![Birdseye view of Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY. c.1904. [PHOTO: Detroit Publishing Co. via Library of Congress]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-federal-building-fitzhugh-street-1904.jpg)
Here’s a fun birdseye view of Fitzhugh Street in downtown Rochester. This photo was probably taken from the roof of the Powers Hotel or the Powers Building on Main Street sometime between 1900 and 1910. The large building in the lower right is what we know to be City Hall, at the time the U.S. Federal Building and post office. To its left and across the street is (or was) the First Methodist Episcopal Church. And across the street and to the left of it was the First Baptist Church…
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Birdseye View of Fitzhugh Street, Rochester c.1904
Friday, December 7th, 2012Tags: ACME Oil Burning Engines and Boilers, Buckingham Commons, Detroit Publishing Co., downtown Rochester, Dugan & Hudson Co., Federal Building, First Baptist Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Fitzhugh Street, Graves Elevator Co., Kodak factory and offices, Martin Bros. Piano Co., Presbyterian Church, Rochester, Rochester City Hall, Rochester Electric Motor Co., Rochester NY, Saint Patrick's Cathedral
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Rochester’s Old Federal Building Should Go
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012![Old Federal Building (now City Hall). [PHOTO: Richard Margolis]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-city-hall-richard-margolis.jpg)
“Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated a city landmark, the old Federal Building is considered a fine example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. No one’s particularly interested in using it, however, because inside it’s dark, gloomy, usually uncomfortable and just plain ramshackle. Blow it up. It’s an ugly thing…and not particularly interesting inside or out…It should be demolished. A modern, tax-producing building would be a better use for the site and would give more new life to that section of downtown…”
Tags: Church Street, demolition, Federal Building, Fitzhugh Street, Landmark Society of Western New York, National Register of Historic Places, preservation, preservation code, Richard Margolis, Richardsonian, Rick U., Rochester, Rochester City Hall, Rochester history, Rochester NY, Romanesque, State Street, Times-Union, zoning code
Posted in Rochester History, Rochester Images, Urban Development | 10 Comments »
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