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MatthewClarkDarby — 2021-08-02T22:40:21Z

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	+ ------ + ''2021-08-02 18:40:21'' [[nbsp]] Midtown is a place that needs to be resurected from the dead and rebuilt in some form. Downtown Retail needs an atomic kick in but and this if done correctly could be it. --["Users/MatthewClarkDarby"]

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scotthendler — 2019-10-30T00:36:19Z

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- Midtown Plaza was demolished in ["2009"]. As of ["2013"], ["S & B Mini-Mart"] is the only Midtown retailer left in its original location.	+ Midtown Plaza was demolished in ["2009"]. As of ["2013"], ["S & B Mini-Mart"] was the only Midtown retailer left in its original location.

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EileenF — 2013-03-13T17:44:02Z

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- Demolition of Midtown Plaza is planned to begin in June ["2009"].	+ Midtown Plaza was demolished in ["2009"]. As of ["2013"], ["S & B Mini-Mart"] is the only Midtown retailer left in its original location.

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EileenF — 2013-03-04T01:21:03Z

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	+ * 2012 - ["Buckingham Properties"] joins the redevelopment project. See their plans for [http://www.thetoweratmidtown.com/ The Tower at Midtown].

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markjackson — 2010-10-06T18:25:55Z

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- '''Midtown Plaza''' was a ["Malls" shopping mall] in America, and was a retail and commercial development mainstay of ["Downtown" downtown] Rochester from 1962 when it opened until the mid nineties when the anchor department stores left the plaza. See time-line below.	+ '''Midtown Plaza''' ["Malls" shopping mall] was a retail and commercial development mainstay of ["Downtown" downtown] Rochester from 1962 when it opened until the mid nineties when the anchor department stores left the plaza. See time-line below.

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badfish — 2010-10-06T14:39:33Z

It wasn't the 1st indoor shopping mall in the US, I used to think it was as well

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alexandergartley — 2010-10-05T15:57:59Z

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alexandergartley — 2010-03-12T15:11:48Z

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alexandergartley — 2010-03-12T15:11:48Z

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- ''2007-11-22 13:06:22'' [[nbsp]] I hope the current stores find new locations around the area. Some ideas; the ["Chase Tower"], ["The Sibley Building"], Chestnut Street, and ["Sagamore on East"]. --["ScottHendler"]	+ ''2007-11-22 13:06:22'' [[nbsp]] I hope the current stores find new locations around the area. Some ideas; the ["Chase Tower"], ["The Sibley Building"], ["Chestnut Street"], and ["Sagamore on East"]. --["ScottHendler"]

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BradMandell — 2009-03-27T14:07:16Z

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- * '''["Midtown Plaza/Photos" Our Photo Page] - some Creative Commons and your additions	+ * '''["Midtown Plaza/Photos" Our Photo Page]''' - some Creative Commons and your additions

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BradMandell — 2009-03-27T14:06:27Z

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- Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, ["Gilbert McCurdy"] and ["Maurice Forman"], advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], '''Midtown Plaza''' became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in ["1962"]. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, [wiki:wikipedia:Victor_Gruen Victor Gruen], Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.	+ Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, ["Gilbert McCurdy"] of ["McCurdy's"] and ["Maurice Forman"] of ["B. Forman's"], advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], '''Midtown Plaza''' became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in ["1962"]. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, [wiki:wikipedia:Victor_Gruen Victor Gruen], Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.
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-	+ * [http://interactive.wxxi.org/content/your-memories-midtown WXXI.org Memories of Midtown - Interactive Comments] + * [http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/453/453.F2d.1144.71-1026.71-1027.768-771.35434.35839.html Tax Dispute Appeals Court Documents] from a tax dispute argued in June 1971 and decided in 1972 contain information regarding Midtown, Forman and McCurdy.

