park Mayor Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. Community Center and Library Morrison Park Ontario Beach Park - Monroe County Parks Otto Henderberg Park Paul Bianchi Park Pulaski Park Quamina Park St. Joseph's Park Schiller Park Sebastian Park Seneca Park - Monroe County Parks Streb Park Sumner Park Susan B. Anthony Square Park Troup Street Park Tryon Park West Turning Point Park Washington Grove Washington Square Park Pocket Parks 3 Caring Park E.D.E.N. Urban Gardens The Gateway Linear Garden Mark's Park Nathaniel Square The Orchard Park Avenue Green Star Alley Park 1Monroe County GIS2Administrative Divisions in New York State - City3Pocket-parks are created from former property lots and are often primarily community-maintained. Links Rochester on City-Data.com - lots of useful information with extract at Demographics. Overview, Video & Real Estate Listings from Property Source

Abandoned Structures

Rochester has its fair share of fun abandoned buildings and public works. Most famous is the several miles of intact underground tunnel which is the Abandoned Subway. On Elmwood Avenue there is a partially Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital, the largest building being 17 stories tall. 690 St Paul St. (3/4 abandoned) 1630 Dewey Avenue Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery Abandoned Delco Plant Abandoned Manchester Yard Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital Abandoned Penfield Rinky Dink mini golf course Abandoned Subway Air Force Plant 51 Beebe Station (RG&E) Abandoned Eastman Dental Dispensary Incinerator Plant Seneca Army Depot Abandoned Hotel External Links The Monroe County Page of the National Register of Historical Places is an excellent reference tool for finding abandoned buildings and discovering their legal owners. IndustrialNewYork.com Urban Exploration Location listings This site is incredible, many listings of little known locations in the Rochester area. The group responsible is also locally based. As of April 2010 link does not work, see some of it on the Internet Archive ForsakenPlaces.com Cool site with lots of photos of Rochester-area abandoned places. As of April 2010 link does not work (parked page,) see some of it on the Internet Archive

City Hall

General Info City Hall is the seat of government for the City of Rochester. It is located in the Four Corners section of downtown at the corner of Fitzhugh Street and Church Street. It is home to the Mayor, City Council, the City Clerk and many departments of city government. Here you will also find our FOIL office. Many official public meetings and events are held here. Because the City Clerk issues marriage licenses and is authorized by law to marry couples there are also many marriages held in the ornate atrium. The Link Gallery located in City Hall hosts periodic art exhibits and is open to the public at no cost. City Hall Cafe is located in the basement and opens to the public at 9:00AM. Old City Hall The current City Hall is an old Federal building originally built in 1885. It was sold to the city and tastefully expanded and renovated about 1975. Additional restoration work on the historic building's facade has been done since then. Rochester's first City Hall is now known as Irving Place and is still standing. Rochester City Hall Photo Lab The City Hall Photo Lab contains over 1,500 images of city events, places, and public works from the past 20 years, and over 150 images of Rochester's earlier history. The collection doesn't have regular hours, so to get access to the collection, you need to have a Records Access Application filed with the Bureau of Communications. If you want to use this nifty city resource, you can file a Access Application using the contact information above. Zagster has a bike station outside.

Banquet Halls

This page lists restaurants, country clubs, and other venues available for wedding receptions and other special events. City of Rochester 540WMain - Has a gluten-free kitchen. Arbor Loft - 2nd floor above the former Hart's Local Grocers Artisan Works The Avalon - Event and performance venue Century Club of Rochester Chapel Hill - Weddings only. Christopher's The Duke Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast German House Theatre & Banquet Center Harro East Ballroom The Highline Rochester Hilton Garden Inn University & Medical Center Jack Rabbit Club Kin Event Space La Marketa - Outdoor pavilion and space Manhattan Square Lodge Max at High Falls Merchants Grill The Penthouse at One East Avenue The Playhouse / Swillburger Roc Paint Sip Rochester Academy of Medicine Rochester Club Ballroom St. Joseph's Park Tango Cafe Village Gate Warner Castle Wyndham Rochester Downtown Regional Avon Inn - Avon Brook-Lea Country Club - Gates Cibi deliziosi - Mendon Country Club of Mendon - Mendon Evento - Webster Golden Ponds Restaurant & Party House - Greece The Grill and Tap Room at Shadow Lake - Penfield Irondequoit Country Club The Johnson House - Churchville The Lake House on Canandaigua - Canandaigua Lodge on the Green - Greece Monroe's Restaurant - Pittsford Neutral Ground Coffeehouse - Pittsford New York Beer Project Painting with a Twist - Fairport, Greece, Henrietta, Webster Pane Vino on the Avenue - Pittsford The Porterhouse - Fairport RIT Inn and Conference Center - Henrietta Rustic Roots - Spencerport The Whittier Party House - Gates Woodcliff Hotel & Spa - Perinton

