Editing Rochester, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:GeneseeMist.jpg|thumb|The [[Genesee River]] in 2013]]
Rochester is located in [[Upstate New York]],<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref> on the southern shore of [[Lake Ontario]]. The [[Genesee River]] bisects the city. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|37.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}} are covered by water (3.42%).<ref name="TigerWebMapServer" /> Rochester borders the towns of [[Irondequoit, New York|Irondequoit]] to the north and northeast, [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton]] to the southeast and south, [[Chili, New York|Chili]] to the southwest, [[Gates, New York|Gates]] to the west, and [[Greece, New York|Greece]] to the northwest.

Rochester's landscape was formed by the [[ice sheet]]s during the [[Pleistocene]] epoch. The retreating ice sheets reached a standstill at what is now the southern border of the city, melting at the same rate as they were advancing, depositing sediment along the southern edge of the ice mass. This created a line of hills, including (from west to east) Mt. Hope, the hills of Highland Park, Pinnacle Hill, and Cobb's Hill. Because the sediment of these hills was deposited into a proglacial lake, they are stratified and classified as a "[[Kame|kame delta]]". A brief retreat and readvance of the ice sheet onto the delta deposited unstratified material there, creating a rare hybrid structure called "[[Moraine|kame moraine]]".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Broad|first=William J.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/science/how-the-ice-age-shaped-new-york.html|title=How the Ice Age Shaped New York|date=June 5, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 5, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508055054/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/science/how-the-ice-age-shaped-new-york.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Fairchild|first=H. L.|date=1896|title=Kame Areas in Western New York South of Irondequoit and Sodus Bays|journal=[[The Journal of Geology]]|volume=4|issue=2|pages=129–159|issn=0022-1376|jstor=30054321|doi=10.1086/607458|bibcode=1896JG......4..129F|s2cid=129916017|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1431437|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806195232/https://zenodo.org/record/1431437|url-status=live}}</ref> The ice sheets also created Lake Ontario, the [[Glacial geology of the Genesee River|Genesee River]] with its waterfalls and [[Canyon|gorge]]s, [[Irondequoit Bay]], [[Sodus Bay]], [[Braddock Bay]], [[Mendon Ponds Park|Mendon Ponds]], numerous local streams and ponds, [[Ridge Road (Western New York)|the Ridge]], and the nearby [[Finger Lakes]].<ref name=":4" />

Water to the city is sourced from [[Hemlock Lake]], [[Canadice Lake]], and Lake Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Pocket History of the Rochester Water Works |url=http://www.cityofrochester.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589965735&libID=8589965719 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=cityofrochester.gov}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
Celebrate City Living, a partnership program between the city government and Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living, defines 35 neighborhoods in Rochester. Among these are the 14621 Community, 19th Ward, Beechwood, Browncroft, [[Charlotte, Rochester, New York|Charlotte]], Cobbs Hill, Corn Hill, [[downtown Rochester]], Dutchtown, [[Edgerton (neighborhood)|Edgerton]], EMMA (East Main, Mustard & Atlantic Avenue), High Falls, Highland Park, Homestead Heights, JOSANA (Jay-Orchard Street Area), Lincoln Park, Lyell-Otis, Maplewood, Marketview Heights, Mayor's Heights, Monroe Village, NOTA (Neighborhood of the Arts), North Winton Village, Northland-Lyceum, Park Avenue, Plymouth-Exchange, South Wedge, Susan B. Anthony, Swillburg, Upper Falls, Upper Monroe, and Upper Mount Hope.<ref>{{cite news |title=City and Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living team up for "Celebrate City Living" campaign |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/city-and-rochester-coalition-for-neighborhood-living-team-up-for-celebrate-city-living-campaign/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Rochester First |date=30 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Home - Celebrate City Living |url=https://celebratecityliving.com/# |website=Celebrate City Living |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:RochesterSkyline2017.jpg|Center City and the [[Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge]]
File:Corn Hill 2.jpg|Townhouses in Corn Hill
File:Oxford Street Homes 1.jpg|Oxford Street Houses
File:Park and Oxford Intersection.jpg|Park and Oxford
File:EastEndApartments.jpg|Apartments in Rochester's East End
File:Rochouse wintercolours (8458281227).jpg|Houses on Park Avenue
File:Rochester aerial aug 17 2007.jpg|An aerial image of the city of Rochester taken in August 2007
</gallery>