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BradMandell — 2009-03-27T13:33:44Z

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	+ * [http://www.flickr.com/groups/midtown_plaza/pool/ Midtown Plaza Group Photos] on Flickr 278 Photos + * [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Midtown+Plaza+Rochester+NY&l=cc&ss=0&ct=0&w=all Creative Commons]

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BradMandell — 2009-03-26T18:07:57Z

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- \|\|(wheelchair accessible)\|\| - \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Telephone'''\|\| - \|\|585 454 2070\|\|	+ \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Wikipedia'''\|\| + \|\|[wiki:wikipedia:Midtown_Plaza_(Rochester) Midtown Plaza]\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website - Current Project'''\|\| + \|\|[http://midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/main/contact.cfm Contact Page]\|\| + \|\|[http://midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/project/The_Project.cfm MidtownRochesterRising Project Plan]\|\| + \|\|[http://midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/schedule/Project_Schedule.cfm Schedule]\|\| + \|\|[http://midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/BIR/FAQs.cfm FAQ]\|\|
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- '''Midtown Plaza''' was a ["Malls" shopping mall] and commercial development that was a mainstay of ["Downtown" downtown] Rochester from 1962 when it opened until the mid nineties when the anchor department stores left the plaza. See timeline below.	+ '''Midtown Plaza''' was a ["Malls" shopping mall] and commercial development that was a mainstay of ["Downtown" downtown] Rochester from 1962 when it opened until the mid nineties when the anchor department stores left the plaza. See time-line below.
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- Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, ["Gilbert McCurdy"] and ["Maurice Forman"], advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], '''Midtown Plaza''' became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in ["1962"]. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, Victor Gruen, Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.	+ Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, ["Gilbert McCurdy"] and ["Maurice Forman"], advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], '''Midtown Plaza''' became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in ["1962"]. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, [wiki:wikipedia:Victor_Gruen Victor Gruen], Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.
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- Unlike the "bastard developments" cribbed from Gruen's ideas and tossed out to the suburbs, Midtown was conceived as a town square. It offered a 400 seat auditorium, numerous benches, a plethora of art and a sidewalk-style cafe. Midtown was intended to be the center of Rochester's casual social life as well as a shopping center. A skyway and tunnel system connected it with all major downtown office buildings east of the ["Genesee River"] as well as several parking garages.	+ Unlike other "bastard developments" that were cribbed from Gruen's ideas and then tossed out to the suburbs, Midtown was conceived as a town square. It offered a 400 seat auditorium, numerous benches, a plethora of art and a sidewalk-style cafe. Midtown was intended to be the center of Rochester's casual social life as well as a shopping center. A skyway and tunnel system connected it with all major downtown office buildings east of the ["Genesee River"] as well as several parking garages.
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- '''Midtown Timeline''' [[Footnote([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v69_2007/v69i1.pdf "The Life and Times of Midtown Plaza"] - by Karen McCally, Ph.D. - Library PDF)]]	+ '''Midtown Time-line''' [[Footnote([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v69_2007/v69i1.pdf "The Life and Times of Midtown Plaza"] - by Karen McCally, Ph.D. - Library PDF)]]
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- * 1956 - Architect Victor Gruen hired	+ * 1956 - Architect Victor Gruen hired [[Footnote(Gruen devoted a large chunk of his 1964 book, ''The Heart of Our Cities'', to Midtown Plaza's conception and success.)]]
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- National Public Radio Morning Edition [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 featured it] and Rochester prominently, along with ["Medley Centre"], formerly known as ["Irondequoit Mall"], in a [http://DeadMalls.com/malls/midtown_plaza.html story about dead malls] and DeadMalls.com. Many stores and all but a few floors have now been emptied, as tenants vacate in preparation for asbestos removal. Asbestos of course causes mesothelioma cancer, which often aligns the lung to cause pleural mesothelioma, the most popular form that is often mistaken for lung cancer.	+ In November,2006 NPR ''Morning Edition'' featured Rochester prominently in [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 Where Malls Go to Die] by discussing both Midtown Plaza and ["Medley Centre"], formerly known as ["Irondequoit Mall"]. The mall also was featured in a story on [http://DeadMalls.com/malls/midtown_plaza.html DeadMalls.com]. + + Stores and tenants began vacating the premised in preparation for asbestos removal.
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- Gruen devotes a large chunk of his 1964 book, ''The Heart of Our Cities'', to Midtown Plaza's conception and success.	+ In an October 16, 2007 press conference, (then Gov) Spitzer announced that the State would pay to demolish the 8 acre, 6 building complex so that ["PAETEC"] could erect their new headquarters, moving from their current location in ["Perinton"]. They estimated that when the new facility opens in 2011, 1200 people would work there - double their current workforce. The city was to help fund the purchase of the mall from Blackacre Bridge Capital LLC, the state would help fund the demolition and PAETEC would spend an estimated $40-100 million in construction. More details at the [http://midtownrochesterrising.com project website]. + + In June 2008 the fate of the remaining tenants was provided in a [http://www.midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/BIR/BIR-Tenants.cfm List of Tenants and their new locations] + + On July 25, ["2008"], Midtown Plaza '''closed its doors to the public for the last time'''. Only Clear Channel, Trailways and Minuteman Press remained in the complex, + + Demolition of Midtown Plaza is planned to begin in June ["2009"].
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- '''Update:''' - In a press conference on October 16, 2007, Gov. Spitzer announced that the State of New York will pay to demolish the 8 acre, 6 building complex so that ["PAETEC"] can erect their new headquarters, moving from their current location in ["Perinton"]. They estimate that when the new facility opens in 2011, 1200 people will work there - double their current workforce. The city will help fund the purchase of the mall from Blackacre Bridge Capital LLC, the state will help fund the demolition and PAETEC will spend an estimated $40-100 million in construction. More details at the [http://midtownrochesterrising.com project website]. - - * [http://www.midtownrochesterrising.com/mayor/midtownrising/BIR/BIR-Tenants.cfm List of current Midtown Plaza tenants and their new locations] (June 2008) - - * On July 25, ["2008"], Midtown Plaza closed its doors to the public for the last time. Demolition of Midtown Plaza is planned to begin in June ["2009"]. - - === See Also === - - * [wiki:wikipedia:Midtown_Plaza_(Rochester) Wikipedia article on Midtown Plaza]	+ '''Notes and References''' + * [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v69_2007/v69i1.pdf "The Life and Times of Midtown Plaza"] - by Karen McCally, Ph.D. - Library PDF

