Broad St Aqueduct
Posted on December 29, 2008
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, I thought it was neat but didn’t think it would ever work. The biggest hurdle I can see to overcome is the traffic situation. Broad street is a main roadway and carries a lot of traffic.
I just found out that the plans didn’t die. In fact it seems like there are many proposals and that something may actually happen, although what exactly happens to broad st is still up in the air. It will be very interesting to see what happens. There’s a whole website dedicated to The Broad Street Corridor Renovations. The proposals are really quite interesting so take a look.
Main Street Rochester NY
Posted on October 8, 2008
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 original London Bridge. There’s an excellent history recap of Main St available on the RocWiki if you’d like even more of a history lesson. An archaic style of bridge like that somehow makes me think Rochester hasn’t always been as behind on the times as it is now. After all, they had the good sense to remove it. A small digital copy of a painting of the Bridge can be seen below or see the full version at the Memorial Art Gallery.
It’s always impressive to go and view Artwork in your local city. Even a small city such as Rochester houses some famous Artwork by names you’ll recognize.
This next painting is one of my favorites at the Gallery from an Artist I’d previously not heard of.
