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Rochester and Monroe County Welcome You ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY WELCOME YOU WHAT TO SEE ... WHERE TO SHOP ... WHERE TO DINE Published onnuoll r by llw Rochr:stt:r / Mumoc t:uuntr Convontion ond Puhlic1fy Hurenu. lnr;. Dear Visitor: Welcome! I hope your stay here will be interest­ Dear Visitor: ing, informative, pleasant and productive. On behalf of the citizens of Monroe County, I Rochester, the third largest city in New York extend a most cordial welcome and best wishes State, is a city of quality-quality in its people, for an enjoyable visit. its industry, its recreational opportunities. It is Within Monroe County which now numbers the photographic and optical capital of the world over 600,000 people, are 19 towns, 10 villages and ranks high in the production of copying and the City of Rochester. machines, men's clothing, pharmaceuticals, auto­ motive parts, dental, and electronic equipment. Of particular enjoyment to area residents is the county's 7,058-acre park system, one of the finest You will enjoy visiting the nation's first down­ in the nation. Its 10 parks include the famed town shopping center-the eight-acre Midtown Lilac Time display - the largest in the world - Plaza-and the multimillion dollar City-County four public golf courses, ice skating rinks, ski Civic Center. Rochester also is undergoing other slopes and tows, swimming pools and bridle major urban renewal changes in the heart of the trails. Each summer "Opera Under the Stars," city and in its periphery. now in its 14th season, attracts thousands of Other attractions are the Eastman House of people to Highland Park Bowl. Photography, Opera Under the Stars, Genesee In 1936, Monroe County adopted the first Mana­ Aqua Festival, University of Rochester, the ger form of government in New York State. It Eastman Theatre and Rochester Philharmonic operates the Rochester-Monroe County Airport. Orchestra, the Museum of Arts and Sciences and The new jet facility, located just 12 minutes from Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester also is the downtown Rochester, accommodates approxi­ home of Rochester Institute of Technology and mately 1,000,000 passengers annually via Ameri­ Colgate Rochester Divinity School. In its sub­ can, United and Mohawk airlines. urbs are St. John Fisher, Nazareth, and Roberts Other new facilities include the City-County Wesleyan colleges. Center where most governmental units are now The city's fine department stores, specialty located, Monroe Community College whose new shops, restaurants, hotels and motels also ex­ campus will number about 6,000 students, and tend to you a warm welcome. the magnificent County Health Building. Enjoy your stay! And return soon to "America's Here's hoping that you have a good time and will Friendliest City!" visit us again at your first opportunity. Cordially, Most sincerely, Jl~~ fl(;dt~/ Mayor President / City of Rochester Monroe County Legislature Wftallo • • • Airport - Brooks Avenue. Within 1 2 minutes by car from down ­ Rochester's $8,000,000 War Memorial Auditorium, town, Rochester-Monroe County Airport is one of the best equipped jet air terminals in the nation. Over 60 flights daily one of the nation's finest convention and trade via American, United and Mohawk airlines. show centers, is located in the heart of the city. Batavia Downs-Modern grandstand and beautiful enclosed club. house with Terrace Dining Room overlook "America' s Best lighted Track," one of the finest racing plants in the East. Harness racing 8 :15 nightly except Sunday, March 9-April 29; August 7- December 2, 1967. Only a short drive from Rochester on Route 33, Interstate 490, or the Thruway. Eastman Campbeii-Whittlesey House - 123 South Fitzhugh Street. An House of outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture built in 1835, Photography and authentically furnished . Admission fifty cents. Open Tuesday • Saturday, 10 - 5; Sunday 2 - 5 . Closed Mondays. Colgate Rochester Divinity School - Located at 11 00 Goodman Street South , next to Highland Park on a beautifully landscaped campus. A graduate school of theology for the training of minis ­ ters for the churches of Protestant denominations, Bus 11 . Community War Memorial - Exchange and Broad Streets. One of the most modern, sports, convention and exhibit centers in the nation. Th e $8,000,000 structure has a main arena that seats University 10,000, a 1 00-foot stage, and a 55,000-square foot Exhibit Hall . of Its si x smaller meeting rooms accommodate 40-500 people. Located in the heart of downtown, it is within o short walk of Rochester nine hotels and motels. DAR House - Irondequoit Chapter, 11 livingston Pk ., corner Troup St. One of the finest Greek Revival landmarks in N.Y . State. Call 23 2-9781. Museum of Arts and Sciences Memorial NEARLY 200,000 PEOPLE visit the Eastman House of Art Photography annually. The former home of George Eastman, founder of Kodak, it is an outstanding treasure house where Gallery photography old and new is presented in animated displays. 