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BradMandell — 2009-03-26T17:20:45Z

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- A skyway and tunnel system connects it with all major downtown office buildings east of the ["Genesee River"] and several parking garages.	+ '''Midtown Timeline''' [[Footnote([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v69_2007/v69i1.pdf "The Life and Times of Midtown Plaza"] - by Karen McCally, Ph.D. - Library PDF)]] + * 1956-1958 - Formans and McCurdys formulate a Plan + * 1956 - Architect Victor Gruen hired + * 1958 - Public Announcement of Plans fo Midtown Plaza + * 1959 - Construction Begins + * 1962 - The Grand Opening Ceremony + * 1980 - Midtown Tower Hotel closes + * 1994 - Forman's & McCurdy's Stores leave Midtown + * 2007 - Paetec Headquarters Announcement + * 2008 - Midtown closed
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- Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take? In November 2006, ["Bob Duffy" Mayor Bob Duffy] asked and ["City Council"] approved a $250,000 option to purchase it for $6 million, although they later allowed the option to expire[[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1172695603&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&])]]. The City [http://CityofRochester.gov/Mayor/midtown_input.cfm solicits feedback] on how the property should be redeveloped. (11/17/2006). It has also been designated an [http://www.nylovesbiz.com/Tax_and_Financial_Incentives/Empire_Zones/default.asp Empire Zone] since 2002[[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1175537359&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&])]].	+ The question became: "will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take?" + + In November 2006, ["Bob Duffy" Mayor Bob Duffy] asked and ["City Council"] approved a $250,000 option to purchase it for $6 million, although they later allowed the option to expire[[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1172695603&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& RochesterDownTown.com Midtown News])]]. In November, 2006 the City solicited feedback on how the property should be redeveloped. It had designated the site as an [http://www.nylovesbiz.com/Tax_and_Financial_Incentives/Empire_Zones/default.asp Empire Zone] since 2002 [[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1175537359&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& RochesterDownTown.com Midtown News])]].
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alexandergartley — 2009-03-06T14:32:53Z

