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Rochester on the Erie Canal |
A tour around Rochester on the Erie Canal from 1850 to the present |
Map of the Erie Canal in Rochester | The Canal in Business | ||
![]() Early map of Rochester 1860's |
![]() Rochester from the west 1853 |
![]() Erie Canal near Exchange Street 1880's |
![]() Erie Canal along South Avenue 1914 |
The Canal over the River | |||
![]() Aqueduct in 1855 |
![]() Erie Canal Aqueduct and downtown buildings 1902-1909 |
![]() Erie Canal Aqueduct...1890 |
![]() Erie Canal Aqueduct during 1865 flood |
The Canal in Winter | The Canal at Work | ||
![]() Erie Canal in the winter 1890's |
![]() Ice skating on the Erie Canal Aqueduct circa 1900 |
![]() Weigh lock 1915 |
![]() Panoramic view of Widewaters area at Culver Road circa 1918 |
The Canal Crossings | |||
![]() Exchange Street Bridge over Erie Canal 1894 |
![]() West Avenue Bridge 1910's |
![]() Temporary bridge over old canal 1922-1923 |
![]() Broad Street Bridge 1992 |
The Canal as Railway | |||
![]() Construction of Broad Street 1920's |
![]() New subway and bridge 1920's |
![]() Interior view of subway in Erie Canal Aqueduct 1920's |
![]() Opening day of the Rochester subway 1926 |
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