Noteworthy Residents

Our Noteworthy Residents page provides some lists of folks connected to our Rochester area who some consider Famous, Infamous, (aka Notorious Residents Important Visitors See also: Fame List of people on IMDB born in Rochester (345 as of April 2010) List of people in Wikipedia from Rochester (329 as of April 2010) - Rochester Library History Index, if there was a name not found on this page Famous Residents A - B : Beth Adams - local morning radio host Steve Alaimo - Singer and impresario, also Article by Ben Mclane Susan B. Anthony - Famous women's rights activist Dan Apfel - U of R graduate, ex-Ant Hill board member John Ashbery - Poet B.A.S.K.O. - Rapper, entrepreneur, and hat designer Nicholson Baker - writer, also Fan Page Rachel Barnhart - Local investigative journalist Philip Barry Playwright Kim Batten - Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Bauman - Former eBaum's World owner, restaurateur John Batiste - Retired General, Rumsfield critic, Pres. Klein Steel Joe Beard - Guitarist Tyson Beckford - Male Model - also IMDB Entry William Joseph Beldue - Invented eyelash curler Christopher Bevans- Fashion clothing designer Jay Bhatt - Blackboard Inc. CEO (2013 - 2016) Kenneth Bianchi - Infamous "Hillside Strangler" Harry Bliss - syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Jeffrey Boam - Writer, director, producer - also IMDB Entry Rudy Boesch - Navy Seal, oldest Survivor contestant, TV star Pandora Boxx - Famous drag queen and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant. Richard Brookhiser - Writer, historian, Senior Editor of The National Review Louise Brooks - silent screen star; dancer; belletrist - also IMDB Wikipedia Ann Marie Buerkle - US Congress, 25th District Angelo Buono - Infamous "Hillside Strangler" Paul Burgett - Longtime Vice-President of the University of Rochester Craig Button - NHL manager born in Rochester C - F : Ryan Callahan - Hockey Star - NY Rangers Chester Carlson - Invented xerography Cab Calloway - Jazz musician and singer Francis Pharcellus Church - Writer/publisher - author "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Matthew Clark -Previous Bishop The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester Teddy Coffey - Dancer, "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 11 Top 14 finalist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge - Web - Artist who painted the famous "dogs playing poker" paintings Dan Cragg - Science fiction author, essayist, and military writer Irving Crane - Champion billiards player John Curran Filmmaker James G. Cutler - Inventor of the Cutler Mail Chute. Evan Dawson - Local broadcast journalist Taye Diggs - Movie/TV actor Richard Dolan - UFO Researcher Kirk Douglas - Actor Frederick Douglass - Famed abolitionist, human rights advocate, speaker, editor, and author Pete Duel - TV Actor Bob Duffy - Mayor of Rochester 2006 - 2010 Walter B. Duffy - Duffy's Malt Whiskey George Eastman - Eastman Kodak founder Mark Ellingson - President of RIT 1936 - 1969 Pee Wee Ellis Saxophonist/writer/arranger with James Brown, others John Ellison - With the Soul Brothers Six, composer of "Some Kind of Wonderful"; see also Official Website Jerry Engler Performer, singer/songwriter, colleague of Buddy Holly, among others - charted with "Sputnik," 1957 Bill English - TV Actor - advertisement cereal crunching guy Garth Fagan - Dancer and choreographer Sam Fantauzzo - Restauranteur and soccer enthusiast Jon Finkel - Magic The Gathering world champion Sigmund Firestone - Architect Renee Fleming - Acclaimed Soprano Robert Forster - Stage, television and screen actor Nick Francesco - Stage actor, radio and internet personality, more Sandra Frankel - Former Brighton Town Supervisor Elizabeth Hollister Frost - Poet G - K: Steve Gadd Drummer Frank Ernest Gannett Teddy Geiger Jane Glazer Larry Glazer Kate Gleason Emma Goldman Kim Gordon