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MrRochester — 2009-01-20T22:16:21Z

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- I would love to see Midtown become a mall again, but in reality I dont see it happening. Stores need to be added downtown, but a better use would be to have them on street level. An indoor mall in a city is just not necessary. --["SteveVogt"]	+ I would love to see Midtown become a mall again, but in reality I dont see it happening. Stores need to be added downtown, but a better use would be to have them on street level. An indoor mall in a city is just not necessary. --["Users/MrRochester"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-12-06 20:59:51'' [[nbsp]] Yes Eric I think that was an insensitive comments, I will miss Midtown, the Midtown I new as a kid growing up, espcially during christmas time. Midtown was the First big indoor mall like it in the US. It is a historical place. --["Users/bjpbunny"]

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JoannaLicata — 2008-11-20T15:33:19Z

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- National Public Radio Morning Edition [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 featured it] and Rochester prominently, along with ["Medley Centre"], formerly known as ["Irondequoit Mall"], in a [http://DeadMalls.com/malls/midtown_plaza.html story about dead malls] and DeadMalls.com. Many stores and all but a few floors have now been emptied, as tenants vacate in preparation for asbestos removal. Asbestos of course causes [http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/ Mesothelioma] cancer, which often aligns the lung to cause [http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/pleural.php Pleural Mesothelioma], the most popular form that is often mistaken for lung cancer.	+ National Public Radio Morning Edition [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 featured it] and Rochester prominently, along with ["Medley Centre"], formerly known as ["Irondequoit Mall"], in a [http://DeadMalls.com/malls/midtown_plaza.html story about dead malls] and DeadMalls.com. Many stores and all but a few floors have now been emptied, as tenants vacate in preparation for asbestos removal. Asbestos of course causes mesothelioma cancer, which often aligns the lung to cause pleural mesothelioma, the most popular form that is often mistaken for lung cancer.

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DavidHowe — 2008-07-28T17:29:18Z

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elvo86 — 2008-07-27T14:49:01Z

Revert to version 49 (undoing my change to address which broke map link, tho map link is wrong..).

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elvo86 — 2008-07-27T14:48:48Z

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elvo86 — 2008-07-27T14:44:28Z

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ReyTucker — 2008-06-30T13:38:04Z

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markjackson — 2008-06-06T13:07:45Z

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danpalmer — 2008-05-29T01:36:57Z

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DavidHowe — 2008-03-19T00:38:38Z

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DavidHowe — 2008-03-19T00:30:20Z

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DavidHowe — 2008-03-18T14:45:43Z

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	+ ------ + ''2008-01-24 07:55:32'' [[nbsp]] I don't feel bad that Midtown Plaza is getting torn down. It's old and run down, and it only has a few stores left anyway. I hope the stores relocate, so nobody loses their job, but I won't be sorry to see the mall itself go. I hope that doesn't sound too insensitive. Also, the Paetec Headquarters will hopefully help the downtown economy (since employees will shop and eat there, etc.) and let's face it... it needs help badly. --["EricArdis"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-01-03 11:30:05'' [[nbsp]] wait they're doing what to midtown? thats is crazy. i hope they dont tear it down. its an important part of rochester. --["MikoChristiaansen"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-01-03 11:28:31'' [[nbsp]] i love midtown plaza during christmas. its just so pretty. =) --["MikoChristiaansen"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-12-19 14:41:41'' [[nbsp]] FYI: It generally takes a population of about 10,000 just to support a small grocery store, much less a mall. Downtown's residential population has a ways to go before it reaches 10,000. Yes, 50,000 people work downtown, but their purchasing power is limited to between 11:30 and 1:30, M-F. Hard to support a retail business on 10 good hours a week. + + And yes, PAETEC's 1000+ new workers is welcome news, but with 50,000 people already working downtown, don't you think the impact of just 1000 more is being oversold a bit? --["JasonHaremza"]

