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Rochester in Decline

This is a series of photos documenting the decline of Rochester, NY. In the 1980's Kodak employed over 60,000 people in Rochester and now employs just over 7,000. At its peak in 1950, Rochester's population was 332,488. The current population of Rochester is 210,565. The decline of Rochester and other rust belt cities have turned them into ghosts of their former selves.
Atkinson St.
Atkinson St.		 Buffalo Rd.
Buffalo Rd.		 Byron St.
Byron St.		 Canal St.
Canal St.
Central Park
Central Park		 Cleveland St.
Cleveland St.		 Colvin St.
Colvin St.		 Conkey Ave.
Conkey Ave.
Dental Dispensary, East Main St.
Dental Dispensary, East Main St.		 Dewey Ave.
Dewey Ave.		 Driving Park
Driving Park		 Driving Park
Driving Park
East Main St.
East Main St.		 E. Main St.
E. Main St.		 Emerson St.
Emerson St.		 Exchange St.
Exchange St.
Falls St.
Falls St.		 Falls St.
Falls St.		 Falls St.
Falls St.		 Falls St.
Falls St.
Falls St.
Falls St.		 Flint St.
Flint St.		 Flint St.
Flint St.		 Frost Ave.
Frost Ave.
Frost Ave.
Frost Ave.		 490 Overpass
490 Overpass		 Grape St.
Grape St.		 Grape St.
Grape St.
Genesee St.
Genesee St.		 High Falls
High Falls		 High Falls
High Falls		 Implosion at Kodak Park as seen from Ridge Rd. West
Implosion at Kodak Park as seen from Ridge Rd. West
Iola Campus, East Henrietta Rd.
Iola Campus, East Henrietta Rd.		 Irondequoit Bay near Empire Blvd.
Irondequoit Bay near Empire Blvd.		 Litchfield St.
Litchfield St.		 Lowell St.
Lowell St.
Lyell Ave.
Lyell Ave.		 Jay St.
Jay St.		 Jay St.
Jay St.		 Jay St.
Jay St.
Jefferson Ave.
Jefferson Ave.		 Maple St.
Maple St.		 Maplewood
Maplewood		 Maria and Clifford
Maria and Clifford
Martin St.
Martin St.		 Martin St.
Martin St.		 Merrimac St.
Merrimac St.		 Merrimac St.
Merrimac St.
Mt. Hope Ave.
Mt. Hope Ave.		 Murray St.
Murray St.		 North St.
North St.		 North St.
North St.
North St.
North St.		 North St.
North St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.		 Orchard St.
Orchard St.
Palm St.
Palm St.		 Portland Ave.
Portland Ave.		 Portland Ave.
Portland Ave.		 Portland Ave.
Portland Ave.
Portland Ave.
Portland Ave.		 Reynolds St.
Reynolds St.		 Reynolds St.
Reynolds St.		 Riley Park
Riley Park
Riley Park
Riley Park		 St. Paul St.
St. Paul St.		 St. Paul St.
St. Paul St.		 St. Paul St.
St. Paul St.
Selye Terrace
Selye Terrace		 Sixth St.
Sixth St.		 South Ave.
South Ave.		 Subway
Subway
Abandoned Subway Tunnel
Abandoned Subway Tunnel		 View of Lake Ave. from St. Paul St.
View of Lake Ave. from St. Paul St.		 Tracks near St. Paul St.
Tracks near St. Paul St.		 Train Station
Train Station
Train Station
Train Station		 Upper Falls Blvd.
Upper Falls Blvd.		 Upton Cold Storage Cliff St.
Upton Cold Storage Cliff St.		 Upton Cold Storage Cliff St.
Upton Cold Storage Cliff St.
Vetter St.
Vetter St.		 Walnut St.
Walnut St.		 West Ave.
West Ave.		 West Ave.
West Ave.
West Main St.
West Main St.		 West Main St.
West Main St.		 Vacant Used Car Lot, West Ridge Rd.
Vacant Used Car Lot, West Ridge Rd.		 Whitney St.
Whitney St.
Whitney St.
Whitney St.		 Whitney St.
Whitney St.		 Wiley St.
Wiley St.		 Wiley St.
Wiley St.
Iola Tuberculosis Sanitarium
:: Iola Tuberculosis Sanitarium :: 		414-418 Genesee St.
:: 414-418 Genesee St. ::

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Guest 25-Jan-2012 01:03
I was Toronto Ontario and in my teens we always saw Rochester as a lower level but my past few trips to Toronto , I ran into many people who were once employed at Kodak at gas stations............. The stories that they told me are very sad, yet a fixture among many american states...............
Marijka 25-Jan-2012 00:57
This could anywhere USA.... a well done visual commentary!!
Chet King 12-May-2011 01:42
A wonderful documentary!~V
Jean-Claude Liehn 20-Jan-2011 18:13
What I wrote on july 2009 is more and more true.
Ali Majdfar 08-Feb-2010 04:43
Fantastic gallery, great shots. ~V
Dan Chusid 07-Feb-2010 05:40
No shortage of subjects in that area.
Terrific!
Guest 31-Dec-2009 03:55
Boy, these blue states are really going downhill.
John Ting 17-Dec-2009 20:29
Excellent collection of images with a clear purpose.
Antonio Ruggiero 09-Dec-2009 17:31
Ottima Gallery....Bravo...V
Buba Jafarli 05-Oct-2009 06:53
Very interesting, though depressing at times! Good work, Julie, my vote!
John Potter 08-Sep-2009 00:06
Now this gallery is irresistible!! Big Vote
Timothy Guenther 07-Aug-2009 02:40
Awesome gallery! V
Jean-Claude Liehn 11-Jul-2009 04:20
The only subject of photography is time. So, this is an excellent gallery. I love this kind of artistic documents.
Willy Alfaro 03-Jul-2009 17:18
A very interesting gallery, sad to see the decay.
Your photography is great, evocative, very well presented! V!
bill dixon 06-Dec-2008 03:07
What a powerfull gallery. Well documented excellent images. Makes me think of Pontiac or Flint Michigan. My heart is heavy. Voted!
Tad 14-Aug-2008 04:06
Julie, Your shots show life as it was & as such are very interesting. Thanks for showing us scenes from this great city.
jmuniz 03-Aug-2008 21:37
Julie. Again, I really like these. I'm so glad to see that you have continued with this series.
Walter O. Koenig 03-Apr-2008 03:40
Fascinating gallery. I looked at every image with great interest. Excellent documentation with well taken and composed photographs. "V"
jmuniz 24-Feb-2008 03:47
Julie, I love this! I enjoy the compositions as well as the content. Rochester is one of my favorite topics!
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