Nothing better for a run than an early morning 5K downtown before the city wakes up. My routine lately is to hit the Rochester Public Market at about 7AM Saturday, then start a run at High Falls or the Village Gate before 8:00. At this hour, its easy to weave through the streets without dealing with much traffic. I still am amazed at some of the great historic buildings we have in our little city, and the way the Genesee cuts right through the center of town down to High Falls. It's a great backdrop for running, and you see so much more than when passing through in a car. It always feels like downtown Rochester has so much potential to be a real center of the region...potential that never seems to be fully realized.
The Powers Building on the corner of State and Main has always been my favorite building downtown. In addition to its original architecture and fantastic details, it has a number of historical firsts for Rochester. It was the tallest building in the city for many years, was the first Rochester building with electricity, the first with an elevator, and once housed the country's largest private art collection. It looks fantastic since it's restoration in the early 90's. Checkout more about the history of the building at: http://www.powersbuilding.com/.
The Powers Building on the corner of State and Main has always been my favorite building downtown. In addition to its original architecture and fantastic details, it has a number of historical firsts for Rochester. It was the tallest building in the city for many years, was the first Rochester building with electricity, the first with an elevator, and once housed the country's largest private art collection. It looks fantastic since it's restoration in the early 90's. Checkout more about the history of the building at: http://www.powersbuilding.com/.
The black and white picture is from Shorpy (an awesome site, by the way) of the Powers building in 1904.