Lou Gramm Seth Green Nicholas Gurewitch Artist and cartoonist Walter Hagen Martha Matilda Harper - Famous woman entrepreneur - first us franchising system Ersel Hickey Rockabilly legend Gordy Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Che Holloway- Actor, star of Dark Justice Eddie James 'Son' House, Jr. Peter Hughes Jon Huber -aka WWE's Luke Harper Reverend Thomas James Mary Jemison Frontierswoman, adopted Seneca, namesake of the canal tour boat. Mark Jones Peter Keefe AJ Kitt L - M: Darienne Lake - Drag queen Steven E. Landsburg Christopher Lasch - Social historian and critic, scholar, bestselling author - also Appreciation by James Seaton - February 2010 essay in The New York Times Book Review Joanie Laurer (Chyna) Hudson Leick Actress/model John Lithgow Joe Locke - Eminent jazz vibraphonist and composer Bob Lonsberry - Long-time local radio figure Lydia Lunch See also - Noise-rock goddess Aaron Lustig Edmund Lyon Daniel Maffei Chuck Mangione Jenna Marbles (née Jenna Mourey) YouTube personality Eric Massa Gilbert McCurdy Roy McCurdy Eminent jazz drummer Bat McGrath Singer/Songwriter who with Don Potter operated legendary Rochester coffeehouse Hylie Morris' Alley in the late 60's and early 70's. Jason McElwain - "J-Mac" Pamela Melroy Gary Mervis Mitch Miller Lewis Henry Morgan Early and influential anthropologist - buried in impressive hillside mausoleum at Mt. Hope Cemetery Lee Morse Jacob H. Myers Inventor of the first voting machine actually used in a public election N - S: Patrick O'Rorke Carl W. Peters American Regionalist painter Pisspot the rabbit Don Potter Christian Music Star,producer of several albums by "The Judds";with Bat McGrath,legendary acoustic duo who ran Hylie Morris' Alley coffeehouse in Rochester, late 60's. early 70's. Shariff Rahman Boxer Frieda Robscheit-Robbins Nathaniel Rochester Diann Roffe George Frederick Rogers Ramón Santiago Artist E. Philip Saunders Riley Schillaci Blanche Stuart Scott Joanna Scott Writer George Baldwin Selden Automobile patent holder Joel Seligman President of the University of Rochester (2005-present) Jim 'The Hammer' Shapiro Armand Schaubroeck Founder, with brothers Bruce and Blaine, of the legendary House of Guitars music store on Titus Avenue in Irondequoit, c. 1964 Riley Schillaci Sword Swallower, featured on America's Got Talent, and Kodak Baby Hiram Sibley Al Sigl Joe Simon Bob Smith Past public radio personality Joseph Smith Julie Lynn Smith Scott Spezzano John Harry Stedman Henry Alvah Strong Margaret Woodbury Strong Arlene Sutherland Lewis A. Swift Astronomer T - Z: Cathy Turner - Olympic Speed Skater Bill Wahl Chet Walker Abby Wambach Leehom Wang American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Henry August Ward Geologist Sandy Waters Brother Wease - Long-time local radio figure Danny Wegman Robert Wegman Catherine Coll Wheelwright - Mother of first Irish President George Whipple - Nobel laureate Kristen Wiig - Cast member, "Saturday Night Live" Robert Wilcox Wendy O. Williams - Frontwoman for the Plasmatics; cultural icon Joseph C. Wilson - Xerox CEO and University of Rochester trustee Brigham Young - raised in Finger Lakes (Auburn) and relation to Joseph Smith Felicia Zimmermann Iris Zimmermann Infamous Residents Joe Aiello - final resting in Riverside Cemetery Kenneth Bianchi - birthplace of Hillside Strangler. Davenport Brothers - famed illusionists active in the Spiritualist Movement of the late 19th century Emma Goldman - home to famed anarchist. Jim 'The Hammer' Shapiro - stalking grounds of malevolent god creature. Arthur Shawcross - home to Genesee River serial killer, . Joseph 'Mad Dog' Sullivan - convicted mob hitman Francis Tumblety - home to Jack the Ripper suspect, Famous Visitors The following famous people visited Rochester: Harry Houdini - 1907 jump from Weighlock Bridge Sam Patch See Also: Famous Visitors and Residents list on the Time For Web Site.

