The Main and Clinton neighborhood was for many years Rochester's premier shopping district. Until the advent of suburban big box stores, Main and Clinton was known for Sibley's, McCurdy's, B. Forman's, and Midtown Plaza. Although its glory days are gone, the neighborhood is still downtown's retail center and boasts many small shops.
For the most part, however, Main and Clinton is in a state of transition. The demolition of Midtown Plaza in 2009 was the first stage of the city's Midtown Rochester Rising plan which promises the rehabilitation of the nearly nine-acre site into a mixed-use development designed to attract a "critical mass of residents" and new 24/7 amenities. The complete process is expected to take almost a decade. Until then, Main and Clinton is characterized mostly by extensive construction.
Main and Clinton is also Rochester's transportation hub. The city bus lines are arranged on a spoke system, with its central points around the Main and Clinton intersection and Liberty Pole Plaza. Also located here are Greyhound and the New York Trailways. Landmarks here include the Liberty Pole, Chase Tower, and the Sibley Building.
Main and Clinton is also the site of Monroe Community College's Damon City Campus at 228 Main Street. Establishments Food and Drink East Main Hots Metro Market Groceries and Deli Panini's Restaurant Sweet Dawn Cafe Retail AA-1 Pawn Big Deal Fashions Creative Plastics Family Dollar Fauna's Gifts and Toys Jewelry Clinic Mike's Discount Jewelry Rainbow Rapid Cellular Suzie's Newsstand VILLA Zip's Food and Beverage Services Catholic Family Center Center City Dental Care Chase Downtown Dental Center Midtown Tailors & Cleaners MOCHA Center (Men of Color Health Awareness) Summit Federal Credit Union Tower Barber & Stylist Whelpley & Paul Opticians Other ABC Action Front Center Decibel Lounge Rochester AmeriCorps