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Austin Steward Plaza

scotthendler — 2025-06-07T13:40:16Z

Updated name after redevelopment

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- '''Genesee Crossroads Park''', also known as '''Charles Carroll Park''', is a relatively small urban ["parks" park] located in the ["Convention District"] along the west side of the ["Genesee River"], between ["Main Street"] and Andrews Street. It is behind the ["Wyndham Rochester Downtown" Holiday Inn] and basically on top of the ["Genesee Crossroads Parking Garage"]. The ["Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge"] crosses the river in the middle of the park. Benches and picnic areas are available and are popular with office workers at lunchtime in the summer months.	+ '''Austin Steward Plaza''', previously known as '''Genesee Crossroads Park''' and '''Charles Carroll Park''', is a relatively small urban ["parks" park] located in the ["Convention District"] along the west side of the ["Genesee River"], between ["Main Street"] and Andrews Street. It is behind the ["Wyndham Rochester Downtown" Holiday Inn] and basically on top of the ["Genesee Crossroads Parking Garage"]. The ["Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge"] crosses the river in the middle of the park. Benches and picnic areas are available and are popular with office workers at lunchtime in the summer months.

Austin Steward Plaza

scotthendler — 2025-06-07T13:38:17Z

Renamed from "Genesee Crossroads Park" (Redevelopment and changed name)

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	+ \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|Between Main Street and Andrews Street, 14614\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589936448 City of Rochester]\|\| + \|\|[http://www.rochesterdowntown.com/wp_rddc/search-detail/?id=211&slug=services-and-amenities RochesterDowntown.com]\|\| + + '''Genesee Crossroads Park''', also known as '''Charles Carroll Park''', is a relatively small urban ["parks" park] located in the ["Convention District"] along the west side of the ["Genesee River"], between ["Main Street"] and Andrews Street. It is behind the ["Wyndham Rochester Downtown" Holiday Inn] and basically on top of the ["Genesee Crossroads Parking Garage"]. The ["Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge"] crosses the river in the middle of the park. Benches and picnic areas are available and are popular with office workers at lunchtime in the summer months. + + The park is located approximately where the notorious old ["Front Street"] was located before the days of urban renewal. + + There is also a ["public art" sculptural installation] by Richard Fleischner called "Rochester Project" that was dedicated in October ["1986"]. + + ===Redevelopment=== + + In December ["2013"] it was announced that the City had offered Genesee Crossroads Park as the new site of the proposed [http://www.roccitypark.org/index.html Roc City Skatepark]. Once completed, it will be the largest skatepark in the country. If successful, it could inspire the creation of other, smaller skateparks throughout the city.[[Footnote([http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/12/roc-city-skatepark-has-new-locations/ RochesterSubway.com])]] + + \|\|[[Image(GCP.JPG, left, thumbnail, 300, noborder)]]\|\|[[Image(GCP2.JPG, left,thumbnail, 300,noborder)]]\|\|[[Image(GCPArt.JPG, left, thumbnail, 300, noborder, "Fleischner's "Rochester Project"")]]\|\| + + [[Comments]] + ------ + ''2012-05-20 14:53:04'' [[nbsp]] Forlorn and neglected. If you want a nice riverfront park to eat lunch, go to ["Aqueduct Park"] right across the street on ["East Main Street" East Main]. --["Users/EileenF"] + ------ + ''2013-03-17 10:18:28'' [[nbsp]] This place is like an abandoned park from the future. Something like Charlton Heston would find in Planet of the Apes and start screaming about. --["Users/Rufus"] + ------ + ''2013-05-18 20:47:29'' [[nbsp]] A comment on ["Rochester Subway"] characterized this park as "Soviet brutalist." An apt description. --["Users/EileenF"] + ------ + ''2014-01-02 11:14:13'' [[nbsp]] A perfect point-by-point example of everything that's wrong with modernist archicture. --["Users/daggar"]

Austin Steward Plaza

EileenF — 2012-05-20T18:50:18Z

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Austin Steward Plaza

EileenF — 2012-05-20T18:47:42Z

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Austin Steward Plaza

EileenF — 2012-05-18T17:34:09Z

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