Plymouth-Exchange

South Plymouth Ave, looking towards downtown Plymouth-Exchange, or PLEX for short, is a neighborhood centered on the parallel roadways of South Plymouth Avenue and Exchange Street. It is a largely residential area where University of Rochester students and employees mingle with working-class families. Note that PLEX is often lumped in with the adjacent 19th Ward, which is larger and more well-known. Brooks Landing forms a busy, active border between PLEX, the 19th Ward, and Genesee-Jefferson. The northeastern border of PLEX includes the Ford St and South Plymouth Ave Traffic Roundabout where the two streets intersect. PLEX can be reached from Mount Hope Avenue and the South Wedge by crossing the Ford Street Bridge and going left. Going right is Corn Hill. Running along the southeastern border of PLEX is the Genesee River Trail, between Exchange St. and the Genesee River. Entrances to the trail are located at Flint and Violetta Streets. The geography of PLEX is also notable for the hill on South Plymouth that offers some very nice views of the downtown skyline. Both rent and real estate are extremely cheap. House prices are well within the five digits, sometimes as low as $25,000 for small ones. Development One of the neighborhood's more attractive streets, noted for its many homeowners. (June 2012) In recent years PLEX has experienced a surge of redevelopment, including new businesses, new housing at Carlson Commons and Plymouth Manor, and the University of Rochester's Brooks Landing Project, particularly Riverview Apartments. In January 2012 UR announced that it was expanding the Brooks Landing Project to include yet more student housing. The new dormitory, located on Plymouth Ave (on the border between PLEX and the 19th Ward), is expected to be eleven stories high and home to 145-170 upperclassmen, in addition to the 400 already living in Riverview. A restaurant open to the public will occupy the first floor. On June 16, 2012 a Riverfront Design Charette was held for PLEX residents to brainstorm with UR officials and community planners from the city. The most common requests included a well-stocked grocery store, a laundromat, a possible ice cream parlor, greater walkability, new green spaces, and the sprucing up School No. 19, which is currently bland and foreboding. Riverview Place, a dead-end street known for its tiny cottages, received a fair amount of attention as a possible candidate for an historic district. The biggest concern was the brownfield surrounded by Riverview Place, Exchange Street, Flint Street, and the Genesee River, where the entrance to the Genesee Valley Trail is located. It was the site of a New York Standard Oil refinery until the 1930s and is still contaminated. The City of Rochester states that it is presently working out a plan for clean-up with Exxon Mobile, the successor company to New York Standard Oil, but no deal has yet been reached. Another problem is the junk yard and several abandoned warehouses there. Suggestions for new uses included loft apartments, a gym, a large grocery store, and an outdoor sporting center and bike shop to tie in with the Genesee Valley trail. Preliminary long-range plans based on input from the charette were released by the city in November 2012. They may be viewed here. In July 2012 UR opened the Erie Lackawanna pedestrian bridge extending from the Genesee River Trail behind Exchange Street (near the Flint Street entrance) directly to Wilson Boulevard on the River Campus. (The first pedestrian bridge was the one at Brooks Landing, which opened in 1991.) This allows students living in Riverview Apartments quicker access to the River Campus and provide the UR community an easy way to reach downtown via bicycle. (Note: UR officials advise against using this portion of the Genesee River Trail at night, due to its isolation and lack of lighting.) Most recently, in February 2014, neighbors and residents of PLEX released the PLEX Community and Multiversity Project for Urban Sustainability. According to City Newspaper: The project would build on the strengths of the Gandhi Institute, which is viewed by neighborhood leaders as an anchor for future development. The institute has a garden that is used by students from the nearby School 19 for summer projects, says John Curran, of the PLEX neighborhood association. The C.A.M.P.U.S. plan looks at expanding on that concept by developing an aquaponics project to provide jobs in the neighborhood and skills training for young people, Curran says. PLEX would also like to take fuller advantage of the neighborhood's proximity to the University of Rochester — a pedestrian bridge connecting the neighborhood to the university opened last year. Curran says it's too early to talk specifics, but the idea is to have the university become more involved in School 19. UR students already do remedial reading programs at the school, he says. A Bad Reputation Like the neighboring 19th Ward, PLEX suffers from a bad reputation due to its history and generally low-income demographics. There was a brief spike of muggings at Brooks Landing