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Downtown

BradMandell — 2009-04-28T19:35:12Z

tbl hdrs bold topic - take date of 2007 off RS

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- Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area.	+ '''Downtown''' Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area.
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- Construction of ["Renaissance Square"] should begin in late 2007, which will provide a bus station, a large theater, and a new campus for ["MCC"], in the core of downtown Rochester.	+ Construction of ["Renaissance Square"] is still in definition, which will provide a bus station, a large theater, and a new campus for ["MCC"], in the core of downtown Rochester.

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BradMandell — 2009-03-26T15:22:37Z

add in new wiki links to dept stores, etc and fix bullet list

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- In the early 20th century, streetcars and a ["Abandoned Subway" subway] allowed citizens easy access to the shopping and workplaces in the Center City. Large department stores such as Sibley's, McCurdy's and B. Forman's capitalized on the economic success and brought cosmopolitan goods to the land-locked region. Corporations competed to build skyscrapers higher than the others.	+ In the early 20th century, streetcars and a ["Abandoned Subway" subway] allowed citizens easy access to the shopping and workplaces in the Center City. Large department stores such as ["Sibley's"], ["McCurdy's"] and ["B. Forman's"] capitalized on the economic success and brought cosmopolitan goods to the land-locked region. Corporations competed to build skyscrapers higher than the others.
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- In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to Bon-Ton. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of Peeble's, which occupied the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to providing office space and entertainment venues.	+ In the 1990's, the suburban malls and ["Big Box Retail" big-box stores] won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to ["Kaufmann's"], and sold the suburban McCurdy's to ["Bon-Ton"]. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of ["Peeble's"], which occupied the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to providing office space and entertainment venues.
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- * ["Alexander Street"] - * ["Cascade District"] - * ["Convention District"] - * ["Corn Hill"] - * ["East End"] - * ["Four Corners"] - * ["Grove Place"] - * ["Main and Clinton"] - * ["Manhattan Square"] - * ["High Falls"] - * ["St Paul Quarter"] - * ["Washington Square"]	+ * ["Alexander Street"] + * ["Cascade District"] + * ["Convention District"] + * ["Corn Hill"] + * ["East End"] + * ["Four Corners"] + * ["Grove Place"] + * ["Main and Clinton"] + * ["Manhattan Square"] + * ["High Falls"] + * ["St Paul Quarter"] + * ["Washington Square"]

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ScottHendler — 2008-11-11T03:57:22Z

grammer clean up and removed link to store that no longer exists.

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- In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to Bon-Ton. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of today's ["Peeble's"], which occupies the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to providing office space and entertainment venues.	+ In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to Bon-Ton. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of Peeble's, which occupied the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to providing office space and entertainment venues.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:16:35Z

added missing space

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- The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["Interstate 490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester.They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.	+ The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["Interstate 490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester. They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:16:16Z

added wiki link to Strip Malls

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- After World War II, various forces dispersed the city's population into nearby rural towns to create ["suburbs"]. As the automobile became popular, strip malls and office parks diluted many of the functions of the Center City.	+ After World War II, various forces dispersed the city's population into nearby rural towns to create ["suburbs"]. As the automobile became popular, ["strip malls"] and office parks diluted many of the functions of the Center City.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:15:28Z

removed extra space

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- In the early 20th century, streetcars and a ["Abandoned Subway" subway] allowed citizens easy access to the shopping and workplaces in the Center City. Large department stores such as Sibley's, McCurdy's and B. Forman's capitalized on the economic success and brought cosmopolitan goods to the land-locked region. Corporations competed to build skyscrapers higher than the others.	+ In the early 20th century, streetcars and a ["Abandoned Subway" subway] allowed citizens easy access to the shopping and workplaces in the Center City. Large department stores such as Sibley's, McCurdy's and B. Forman's capitalized on the economic success and brought cosmopolitan goods to the land-locked region. Corporations competed to build skyscrapers higher than the others.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:15:11Z

added wiki link to Population

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- The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and ["State Street"]. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the ["Erie Canal"] was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and ["State Street"]. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the ["Erie Canal"] was built through downtown Rochester, the city's ["population"] exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:14:35Z

added wiki link to the Erie Canal

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- The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and ["State Street"]. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and ["State Street"]. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the ["Erie Canal"] was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:14:08Z

added wiki link to State Street

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- The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and State Street. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and ["State Street"]. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:13:48Z

added wiki link to Main Street

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- The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of ["Main Street"] and State Street. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-11-10T16:13:13Z

added wiki link to Nathaniel Rochester

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- The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ The original settlement was ["Nathaniel Rochester"]'s home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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DaveMahon — 2008-01-20T18:50:51Z

unorphaned Downtown Restaurants

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	+ \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''See Also'''\|\| + \|\|["Downtown Restaurants"]\|\|

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FarMcKon — 2007-03-20T01:58:58Z

put neighborhoods at the bottom

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- - == Neighborhoods == - - * ["Alexander Street"] - * ["Cascade District"] - * ["Convention District"] - * ["Corn Hill"] - * ["East End"] - * ["Four Corners"] - * ["Grove Place"] - * ["Main and Clinton"] - * ["Manhattan Square"] - * ["High Falls"] - * ["St Paul Quarter"] - * ["Washington Square"]
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	+ + + == Neighborhoods == + + * ["Alexander Street"] + * ["Cascade District"] + * ["Convention District"] + * ["Corn Hill"] + * ["East End"] + * ["Four Corners"] + * ["Grove Place"] + * ["Main and Clinton"] + * ["Manhattan Square"] + * ["High Falls"] + * ["St Paul Quarter"] + * ["Washington Square"]

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BenMargolis — 2007-01-29T03:33:17Z

Added neighborhoods, section headings

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- Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area. The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area. + + == Neighborhoods == + + * ["Alexander Street"] + * ["Cascade District"] + * ["Convention District"] + * ["Corn Hill"] + * ["East End"] + * ["Four Corners"] + * ["Grove Place"] + * ["Main and Clinton"] + * ["Manhattan Square"] + * ["High Falls"] + * ["St Paul Quarter"] + * ["Washington Square"] + + == History == + + The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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AndrewHallidie — 2006-10-31T12:16:56Z

one s in Genesee (no place I'd rather be)

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- The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["I-490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester.They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.	+ The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["Interstate 490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester.They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.