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jasonharemza — 2007-12-19T19:37:34Z

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- ''2007-11-22 13:06:22'' [[nbsp]] I hope the current stores find new locations around the area. Some ideas; the ["Chase Tower"], ["Sibley Building"], Chestnut Street, and ["Sagamore on East"]. --["ScottHendler"]	+ ''2007-11-22 13:06:22'' [[nbsp]] I hope the current stores find new locations around the area. Some ideas; the ["Chase Tower"], ["The Sibley Building"], Chestnut Street, and ["Sagamore on East"]. --["ScottHendler"]

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scotthendler — 2007-11-22T17:06:22Z

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	+ ------ + ''2007-11-08 21:48:21'' [[nbsp]] It's a shame how Midtown was neglected. With so many hotels having business meetings and conventions and people moving back into downtown, alot of people are looking for a local place to shop now. I've actually talked to a few out of towners who would love to be able to shop at a local downtown area. I've also talked to a few people involved with the renaissance plan and now as far as everyone is concerned, it's dead. Why not just tear those buildings down, move the stores from there to Midtown, and if they follow through with the plans to put apartment lofts in the old Sibleys building, and if Paetec has 1200 workers there, wouldn't that be a great start to revive the mall? + Not only can we revive the mall we can create a great new downtown, but don't take my word for it. + http://bizenez.wordpress.com/ --["AndyOurses"]

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JohnJoseph — 2007-10-24T01:58:16Z

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DaveMahon — 2007-10-17T01:55:53Z

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- Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], Midtown Plaza became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, Victor Gruen, Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.	+ Beginning in the 1950s two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, advocated a downtown mall to counter the emergence of suburban plazas and their threat to downtown retail. In the heart of ["downtown"], Midtown Plaza became the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in ["1962"]. Designed by the father of the mall and a Jewish, socialist Austrian refugee, Victor Gruen, Midtown was an immediate international sensation. City officials and mayors from around the globe came to see Gruen's answer to the urban crisis.

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alexandergartley — 2007-08-30T19:32:03Z

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DaveMahon — 2007-08-28T22:58:26Z

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- Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take? In November 2006, ["Bob Duffy" Mayor Bob Duffy] asked and ["City Council"] approved a $250,000 option to purchase it for $6 million. The City [http://CityofRochester.gov/Mayor/midtown_input.cfm solicits feedback] on how the property should be redeveloped. (11/17/2006).	+ Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take? In November 2006, ["Bob Duffy" Mayor Bob Duffy] asked and ["City Council"] approved a $250,000 option to purchase it for $6 million, although they later allowed the option to expire[[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1172695603&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&])]]. The City [http://CityofRochester.gov/Mayor/midtown_input.cfm solicits feedback] on how the property should be redeveloped. (11/17/2006). It has also been designated an [http://www.nylovesbiz.com/Tax_and_Financial_Incentives/Empire_Zones/default.asp Empire Zone] since 2002[[Footnote([http://rochesterdowntown.com/news/midtown.php?subaction=showfull&id=1175537359&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&])]].
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	+ ------ + ''2007-08-28 17:10:29'' [[nbsp]] Brette - The Urban Land Institute "recommended" tearing down the mall and building residential, commercial, and a park. + + Tom - There really are no owners anymore, a NYC trust owns the mall and they would prefer to sell it then redevelop the mall. + + Dan - Is magic mountain still there at Christmas with the monorail? What does the monorail drive through if not? + + I would love to see Midtown become a mall again, but in reality I dont see it happening. Stores need to be added downtown, but a better use would be to have them on street level. An indoor mall in a city is just not necessary. --["SteveVogt"]

