![Dave Koza ending baseball's longest game with a bases-loaded single in the 33rd inning of a game that began on April 18 and ended on June 23, 1981. [IMAGE: Pawtucket Red Sox]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-vs-pawtucket-longest-baseball-game-01.jpg)
Here’s a neat bit of Rochester sports history, even if we are forever on the losing end. 35 years ago this evening, the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings would begin the longest professional baseball game ever played to date; 33 innings spanning three calendar days…
35 Years Ago Today, Rochester Plays Longest Pro Baseball Game Ever
April 18th, 2016Posted in Rochester History | 3 Comments »
Tags: baseball, Boston, Cal Ripkin Jr., Dave Koza, Dennis Cregg, longest baseball game, Marty Barrett, McCoy Stadium, Mike Tamburro, minor league baseball, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pawtucket RI, Rochester, Rochester NY, Rochester Red Wings, sports, sports records, Triple-A International League, Wade Boggs
RocLinks 4/16/16
April 16th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 5 Comments »
![Rochester Inner Loop North [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Rochester_Inner_Loop.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Bird Watching, Counterfeit Goods, CPB, Downtown Casino, Inner Loop, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Mayor Lovely Warren, RocLinks, Times Square Building, University of Rochester
Be Generous with Your Garden
April 11th, 2016Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
![Gloria Gardening [PHOTO: Gloria Grattan]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/Gloria_Gardening.jpg)
Imagine there was a way to do just a little extra work, but to make a huge difference doing it. Gloria Grattan, a local eight year old, has imagined just that and is hoping that you and the rest of Rochester can join in and lend a hand by growing just a little extra in your garden this summer (or gardening for the first time, if you don’t already!).
RocLinks 4/9/16
April 9th, 2016Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments »
![Tower280 [PHOTO: The Rochesteriat]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Tower280_Commercial_Space.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Celebrate City Living
April 6th, 2016Posted in Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester Apartments, Rochester Homes for Sale, Rochester News | No Comments »
![Celebrate City Living is a new program aiming to help homebuyers and renters learn about the benefits of living in the city. [Image: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/celebrate-city-living-01.jpg)
The following story was submitted by Celebrate City Living
It will actually be warm soon—and stay warm. But, when you live in upstate NY you don’t necessarily wait for the ground to thaw to start your housing search. Smart shoppers know the best spots don’t last long on the market, whether it’s a new build, a fixer upper or a historic landmark. Now there’s another tool you can add to your home buying tool box.
The City of Rochester, City Council, and the Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living have launched Celebrate City Living 
, a new program to help homebuyers and renters learn about the benefits of living in the city and find the resources to make it easier to buy or rent a home in Rochester…
Tags: Beverly Fair-Brooks, Celebrate City Living, city living, City of Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warren, real-estate, Rochester, Rochester apartments, Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living, Rochester home for sale, Rochester NY, Ted Wood
Old Family Photos
April 3rd, 2016Posted in Rochester History, Rochester Images, Transit + Infrastructure | 4 Comments »
![Fast ferry on it's way to Rochester from New York Harbor, 2004. [IMAGE: RochesterSubway.com]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-fast-ferry-in-new-york-harbor-07.jpg)
There’s no real reason for this post. I was going through old family photos this weekend and stumbled upon these ones from a boat tour around Manhattan island my wife and I took in 2004. By complete coincidence we sailed directly in front of the infamous Spirit of Ontario I (a.k.a. Fast Ferry) on her maiden voyage to Rochester…
Tags: architecture, Fast Ferry, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Rochester, transportation
RocLinks 4/2/16
April 2nd, 2016Posted in Rochester News, Urban Development | 2 Comments »
![Collegetown Under Construction [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Collegetown_Under_Construction.jpg)
With April Fools Day being only yesterday, RocLinks will be a little light this week. Even so, step right this way…
Tags: Collegetown, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, RocLinks, Water Street Music Hall
BREAKING NEWS….. Plans Unveiled for College Town Extension
April 1st, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Urban Development | 12 Comments »
![College Town Extension Rendering [IMG: E-Architect/BIG]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/university-of-rochester-citytarget.jpg)
[PLEASE NOTE: This was an April Fools posting. Joke’s over.]
