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A Tour Around
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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