5 4 ONE OF THE NATION'S major symphony orchestras, the Rochester Philharmonic gives over 80 concerts a year at the Eastman Theatre of the Eastman School of Music. Laszlo Somogyi is the orchestra's music director and conductor. Eastman Kodak Company-Guided tours of photographic manufac­ turing plants are conducted daily except weekends and holidays. Kodak Park - 200 Ridge Road West. Over 155 buildings cover the 1,650-acre plant where photographic films, papers, and chemicals ore made. ; (Tours 9 :30 a .m. and 1 :30 p .m. ) Bus 1. Camera Works - 400 Plymouth Avenue North . At this modern plant, Kodak manufactures cameros and other photographic equipment. (Tours at 9:30 a .m. and 1 :30 p .m.) Buses 1, 10. Hawk-Eye Works - 20 Avenue E. Rare -earth lenses, filters, Recordak units, and other optical-mechanical products are pro­ duced here. (Tours at 10 a .m. and 2 p.m.) Bus 5. Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester - 26 Gibbs Street. Student recitals and concerts by the Orchestras, Band, Wind Ensemble, and Opera Department in Kilbourn Hall and Eastman Theatre. Professional music study, undergraduate and graduate degrees; also preparatory and special students. George Eastman House of Photography- 900 East Avenue. Former UPSTATE'S TALLEST - Another major addition to " remark­ home of George Eastman, dedicated as a Memorial in 1949, now an outstanding museum and world center for the study of the able Rochester's" changing skyline is the magnificent 30- history and uses of photography. Frequently changed exhibits; story Xerox Square. famous old movies shown week ends in Dryden Theater; Eastman Now nearly completed at Clinton Avenue and Broad Street, collection of old masters' paintings; George Eastman's birthplace restored on the grounds; gardens covering 1 0 acres. Open every it will house about 1 ,500 Xerox executives and staff and be day 10 a .m. - 5 p.m.; including all holidays. Bus 17. the tallest building in the state outside of New York City. Bu ilt at a cost of approximately $20,000,000, it has over 400,000 square feet of office space. Its unique open design centers around the 442-foot tower building which rests on a podium five feet above street level. Near the center of the Square is a restaurant and sunken 90-foot ice skating rink similar to that in Rockefeller Cen­ ter. It also has on 800-seat auditorium of white precast stone which Xerox will use for meetings and make available to civic groups and "conventions of an educational nature/ ' Three other new business buildings that are a part of Roch­ ester' s dynamic renewal program are pictured on Page 37. Other projects that ore contemplated are two new down­ town hotels. When completed in the Fall of 1968, one will OPERA UNDER THE STARS, a highly popular program of free operas is staged in July and August at Highland Park number 400 rooms, the other 320. Bowl. The operas attract over 5,000 for each performance. 6 7 Highland Park-Internationally-known Lilac Time festival in May in Monroe County's famed Highland Park attracts thousands of U.S. and Canadian visitors to view the world's largest collection of lilacs - aver 1 ,500 shrubs and 535 varieties. Also azalea, rhododendron, and thousands of other shrubs. Buses 5, 11. Indoor Ice Skating - Ritter-Clark Memorial Building of the Roch­ ter Institute of Technology on Spring Street, The ice arena measures 85' x 185'. Open during the fall, winter and July-August for public skating. For information call 325-7636. Memorial Art Gallery-University Avenue near Goodman St. Con­ tains extensive collection of all important periods of art - old masters and contemporary paintings, sculpture, prints, and decora­ tive arts. Presents an active program of exhibitions, lectures, films, day and evening classes for children and adults. Closed Sunday July and August. Open Monday 1-5 p.m .., Tuesday-Saturday 10 a .m.-5 p.m. Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Bus 4. FUTURAMA - The Strasenburgh Planetarium which will open next year, will have a unique 2%-ton projector. Auxili­ Monroe Community College - 41 0 Alexander Street. Sponsored ary projection devices will simulate trips to the bottom of by the County of Monroe, under the program of the State Univer­ the ocean, the moon, portray the birth of stars, and sity of New York. Three degree programs offered: (A.A.), liberal dramatize man's changing concepts of the universe. Arts and Social Science; (A.A.S. ), Engineering Science and Career Programs; (A.S.), Mathematics and Science. Day, Evening and Rochester Institute of Technology - Privately endowed, non­ Summer Sessions. sectarian. Founded in 1829. Masters, Bachelors, and Associates degrees through colleges of Applied Science (Engineering), Busi­ Nazareth College of Rochester-4245 East Avenue.
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