in 2007, but increased police patrols and a strong UR security presence attempt to address the issue. There are worse areas of the city, although reasonable caution should be exerted, especially at night and in the streets closer to the Genesee-Jefferson Neighborhood, which is very much a problem area. Jefferson Avenue has some issues as well. PLEX may still appear intimidating to those unused to urban grit, but closer acquaintance reveals a strong sense of community pride and increasing signs of revitalization. Since they opened in Fall 2008, the Riverview Apartments have seen patronage of UR students, as have other off-campus living options in the immediate area. For Students View of the Genesee River Trail as it runs behind Exchange Street. Both Plymouth-Exchange and the 19th Ward contain large numbers of college students from the University of Rochester, MCC, and RIT. The number of UR students in particular has been increasing, thanks to the aforementioned construction by UR at Brooks Landing (see Development above). The free Gold Line shuttle stops at both Brooks Landing and Riverview Apartments, while the RGRTA buses 18/19 and 18X/19X travel along South Plymouth and make periodic stops at Rush Rhees Library and Strong Memorial Hospital. Cost for those is $1 each way. Please bear in mind that you will likely be living in a residential neighborhood with families and working adults, as well as homeowners who have made significant investment in the neighborhood. Please keep the exterior premises neat and refrain from loud late-night partying. As a student, you are representing your school, so always be polite and respectful when interacting with your neighbors. Although most students have a rewarding experience in off-campus living, break-ins have been a problem due to carelessness in security. Before you leave, always lock your windows and doors and engage the burglar alarm, if your building has one. Do not leave valuables or other important possessions in your car. And again, do not use the Genesee River Trail or the Erie-Lackawanna Bridge at night. For bicycles, see the Safety and Security section of the biking page. Located in PLEX Companies Axxcelera Broadband Wireless Canfield & Tack Community Composting Nordon, Inc. Smoothstone Design Turn Key Operations Food and Retail Amazing Meat Market Community Food Center Garden Market King Fish Market Neighborhood Mini Market Ray Daniels Liquor Store - Jefferson Ave, right off S. Plymouth Services Epik Hair Studio Latimer & Son Funeral Directors Phillis Wheatley Community Library Worship Church of Love Faith Center - 700 Exchange St. Full Gospel Pentecostal Happy Church - 108 Magnolia St. Genesee Valley/Arnett Congregations (Jehovah's Witness) - 1037 South Plymouth Avenue Masjid Tawfiq Of Rochester NY Other M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence Mount Pleasant Park Park Pleasant Park Properties Plymouth Gardens School No. 19 Sweet Beez, Inc. Links A Brief History of School #19 and It's Neighborhood - By Judi Baker (she discusses more PLEX history here) A Walk Through Rochester . . . At Night - An undated paper by UR student Alice Chen for Anthropology 101, describing a walk she took with her friends in PLEX (erroneously identified as the 19th Ward) Article and press release regarding the Gandhi Institute's move to PLEX Deli Sandro’s opens delicious future for PLEX - Campus Times (2012-09-27) Neighborhood profile on Celebrate City Living Neighborhood profile from the City of Rochester Neighborhood Profile on Rochester City Living Page Neighborhoods feel growing pains as UR expands - Democrat and Chronicle (2013-08-11) PLEX C.A.M.P.U.S. and ProsperRochester - Video (2014) about the continuing development and future of PLEX. UR Campus Times: Response (page 6) from the Director of Residential Life and Housing Services to allegations of PLEX being "notoriously high in crime" (Jan.-Feb. 2012)

Genesee-Jefferson Neighborhood

Genesee-Jefferson is a neighborhood adjacent to Plymouth Exchange and the 19th Ward, sharing a busy border with all three at Brooks Landing. It is often called the Southwest Neighborhood, or SWAN for short, after its active neighborhood association. It is primarily residential but includes Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School within its borders. It should be noted that, while PLEX and the 19th Ward are often unfairly stigmatized, Genesee-Jefferson faces real issues with blight, poverty, and crime. Brooks Landing is pretty safe, but caution should be exercised the further north you go. Establishments Jerkers Original Take Out New Creations Unisex Barber Shop Phli Diva's Beauty Salon Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Wilson Foundation Academy Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church See also Neighborhood profile from the City of Rochester Neighborhood profile on Rochester City Living Sector 4 Community Development Corporation Map and other info on StreetAdvisor.com What Can the City of Rochester Do for You?, Minority Reporter (March 12-16, 2012)

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