Main Street Rochester NY
Until a recent trip to the Memorial Art Gallery – to take advantage of Free Museum Day – I had no idea that the Main Street Bridge in Rochester NY was originally covered in structures much like the...
View ArticleBroad St Aqueduct
A while ago I heard about plans to revitalize Broad street in downtown Rochester by converting it back into the Canal. This is what the aqueduct bridge was originally. When I first heard of the plan,...
View ArticleWe ROC
Apparently there’s a new ad campaign for Rochester. I’m a fan. The city of Rochester seems to be doing a lot of things right lately, and making a lot of improvements. They’ve also started placing...
View ArticleDowntown Portland and 3 Things Everyone Should Know
From a bicyclist somewhere along the Tom McCall Waterfront Park: There are 3 things you need to tell everyone about Portland when you get back home Portland Sucks The Weather is Horrible The People are...
View ArticleAround Portland and Brewersfest
We slept in a bit on Thursday since we didn’t have anything planned until 2pm and we were driving all day Wednesday. We started off the day by visiting the Portland Rose Test Garden. I had no idea...
View ArticleProtest in Rochester NY Erupts in Violence
Those who make peaceful revolution protest impossible, make violent revolution protest inevitable ~JFK I’m not sure how I missed this but it seems last Wednesday October 7th there was a protest by the...
View ArticleOld Pictures of Downtown Rochester
I love seeing old pictures of Downtown Rochester. Historical photos of places we see all the time are just so interesting. On top of that I work in one of the most historical buildings in the city,...
View ArticleRochester's Broad Street
The plans to rip up Broad Street and reconstruct the original Canal Aqueduct over the river are progressing. I’ve mentioned the plans before and I’ve always thought it was kind of a neat idea but...
View ArticleCorn Truck Cleanup
This past Tuesday A semi filled with corn tipped over on interstate 490 downtown. Since the news didn’t have any up to date pictures I went searching for webcams that showed it. Soon enough I found 2...
View ArticleRochester Lightning Storm
It’s a good thing the RIT Big Shot took place earlier in the evening because shortly after it was all over a storm moved through the area so quickly and forcefully it felt like a hurricane. I took the...
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