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AlexanderGartley — 2008-10-24T14:38:47Z

added wiki link to Citizens Bank

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- Currently, the building houses a branch of Citizens Bank, in addition to other office space. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the ["Rochester Skyline"]. -	+ Currently, the building houses a branch of ["Citizens Bank"], in addition to other office space. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the ["Rochester Skyline"].

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AlexanderGartley — 2008-07-21T19:06:15Z

added a missing period in the description

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DavidHowe — 2008-06-04T13:00:25Z

slight reformatting, created some wiki links

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- [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]] - [[image(Wings.jpg,right,thumbnail,200,"Closeup from roof Wings of Progress")]]	+ [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 275, right, thumbnail)]]
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- [[image(TSLogo.jpg,right,thumbnail,200,"Logo on side of Bldg")]] - The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression.	+ The Times Square building located at the corner of ["Broad Street" Broad] and ["Exchange Street" Exchange] Streets was the headquarters of the ["Genesee Valley Trust Company"]. The building was completed in ["1930"], and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the [wiki:wikipedia:Stock_market_crash#Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929 stock market crash] that started the [wiki:wikipedia:Great_Depression Great Depression].
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- According to the [http://www.visitrochester.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=134 Greater Rochester Visitors Association], the massive "Wings of Progress" atop of the Times Square Building was the work of architect Ralph T. Walker who is said to have conceived the design while walking on a beach in the 1920s. He found four seashells that suggested to him "a sense of flight.... a sense of upward lift," which he subsequently incorporated into his building.	+ According to the [http://www.visitrochester.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=134 Greater Rochester Visitors Association], the massive "Wings of Progress" atop of the Times Square Building was the work of architect [wiki:Wikipedia:Ralph_T._Walker Ralph T. Walker] who is said to have conceived the design while walking on a beach in the 1920s. He found four seashells that suggested to him "a sense of flight.... a sense of upward lift," which he subsequently incorporated into his building.
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	+ + [[image(Wings.jpg,left,thumbnail,270,"Closeup from roof Wings of Progress")]] + [[image(TSLogo.jpg,left,thumbnail,200,"Logo on side of Bldg")]]

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danpalmer — 2008-05-27T22:10:52Z

link to local not for profit survey on buildings from 1930-1970

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	+ + + To participate in a survey on local architecture visit, [http://aiaroch.org/archipedia/ Rochester Archipedia Survey]

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DottieHoffmann — 2007-08-20T23:05:31Z

Add logo pic 8-20-07

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DottieHoffmann — 2007-08-20T23:05:12Z

Upload of image TSLogo.jpg.

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DottieHoffmann — 2007-08-20T23:03:05Z

Added photo of Wings of Progress 8-20-07

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- [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]]The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression.	+ [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]] + [[image(Wings.jpg,right,thumbnail,200,"Closeup from roof Wings of Progress")]] + + The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression.

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DottieHoffmann — 2007-08-20T23:02:41Z

Upload of image Wings.jpg.

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JohnClintonBradley — 2007-07-05T19:01:20Z

Added info on Wings of Progress

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- [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]]The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression.	+ [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]]The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression. + + According to the [http://www.visitrochester.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=134 Greater Rochester Visitors Association], the massive "Wings of Progress" atop of the Times Square Building was the work of architect Ralph T. Walker who is said to have conceived the design while walking on a beach in the 1920s. He found four seashells that suggested to him "a sense of flight.... a sense of upward lift," which he subsequently incorporated into his building.

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JackCalcines — 2005-11-11T15:41:42Z

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	+ [[Image(TimesSquare.jpg, "The Times Square Building, from [http://www.vintageviews.org]", 254, right, thumbnail)]]The Times Square building located at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets was the headquarters of the Genesee Valley Trust Company. The building was completed in 1930, and ironically, the cornerstone for this large bank building was laid on October 29, 1929, the day of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression. + + Currently, the building houses a branch of Citizens Bank, in addition to other office space. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the ["Rochester Skyline"]

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JackCalcines — 2005-11-11T15:40:21Z

Upload of image TimesSquare.jpg.