East Avenue

Street sign Mansion in historic district (Healing Haven) Urban street scene (EileenF, Aug. 2011) Garden next to RoCo (EileenF, Aug. 2011)

East Avenue runs from Rochester's city center, southeast out of the city, and after a bend ends up at Nazareth College. It is also considered a border between the Park Avenue area and the nearby Neighborhood of the Arts. The area from Probert Street (near the Wegmans) to Alexander Street is a historic district famous for its stately mansions, some of which are still private homes, along with several upscale apartment buildings built in the 1950s-60s. Although this section is suburban in character, East Avenue becomes distinctly urban after it crosses Alexander Street and heads Downtown. A variety of independent shops, restaurants, and other small businesses line the streets.

Located on East Avenue:

See also: East End

Culture and Education

• Allen Creek Elementary
  

• American Association of University Women
  

• Community Arts Academy
  

• Dryden Theatre
  

• Greater Rochester Visitors Association
  

• George Eastman House
  

• Little Theatre
  

• Nazareth College
  

• Ora Academy
  

• Phillips Fine Art & Frame
  

• Rochester Academy of Medicine
  

• Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)
  

• Rochester History Magazine - Headquarters
  

• Rochester Museum & Science Center
  

• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
  

• Siena Catholic Academy
  

• St. John Fisher College
  

• strumGallery

Food

• Acanthus Cafe
  

• Bistro 1600
  

• Bittker Caterers
  

• Cam's Pizzeria
  

• CanalTown Coffee Roasters
  

• Country Club Diner
  

• Dunkin' Donuts
  

• Golden Port
  

• The Grill at Strathallan
  

• Henry B's
  

• House of Sushi
  

• Little Cafe
  

• Orange Glory Cafe
  

• McDonald's
  

• New Wong's Kitchen
  

• Ristorante Lucano
  

• Rubino's
  

• Spot Coffee
  

• Stromboli Express
  

• Subway
  

• Veneto

Bars and Clubs

• Dr's Inn
  

• Easy on East
  

• Havana Moe's - Bar and cigar shop
  

• Heat Nightclub
  

• J.D. Salingers
  

• Matthew's East End Grill
  

• Monty's Korner
  

• Murphy's Law Irish Pub
  

• Pearl Night Club
  

• Temple Bar & Grille

Health and Well-Being

• CNY Healing Arts
  

• East Avenue Dentistry
  

• Ethan Borg - Acupuncture
  

• Jewish Family Service of Rochester
  

• Healing Haven Massage and Wellness
  

• Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery
  

• Soma Massage
  

• World Gym Fitness Center

Services

• Asbury Day Care
  

• Black Dog Studios
  

• Doc Yager Tattoo
  

• Doug's East Avenue Barber Shop
  

• East Ave Auto
  

• East Avenue Self Storage
  

• Erwin's Dry Cleaners
  

• Gateway & Co. - Picture framing
  

• Park East Laundromat & Dry Cleaner
  

• Public Storage
  

• Rochester Gas & Electric
  

• Sullivan Violins

Shopping

• Arena's Florists
  

• Bernunzio Uptown Music
  

• East Avenue Liquor
  

• Game Craze
  

• The Good Book Store
  

• Greenwood Books
  

• Joe's Liquor and Wine
  

• Paddock Oriental Rugs
  

• RadioShack
  

• Santiago Cigar Factory
  

• Sassafras Flowers
  

• Scott's Photo
  

• Wegmans

Worship

• Asbury First United Methodist Church
  

• Bethel Christian Fellowship
  

• Congregation Beth Hamedresh - Beth Israel (Conservative)
  

• Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
  

• Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
  

• Incarnate Word Lutheran Church
  

• Rochester Baha'i' Center
  

• Third Presbyterian Church

Other

• Citizen magazine headquarters
  

• The Country Club of Rochester
  

• East Avenue Inn & Suites
  

• Edward Harris House Inn
  

• Dolin, Thomas & Solomon - Employment attorneys
  

• Genesee Valley Club
  

• Genesee Valley Nurses Association
  

• Human Resources Associates
  

• Interim Healthcare - Home care and medical staffing
  

• Jewish Community Federation
  

• Pathstone - Headquarters
  

• Rochester Regional Joint Board
  

• WHEC TV-10

Events

• East End Music Festival
  

• ImageOut
  

• Rochester International Film Festival
  

• Jewish Film Festival
  

• Rochester Greek Festival
  

• Rochester International Jazz Festival
  

• St. Patrick's Day Parade

Nearby

• JGK Galleries
  

• Memorial Art Gallery

A fantastic photo tour of Rochester East Side homes and buildings was available at SkyScraperCity.com. Unfortunately, the website that hosted these photos is gone, but in the discussion links at the bottom there are zenfolio links posted by two photographers who have a lot of photos of Rochester, Buffalo and more in their viewable portfolios. As of April 2010.

East Avenue as Route 96

NY State Route 96, like East Avenue, begins at East Main Street in the city and follows East Avenue until it enters Pittsford as Main Street just past Nazareth College.

As it exits the city at the Brighton town line, NY 96 passes through the Can of Worms, connects with the western terminus of Route 441 and Elmwood Avenue near I490. The road parallels I490 and branches at a Y intersection with Fairport Road (Route 31F) before it heads into Pittsford.

See Route 96 for details and information beyond East Avenue.