A fixture in downtown Rochester since 1962, Midtown Plaza was considered one of the first enclosed urban Malls in the United States, on October 16, 2007 it was annouced that Midtown would be demolished and would make way for the new PAETEC headquarters. On that day I decided to make a tour of the area and shot the areas of the mall with this signature photo the result:
Containing the essencse of Midtown Plaza, the Fountain, Clock of the Nations, the Monorail, plus the everpresent flags and second story sculptor, I am offering this shot and others on sale for the Holiday seasons. Call 585-546-8381 and we can discuss sizes and pricing.
With work started in 1884, Rochester's present City Hall, was constructed in a building boom by the Federal Government to house Post Offices and Federal courthouses. Started from a design by Rochester architect Harvey Ellis, but finished by the Federal architects under Mifflen Bell, the building owes it's design to a revival of Romanesque architecture popularized by H. H. Richardson. Located on all four sides of the building are an interesting collection of sculptural faces- Greenmen-Greenwomen-and Medieval inspired faces of Princes-Princess, exaggerated paupers and fanciful beasts . Intrigued by the origins and the shear beauty of the sculptors I have photographed and completed a key to the location of every face on the building. On forty-one different locations, usually at the end of a window arch, exist these stone faces...
With the completion in the last year of the 490 Suspension Bridge, dedicated to Susan Anthony and Fredrick Douglas changed the complection of the Cityscapes that photographers have been shooting of Rochester over the last decade. Working with bridge architects from Erdman Anthony, the City wanted a more dynamic crossing of the Genesee than the previous functional bridge that had existed, Erdman Anthony has succeeded and improved the asthetics of the crossing with a soaring steel arched bridge that now beckons every photographer to try his hand at creating a "signature shot" of Rochester, check out my stock photography section for further shots of Rochester, that are available for purchase for web use or brochures, right now "In the City of..." Business directory uses five of my shots to headline it's Rochester section and the NuLook Collision brochure has a day shot of the Rochester skyline on it's cover.