In a truly stunning announcement this morning, the University of Rochester has announced plans for a College Town Extension. As an alum, they decided to share exclusive details of the project with me here at Rochester Subway, and I’m delighted to have the chance to walk everyone through what will be one of the biggest developments in Rochester this decade…
Tags: College Town, Collegetown, development, Development News, development plans, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Mount Hope, University of Rochester
Filling In: 37 Eagle Street Part 4
March 29th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Urban Development | 2 Comments »
When we last spoke, it was Halloween, and we were on the eve of our first zoning board of appeals and preservation board hearings. It’s now March and we’ve been to two hearings for each board, and spoiler alert, we’ve received approval(s) from each. Yay! But now that we’re here, let’s take a look at the process and all the fun we had…
Tags: 37 Eagle Street, City of Rochester, Corn Hill, Filling In, government, infill development, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, preservation code, preservation district, Rochester Preservation Board, zoning, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), zoning code
RocLinks 3/26/16
March 26th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester Apartments, Rochester News, Urban Development | 5 Comments »
![I Square Under Construction [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/ISquare_Under_Construction.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: art, Charlotte Square, Cincinnati, Irondequoit, Irondequoit Square, Lighthouse Point, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, NIMBY, RocLinks, Victor
The Genesee River: The Key to Educating Generations of Solutionaries
March 20th, 2016Posted in Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester News | 3 Comments »
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich.
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For the last two years, several Rochesterians have been working to create a new urban school. Called the Rochester River School , a key part of the vision is to reconnect and reorient the city of Rochester to its most important asset: the Genesee River…
Tags: Betty Shabazz International Charter School, Cesar Chavez, Common Ground Charter School, Coretta Scott King, Dick Gregory, Dolores Huerta, Gandhi, Genesee River, Joel Helfrich, Rochester, Rochester NY, Rochester River Foundation, Rochester River School, Rosa Parks, The MUSE School, Urban Assembly New York Harbor School
RocLinks 3/19/16
March 19th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Urban Development | No Comments »
![Cleaning at Rochester's Lower Falls [PHOTO: The Lower Falls Foundation]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Cleaning_Rochester_Lower_Falls.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: AJ Costello & Son, architecture, City of Rochester, development, Lower Falls, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Rochester NY, Rose Fellowship, urban planning
RocLinks 3/12/16
March 12th, 2016Posted in Rochester News, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
![Saint Mary's Church [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Saint_Marys_Church.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
RocLinks 3/10/16
March 10th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester Apartments, Rochester News, Rochester Subway, Urban Development | 10 Comments »
![103 Court Street Sketch [PHOTO: Hanlon Architects/Morgan Development Comida Application]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/103_Court_Street_Sketch.jpg)
Hard to believe it’s been almost an entire year, but we’re back (expect future RocLinks on Saturdays), and it’s time to roll! From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: 103 Court Street, 37 Eagle Street, 50 Chestnut Street, Charlotte Square, construction, DHD Ventures LLC, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Morgan Development, Rochester Preservation Board, Rochester Subway, RocLinks
Filling In: Zoning Part 5, What Next?
February 28th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Urban Development | 4 Comments »
And now for the final chapter of our little zoning adventure. This is the part where you, the gentle reader, are given the opportunity to read a final few hundred words about the kinds of zoning changes that would really make a difference in Rochester. If that sounds terrible (it might be), don’t click on.
