I grew up in Rochester. Really glad to see it recognized here.
I like to tell people that there was a time when there was a race to become, frankly, Chicago. Cities like Rochester, Buffalo, (Milwaukee?) competed -- but Chicago prevailed.
Similarly, Rochester was the original Hollywood. The film industry started there, and the original movie stars all had mansions on East Ave -- which are still up today. (Eventually everyone moved west, apocryphally to avoid the mob).
I like to tell people that there was a time when there was a race to become, frankly, Chicago. Cities like Rochester, Buffalo, (Milwaukee?) competed -- but Chicago prevailed.
Similarly, Rochester was the original Hollywood. The film industry started there, and the original movie stars all had mansions on East Ave -- which are still up today. (Eventually everyone moved west, apocryphally to avoid the mob).
Lastly, did you know that there was a nuclear reactor in the basement of the Kodak building? Apparently the mayor, city council etc, never knew. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/local/2016/08/18/...
Rochester is great!