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Murderer's Row

BradMandell — 2008-10-11T21:10:17Z

provide sources and rewrite to conform to sources

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- Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's, '''Murderer's Row''' was a cluster of buildings located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in ["1893"].	+ '''Murderer's Row''' was the name given to one of the toughest sections of ["Rochester"] in the later 1800's. We read about the area in [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/indexm.htm Rochester History]. + + "''A resurgent evangelism contributed to the reestablishment of the Rochester "Y" in 1875. ... to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. ... A vacant store at No. 6 Main Street East was leased and furnished with chairs and kerosene lamps by friendly patrons. A sprinkling of sawdust supplied a familiar carpet for the prayer services conducted there every night for several weeks. ... after a few months, ... series of revival meetings in an old variety theater overlooking the canal back of Exchange Street. It was in the section known as 'Murderer's Row" the toughest part of town ... in the course of a few months ... [turned] hundreds of young men from lives of drunkenness and evil habits and greatly "sweetened the atmosphere of Murderer's Row.''" [[Footnote([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v16_1954/v16i1.pdf Rochester History Oct 1954 Vol 16 No 1, Page 8])]] + + Murderer's row was also described as a "''wretched alley near the railroad station''" [[Footnote([http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/~rochhist/v27_1965/v27i4.pdf Rochester History Oct 1965 Vol 27 No 4, Page 3])]]. From the same source we know that in ["1893"] a cluster of buildings on Murderer's Row were ordered demolished.

Murderer's Row

alexandergartley — 2008-08-22T13:40:02Z

edited description, added bolded page name in the description

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- Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in ["1893"].	+ Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's, '''Murderer's Row''' was a cluster of buildings located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in ["1893"].

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alexandergartley — 2008-04-28T18:57:32Z

added wiki link to 1893

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- Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in 1893.	+ Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in ["1893"].

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alexandergartley — 2008-04-28T18:57:15Z

added wiki link to YMCA

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- Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the YMCA to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in 1893.	+ Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the ["YMCA"] to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in 1893.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-12T18:16:54Z

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- Cluster of buildings near the railroad ordered demolished in 1893.	+ Formerly known as the toughest part of town in the later 1800's. This cluster of buildings was located near the railroad station and ["Exchange Street"] near the canal. Efforts were taken by evangelicals and the YMCA to reform this portion of the city in the 1870s. It was ordered demolished in 1893.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-12T17:52:12Z

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	+ Cluster of buildings near the railroad ordered demolished in 1893.