Give Me CityGate
No, seriously – give CityGate to ME, because I want to redesign it. The current plan is not worthy of the name. I may be the only person in western NY who didn’t crap themselves when they learned...
View ArticleEnhancing CityGate
The following is a guest post submitted by Mike Bouwmeeester. Submit your story today. Welcoming Costco and RGRTA to CityGate is great. Ignoring walkability and losing all historic buildings isn’t. Our...
View ArticleInside the Iola Tuberculosis Sanatorium
The following photographs were submitted by Sarah Barnes. The historical text is taken from a Historic Resource Evaluation prepared for Monroe County in 2000 by Bero Associates. Submit your story...
View ArticleCityGate or ShittyGate? Seven Myths and Facts.
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich. Submit your story today. I have been arguing about CityGate for some time, but have come to the realization that this project appears mostly a...
View ArticleConfessions of an Urban Explorer: “Damn Conscience”
The following story and photos were submitted by Matt Rieck. Submit your story today. I stopped by Iola on Sunday to check on what’s left, and I snapped these pics. In front of the main building there...
View ArticleElusive Memories of Iola
A couple months ago we took a look inside the Iola tuberculosis hospital on Westfall Road. The buildings have since been demolished. But for Marilyn Casserino, 79, those photos triggered memories, and...
View ArticleElusive Memories of Iola, Part 2
Here’s an update to last Friday’s story about Marilyn Casserino, 79. Marilyn is the girl in the dark dress in the center of the photo above. This picture was taken c.1939 on the roof of the Children’s...
View ArticleRocLinks 3/19/16
By Matthew Denker From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week… Moment of Silence Our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and associates of...
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