A friend of mine, Scott Wischmeyer (from Our Tiny Earth ), has been looking for ideas for a project car that he could start next summer. While looking, he decided to Google “Cars made in Rochester, NY.” What he stumbled upon next was a true American classic – the Cunningham car…
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Cunningham Cars and the Pursuit of Excellence. Made in Rochester.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012Tags: Canal Street, Cunningham Automobile Factory, Cunningham car, Dr. Michael Cunningham, Ford, Gleason Works, James Cunningham, Jay Leno, Jay Leno's Garage, made in Rochester, Our Tiny Earth, Rochester, Rochester Made Means Quality, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester NY, Rolls Royce, Scott Wischmeyer, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Son & Co.
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Today, December 21, in Rochester History: The Rochester Disaster.
Monday, December 21st, 2009On this day, December 21, 1887 in Rochester history…
On the afternoon of December 21, 1887, the Vacuum Oil Works attempted to transfer 14,000 gallons of naphtha (petroleum ether) through a pipeline running underground to the Municipal Gas Company on Canal Street (one mile from the falls). Unfortunately, the companies were unaware that construction on the sewers at Atkinson street (a mile and half away from the falls area) had ruptured the pipeline.
The flammable gas filled the sewers and drifted down the line towards the High Falls/Browns Race district. (more…)
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