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AndrewHallidie — 2006-10-31T12:09:56Z

one s in Genesee (no place I'd rather be)

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- Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area. The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genessee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.	+ Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area. The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genesee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew.

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BenMargolis — 2006-10-31T07:31:40Z

JC -> Bon Ton correction

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- In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to JC Penney's. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of today's ["Peeble's"], which occupies the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to office space and entertainment.	+ In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to Bon-Ton. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of today's ["Peeble's"], which occupies the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to providing office space and entertainment venues.
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- Along with the 21st century came the realization that downtown could be a prime area to live, work, shop and play. Risk-taking developers have added thousands of residential units with great success. According to RochesterDowntown.com, the vacancy rate for downtown apartments is well under the standard 5%. At this rate, in a few years, there will be enough residents downtown to draw the kind of retail anchors that will spur a great deal of specialty retail. Downtown may soon become the shopping destination it once was, but this time, it will be a 24/7 neighborhood.	+ Along with the 21st century came the realization that downtown could be a prime area to live, work, shop and play. Risk-taking developers have added hundreds of residential units with great success. According to RochesterDowntown.com, the vacancy rate for downtown apartments is well under the standard 5%. At this rate, in a few years, there will be enough residents downtown to draw the kind of retail anchors that will spur a great deal of specialty retail. Downtown may soon become the shopping destination it once was, but this time, it will be a 24/7 neighborhood.

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RachelBlumenthal — 2006-10-31T06:30:59Z

Added ULI, RenSQ

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- The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["I-490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester. They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.	+ The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["I-490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester.They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's.
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	+ In July 2005, the Urban Land Institute (ULI), in a commissioned study, recommended that Midtown Plaza be demolished in favor of a line of street-level stores with large windows facing the street. They expected the downtown residential trend to continue, and recommended the creation of thousands more residential units over the next 10 years. In order to support the revitalization, Rochestarians must rent apartments, buy condos, and lease office space downtown, which will reward the early risk-takers and encourage more development to occur. + + Construction of ["Renaissance Square"] should begin in late 2007, which will provide a bus station, a large theater, and a new campus for ["MCC"], in the core of downtown Rochester.

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RachelBlumenthal — 2006-10-31T06:13:55Z

Added article

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	+ + Downtown Rochester, also known as Center City, is the center and the most built-up section of the Greater Rochester Area. The original settlement was Nathaniel Rochester's home at the current site of the ["Powers Building"] near the intersection of Main and State streets. Settlers in the early 1800's used the power of the ["High Falls"] of the ["Genessee River"] to grind flour. When the Erie Canal was built through downtown Rochester, the city's population exploded, and people settled in all directions outward. Downtown Rochester kept its role as the center of commerce and transportation as the city prospered and grew. + + In the early 20th century, streetcars and a ["Abandoned Subway" subway] allowed citizens easy access to the shopping and workplaces in the Center City. Large department stores such as Sibley's, McCurdy's and B. Forman's capitalized on the economic success and brought cosmopolitan goods to the land-locked region. Corporations competed to build skyscrapers higher than the others. + + After World War II, various forces dispersed the city's population into nearby rural towns to create ["suburbs"]. As the automobile became popular, strip malls and office parks diluted many of the functions of the Center City. + + The Center City fought back by making itself car-friendly. The federal government created ["I-490"], which connected eastern and western suburbs with downtown Rochester. They also created the ["Inner Loop"] expressway, which allowed people to drive around downtown without dealing with city streets. Private developers built ["Midtown Plaza"], the country's first indoor urban mall, to allow the large department stores to stay competitive with suburban malls. In areas surrounding the downtown core, many buildings were demolished to create parking lots and garages. These efforts were part of a fierce determination to bring suburbanites downtown, and the area became less urban and more convenient to daytime tourists. Downtown did remain the prime shopping destination for the Rochester community through the 1980's. + + In the 1990's, the suburban malls and big-box stores won the battle over downtown retail. The May Company bought Sibley's and McCurdy's, closed the downtown department stores, converted the suburban Sibley's stores to Kaufmann's, and sold the suburban McCurdy's to JC Penney's. All of Midtown Plaza's anchors pulled out with the exception of today's ["Peeble's"], which occupies the space of B. Forman's. Without the popular anchors, the specialty retailers of the Center City have not fared very well. By the late 1990's, downtown's functions became limited to office space and entertainment. + + Along with the 21st century came the realization that downtown could be a prime area to live, work, shop and play. Risk-taking developers have added thousands of residential units with great success. According to RochesterDowntown.com, the vacancy rate for downtown apartments is well under the standard 5%. At this rate, in a few years, there will be enough residents downtown to draw the kind of retail anchors that will spur a great deal of specialty retail. Downtown may soon become the shopping destination it once was, but this time, it will be a 24/7 neighborhood. +

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AndrewHallidie — 2006-10-11T00:31:35Z

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	+ \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|Dead center in Rochester\|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Boundaries'''\|\| + \|\|["Inner Loop"], ["Abandoned Subway"], ["Rochester Skyline"]\|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Neighborhood Association'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.rochesterdowntown.com Rochester Downtown Development Corporation]\|\|