{"id":2682,"date":"2011-07-20T23:22:41","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T03:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2013-11-10T19:24:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T00:24:12","slug":"images-of-the-rochester-subway-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2011\/07\/images-of-the-rochester-subway-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"New Images of Rochester&#8217;s Subway Tunnel Speak Volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 6px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-01.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.&#8221; If Simon &#038; Garfunkel are right, these photos could be considered divine. They were taken over the past 2 years by local photographer Lizz Comstock and shared with us today via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rocsubway\" target=\"_new\">RocSubway&#8217;s Facebook page<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:relative; top:2px;\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" heigth=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was abandoned by Rochester Transit Corporation over 55 years ago, but as debris piles up and messages are written on top of other messages, the walls of Rochester&#8217;s subway tunnel seem to echo with indelible voices. And these photos are wonderful illustrations of the life that can still be found beneath our streets.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Lizz lives in Rochester and studies photography at MCC. Let her know what you think in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2011\/07\/images-of-the-rochester-subway-tunnel\/#respond\">comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. Those 'Jenga blocks are holding up Broad Street. Yikes. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-02.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. Those 'Jenga' blocks are holding up Broad Street. Yikes. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThose &#8220;Jenga&#8221; blocks are holding up Broad Street. Yikes.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-10.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-05.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNot really sure how that got there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-04.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOr <i>that<\/i>!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-08.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-06.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-07.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-09.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" rel=\"lightbox-lizzComstock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 4px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/photos\/lizz-comstock-subway-03.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rochester subway tunnel. [PHOTO: Lizz Comstock]\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And there are lots more. See all 41 shots in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1772768993664.95326.1072462705\" target=\"_new\">Lizz&#8217;s Facebook photo album<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:relative; top:2px;\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" heigth=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a>. Thanks for sharing Lizz!<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if any of you are interested in learning more about these tunnels, a video presentation on the history of Rochester&#8217;s subway will be played at the August meeting of the Gates Historical Society. The 90-minute presentation is free and open to the public. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 15, at the Gates Town Hall, 1605 Buffalo Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.&#8221; If Simon &#038; Garfunkel are right, these photos could be considered divine. They were taken over the past 2 years by local photographer Lizz Comstock and shared with us today via RocSubway&#8217;s Facebook page. 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