I went to School Without Walls in the 90's and I remember Monroe Ave and I have many memories of the area around Monroe Square and further down toward Alexander.
I agree about missing home. I moved to southwest Virginia in 91' and have lived here since, it is home but Rochester holds a special place in my heart. So many memories. At 7:15 is the Monroe Square, it used to be the Sears building. In 1977 mom bought dad a Sears Ted Williams 500 model Mossberg shotgun, the hunting dept. was in the basement I believe? In 1979 at the age I 12 I got to shoot it, the first big gun I ever shot. As dad is no longer able to shoot it, I shot it last fall and have it in my possession and it still shoots well. Rochester ought to have a slogan "Rochester, My City" with shirts and stuff and try to make Rochester great again, yes I see where it's gone. Have a favorite or good memory James? Please do share.
Would you ever consider moving back? I moved south and honestly hate it. Miss Rochester every day but I’m so frustrated the city I want Rochester to be is not what it is. There’s so much crime, poverty, decline. But also so much potential. The problem is the people who live there don’t believe in their home, yet in all of my travels it’s still one of the greatest places I’ve ever seen.
Yes, it is. So sad to see it gone. I'll never get over it. I loved that place. I grew up in the neighborhood, I was in that place ALL the time when I was a kid. I did after school stuff at the ymca across the street. Now it's gone :(
Great video about time somebody made a decent video of Rochester instead of all this negative things about Rochester I visited there around 12 years ago it was very nice there and the people were so friendly and we drove around I liked it I'm from Queens new York queens is very crowded and very expensive to live there Rochester still has decent apartments with low rents and more peaceful living
There's a huge difference in going to Rochester, and visiting a nice neighborhood and an impoverished one. Which one did you have the pleasure of visiting?
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I went to School Without Walls in the 90's and I remember Monroe Ave and I have many memories of the area around Monroe Square and further down toward Alexander.
0:19 there are eyeglasses on building on right where I got my first glasses from Welply and Paul in 1966. Still there... Damn
How about one for Park Ave and East Ave.
That was really great and it's so nice to see Rochester again since I moved to Florida 10 years ago,miss home.
I agree about missing home. I moved to southwest Virginia in 91' and have lived here since, it is home but Rochester holds a special place in my heart. So many memories. At 7:15 is the Monroe Square, it used to be the Sears building. In 1977 mom bought dad a Sears Ted Williams 500 model Mossberg shotgun, the hunting dept. was in the basement I believe? In 1979 at the age I 12 I got to shoot it, the first big gun I ever shot. As dad is no longer able to shoot it, I shot it last fall and have it in my possession and it still shoots well. Rochester ought to have a slogan "Rochester, My City" with shirts and stuff and try to make Rochester great again, yes I see where it's gone. Have a favorite or good memory James? Please do share.
Would you ever consider moving back? I moved south and honestly hate it. Miss Rochester every day but I’m so frustrated the city I want Rochester to be is not what it is. There’s so much crime, poverty, decline. But also so much potential. The problem is the people who live there don’t believe in their home, yet in all of my travels it’s still one of the greatest places I’ve ever seen.
Gitzis, Country Sweets, all changed. But used to visit there often.
4:36 - the building on the right (Hollywood Video) was the old Village Green bookstore in the 80's, right?
yep, I haven't been to rochester in a few years, but I can't imagine Hollywood video is still there. They should make it a book store again.
Yes, it is.
So sad to see it gone. I'll never get over it. I loved that place. I grew up in the neighborhood, I was in that place ALL the time when I was a kid. I did after school stuff at the ymca across the street.
Now it's gone :(
@@peterbelanger4094 Someone in my high school had the same name as you. Did you go to Brighton HS by chance?
Good riddance to that place. The carried gay and lesbian porn, but not a Playboy?
Great video! Thank you so much 💖
Great video about time somebody made a decent video of Rochester instead of all this negative things about Rochester I visited there around 12 years ago it was very nice there and the people were so friendly and we drove around I liked it I'm from Queens new York queens is very crowded and very expensive to live there Rochester still has decent apartments with low rents and more peaceful living
There's a huge difference in going to Rochester, and visiting a nice neighborhood and an impoverished one. Which one did you have the pleasure of visiting?
Rochester is also better than several cities in Iraq.
Waiting for the Lyell ave video
7:56 Crossing over the Inner Loop. That had to have been one of the final recorded views of that before it was filled in!
Ok 6 years later , there are only junkies and drug addicts and violence and drugs on Monroe Ave , the same people who grew up over there , that's who
You should do a video driving around downtown
It gives me the creeps thinking Arthur Shawcross was all over that town eshhh
Used to ride my bike to the Spring House to go to work everyday there.
Looks like the T&A Team poster is gone from the window at former Show World. That was the only reason to click on this video. Thanks.
Good video
Next time show the bums and thug life people 😂
"Can I have a dollar?"
"Give me money!!" 🗡😠
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Flat one horse city no tall Bldgs
Can you do one for Portland ave pls
Mysterygamer MGClues They will steal his go pro
@@midnightryder611 your talking about hudson ave or scio street LMAO
Culver rd is an interesting journey.
Need body armor first
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