Port of Rochester - 08/2008 BradMandell Port of Rochester 2 - Photo BradMandell Sailboats Sculpture - Photo BradMandell Steven B. Roman, ESSROC Cement Ship up the Genesee - Photo BradMandell The Port of Rochester, once home to commercial ship traffic, is undergoing development2 by the city as a year-round tourist destination.
The new terminal, built to support the now defunct Fast Ferry to Toronto, is home to an assortment of quick-service restaurants such as Quizno's, Cheeburger Cheeburger, California Rollin', the Nutty Bavarian, a coffee shop and Abbott's. The Genesee River still carries large cement ships of the ESSROC Cement Company which dock upstream near Turning Point Park and feed the ESSROC plant on Bozart Street.
Attractions In the area immediately adjacent to the north is Ontario Beach Park with a variety of recreational opportunities Summer Movies are featured at the park The historic, and operational Dentzel Carousel with Stinson Band Organ Across from the terminal is LDR Char Pit and Nola's BBQ, immediately to the south along the river is Pelican's Nest Restaurant. Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Museum sits just south of the Pelican's Nest Buy a ticket for a water voyage: Ride on the Harbor Town Belle Paddle Wheeler Sail on the Wild Hearts Charters' 53ft catamaran Fast Ferry Era News, Notes, and Updates Augus 24, 2008 - Sneak peek at potential Port of Rochester tapas bistro Pier 45 D&C article "The event: The spacious, second-floor patio at the unopened restaurant and nightclub Pier 45, which faces the mouth of the Genesee River, afforded a bird's-eye view of dozens of sailboats coming into
port. — The host was Joe Floreano, executive director of the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, which has been hired by the city of Rochester to run the venue.
Floreano of Greece said Pier 45 will be a tapas bistro. He had hoped to open this fall, but the new target is spring. — The upstairs Charter Room will be used for business conferences, and the Waterside Room downstairs will be available for parties, with access to the River Walk. — RBA President Sandy Parker believes "this space will remind people of the resources right in our city."
She and Carlos Carballada, city commissioner of economic development, expressed their faith in Pier 45's ultimate success in the hands of Floreano."