Tags: City of Rochester, Filling In, form-based code, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Rochester, Rochester NY, zoning, zoning code
“Gridlock” Sam Schwartz at The Little Theatre, 2/24
February 18th, 2016Posted in Events, Rochester News, Subways Around the Globe, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 1 Comment »
When the world’s first elevated highway was completed in 1936 along Manhattan’s west side, the New York Times marveled that “the gleaming new concrete ribbon” would let drivers travel from lower Manhattan “nearly to Poughkeepsie without having to stop for a traffic light or slow up for an intersection.” Legendary city planner and master highway builder, Robert Moses promised the new highway would “eliminate” traffic jams on the city’s west side…
Tags: Ed Koch, event, Gridlock Sam Schwartz, infrastructure, lecture, New York City, NYC, Reconnect Rochester, Robert Moses, Sam Schwartz, Samuel Schwartz, Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars, The Little Theatre, traffic, traffic planning, transportation, transportation planning, urban planning, West Side Highway
Save the Letchworth Park Rail Bridge
February 16th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Opinion, Rochester Destinations, Rochester History, Rochester Images, Rochester Subway Stories, Train/Railroad Stuff, Transit + Infrastructure | 7 Comments »
![Portageville rail bridge at Letchworth State Park, NY. [IMAGE: Richard H. Jordan III]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/letchworth-portageville-bridge-07.jpg)
The following is a guest post submitted by Richard H. Jordan III.
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Letchworth Bridge in southern Letchworth State Park celebrates its 141st birthday this year (built 1875) and will be replaced by a new steel arch bridge about 75 feet to the south. The new bridge will take approximately 3 years to complete. During that time efforts will be made to turn the original bridge into a pedestrian walkway similar to the hugely successful Poughkeepsie NY bridge crossing the Hudson River and gorge—now a New York State Park…
Tags: demolition, Genesee River, Letchworth State Park, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New York State Historic Preservation Office, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Portageville Rail Bridge, rail, rail bridge, Richard H. Jordan III, Walkway Over the Hudson
Rochester Goes Red for Heart Health
February 6th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester News | 1 Comment »
![Rochester buildings were illuminated in red yesterday for National Wear Red Day, an event to raise awareness about heart disease & stroke for the American Heart Association. [Image: Kathy Oehling Photography]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-buildings-go-red-for-heart-disease-01.jpg)
You may have noticed the City of Rochester went red last night. February is American Heart Month and buildings including Xerox Tower, Kodak Tower, One East Avenue, Rundell Library, and City Hall were lit up to show support for National Wear Red Day and raise awareness about heart health…
Tags: American Heart Association, American Heart Month, City of Rochester, health care, heart disease, Kodak Tower, Marc Natale, National Wear Red Day, One East Avenue, Rochester, Rochester American Heart Association, Rochester City Hall, Rochester NY, Rochester skyline, Rundel Library, Rundel Memorial Building, Xerox Tower
Inside Abandoned Medley Centre (a.k.a Irondequoit Mall)
January 24th, 2016Posted in Architecture, Rochester Destinations, Rochester History, Rochester Images, Rochester News, Urban Development, Urban Exploration | 34 Comments »
![Abandoned Medley Centre / Irondequoit Mall. Rochester, NY. [IMAGE: Random Retail, Flickr.com]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-medley-center-irondequoit-mall-01.jpg)
By Snoop Junkie
Last week Medley Centre finally went up for auction. Angelo Ingrassia, former owner of Irondequoit Dodge, won the vacant building plus nine adjoining properties for the bargain basement price of $100,000.
The following images were taken last month (December 2015) inside Medley Centre…
Tags: abandoned, abandoned mall, Irondequoit Mall, Lonely Medley Centre, Medley Center, Medley Centre, Rochester, Rochester NY, Skyview, Skyview on the Ridge, Snoop Junkie
Please Donate to Save the Seneca White Deer
January 16th, 2016Posted in Opinion, Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester Destinations, Rochester History, Rochester News | 2 Comments »
![Fawn running through the First Baptist Cemetery, which is located within the Depot. At least three Colonial soldiers are buried there. [IMAGE: Dennis Money]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/seneca-army-depot-08.jpg)
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich.
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The fate of the largest herd of white white-tailed deer in the world is at stake. But you can do something to help.
Although these deer are not albino, they are extremely rare. Their very presence is a small miracle. The Seneca white deer have thrived for decades within a 10,000-acre fenced former military munitions supply base called the Seneca Army Depot, about an hour-long drive from Rochester, which provided munitions for all U.S. wars between World War II and the first Gulf War…
Tags: Joel Helfrich, petition, Seneca Army Depot, white deer
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