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JohnLam — 2006-12-13T12:13:53Z

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benmargolis — 2006-11-18T02:06:35Z

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benmargolis — 2006-11-18T02:05:51Z

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TomMaszerowski — 2005-12-09T17:57:22Z

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RonMorales — 2005-12-08T19:59:38Z

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	+ [http://rocpic.com/downtown/midtown/christmas/monorail_2001_1.html Midtown Plaza Photos: Christmas Monorail 2001 by RocPic.Com] + + [http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/Roch.html Christmas Monorail: Story by Luke Starkenburg, photos RocPic.Com] +

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RonMorales — 2005-12-08T19:44:16Z

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	+ + [http://rocpic.com/pod/pod120405/index.html Midtown Plaza Photos: Merry Tuba Christmas 2005 by RocPic.Com]

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JohnMoriello — 2005-08-06T01:13:48Z

Added a few facts about its origin

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- Midtown Plaza was the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Often forgotten is that two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, were major proponents of the concept beginning in the 1950s as they correctly calculated that ["suburban growth"] would take retail shopping out of the city and move it to the surrounding towns.	+ Midtown Plaza was the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Often forgotten is that two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, were major proponents of the concept beginning in the 1950s as they correctly calculated that ["sprawl"] would take retail shopping out of the city and move it to the surrounding towns.

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JohnMoriello — 2005-08-06T01:12:50Z

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- - Midtown Plaza was the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Often forgotten is that two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, were major proponents of the concept beginning in the 1950s as they correctly calculated that suburban growth would take ratail shopping out of the city and move it to the surrounding towns.	+ Midtown Plaza was the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Often forgotten is that two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, were major proponents of the concept beginning in the 1950s as they correctly calculated that ["suburban growth"] would take retail shopping out of the city and move it to the surrounding towns.

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JohnMoriello — 2005-08-06T01:12:01Z

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- Midtown Plaza is Rochester's centerpiece shopping venue--or at least it was. Nowwadays it is a Dead Mall in the heart of downtown, with nearly every suite vacant. The skyway system connects it to many other downtown office buildings, the public library, a parking garage... Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take?	+ + Midtown Plaza was the nation's first urban enclosed shopping mall when it opened in 1962. Often forgotten is that two downtown department store owners, Gilbert McCurdy and Maurice Forman, were major proponents of the concept beginning in the 1950s as they correctly calculated that suburban growth would take ratail shopping out of the city and move it to the surrounding towns. + + Nowwadays it is a Dead Mall in the heart of downtown, with nearly every suite vacant. The skyway system connects it to many other downtown office buildings, the public library, a parking garage... Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take?

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FarMcKon — 2005-07-22T17:51:52Z

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	+ ------ + ''2005-07-22 10:51:52'' [[nbsp]] There have been a _lot_ of plans for it, 90% of which involve tearing it down. Maybe this so-called 'housing boom' downtown will make them rethink the plan. --["FarMcKon"]

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FarMcKon — 2005-07-22T17:51:15Z

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- == Comments == - I thought that the city was taking about ripping this down and making it a park.	+ [[Comments]] + I thought that the city was taking about ripping this down and making it a park. -["BretteLuck"]

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BretteLuck — 2005-07-22T17:46:15Z

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	+ + == Comments == + I thought that the city was taking about ripping this down and making it a park.

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TobinFricke — 2005-07-22T17:01:56Z

Midtown Plaza is Rochester's centerpiece shopping venue

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	+ Midtown Plaza is Rochester's centerpiece shopping venue--or at least it was. Nowwadays it is a Dead Mall in the heart of downtown, with nearly every suite vacant. The skyway system connects it to many other downtown office buildings, the public library, a parking garage... Will Midtown be successfully renovated, revitalized? What will it take?