====19th Ward====
The 19th Ward is a southwest neighborhood bordered by Genesee Street, West Avenue, and the Erie Canal, and is across the river from the University of Rochester. The neighborhood is one of the largest in Rochester.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macaluso |first=Tim Louis |date=14 October 2015 |title=History, activism, and resilience in the 19th Ward |work=City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/history-activism-and-resilience-in-the-19th-ward-2652071 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924080923/https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/history-activism-and-resilience-in-the-19th-ward-2652071 |archive-date=24 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=19th Ward Community Association |url=http://www.19wca.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620214532/http://www.19wca.org/ |archive-date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2012 |publisher=19wca.org}}</ref> Now known by its slogan "Urban by Choice",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southwest Neighborhoods - 19th Ward |url=https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589942749 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328142456/https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589942749 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=City of Rochester}}</ref> in the early 19th century, the area was known as Castle Town, after Castle Inn, a tavern run by [[Colonel]] Isaac Castle. By the early 1820s, however, the area was overshadowed by developments in the north that would become downtown Rochester. Due to a tumultuous bend in the Genesee, the area was home to skilled boatsmen who assisted boats traveling north to Rochester and the area was consequently known during this time as "The Rapids".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rosenberg-Naparsteck |first1=Ruth |title=At the Rapids on the Genesee Settlement at Castletown |journal=Rochester History |date=Summer 1992 |volume=LIV |issue=3 |page=3 |url=https://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v54_1992/v54i3.pdf |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref> In the 1890s, as Rochester expanded, the area rapidly urbanized. By 1930, it was a booming residential area for doctors, lawyers, and other skilled workers. Homes in the originally upper-class neighborhood typically have gumwood trim, leaded glass, fireplaces, hardwood floors, and open porches. In the 1960s, property values fell as the population of Rochester did, the area experienced [[white flight]] accelerated by school busing, [[blockbusting]], and [[List of ethnic riots|race riot]]s downtown, and crime increased, with violence, [[Substance abuse|drug use]], and neglected property further diminishing property values.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Leavy |first1=Michael |title=Rochester's 19th Ward |last2=Leavy |first2=Glenn |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=978-0738539478}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=December 2023}} In recent years, neighborhood revitalization has come from the "Brooks Landing" development along the Genesee River.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 21, 2004 |title=Sticking it to the 19th Ward |url=http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2004/4/Sticking+it+to+the+19th+Ward |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930221133/http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2004/4/Sticking+it+to+the+19th+Ward |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=May 7, 2016 |work=City Newspaper}}</ref> [[Gentrification]] has occurred in the 19th Ward and adjacent Plymouth-Exchange area from the conversion of housing stock to student housing for the University of Rochester.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=James |date=5 June 2019 |title=The state of the neighborhoods |work=Rochester City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/the-state-of-the-neighborhoods-10375532 |url-status=live |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229191444/https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/the-state-of-the-neighborhoods-10375532 |archive-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> Located in the 19th Ward are the [[Arvine Heights Historic District]], [[Chili–West Historic District]], [[Inglewood and Thurston Historic District]], and [[Sibley–Elmdorf Historic District]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nps">{{cite web |url= https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20150612.htm |title= National Register of Historic Places Listings |date= June 12, 2015 |work= Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/01/15 through 6/05/15 |publisher= National Park Service }}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20150710.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=July 10, 2015|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/29/15 through 7/02/15 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20150911.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 11, 2015|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/31/15 through 9/04/15 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

====Browncroft====
The Browncroft neighborhood is built on the former nursery grounds of the Brown Brothers nursery, between the town of Brighton and Winton Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southeast Neighborhoods - Browncroft |url=https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589944125 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=City of Rochester}}</ref> Many Tudor and Colonial houses are contained within, and the business district situated on Winton Road has a mix of restaurants and shops.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Macaluso |first1=Tim Louis |last2=Moule |first2=Jeremy |date=14 March 2012 |title=ANNUAL MANUAL '12: Rochester neighborhoods |work=Rochester City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/special-sections/annual-manual-12-rochester-neighborhoods-2134111 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> The [[Browncroft Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

====Charlotte====
[[File:RocNightAqueduct.jpg|thumb|[[Genesee River]] and the historic Aqueduct [[Downtown Rochester|Downtown]]]]
[[Charlotte, Rochester, New York|Charlotte]] is a lakefront community in Rochester bordering Lake Ontario. It is home to Ontario Beach Park,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northwest Neighborhoods - Charlotte |url=https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589943405 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=City of Rochester}}</ref> commonly known as Charlotte Beach, which is a popular summer destination for Rochesterians. A new terminal was built in 2004 for the [[HSC Dolphin Jet|Rochester-to-Toronto ferry service]] and was later sold after the ferry ceased operations in 2005. The Port of Rochester terminal still exists, but multiple attempts by the city to make additions have failed since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/06/30/charlotte-project-new-developer-rochester.html |title= Port of Rochester Project Now On Hold, Charlotte Residents Say It's Great News |agency= Time Warner Cable News |date= June 30, 2016 |access-date= August 30, 2016 |archive-date= September 14, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160914121126/http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/06/30/charlotte-project-new-developer-rochester.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Brian |date=12 June 2019 |title=Another push to redevelop the Port of Rochester has fizzled |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/06/12/city-walks-away-latest-port-developer-try-again/1425553001/ |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

==== Corn Hill ====
Corn Hill is located in the city's old Third Ward, and best known today for the annual Corn Hill arts festival. Many of the city's wealthiest residents lived in the neighborhood during the 19th century, but they relocated to the East End and suburbs after the turn of the century.<ref name="cornhill">{{Cite news |last=Morry |first=Emily |date=6 July 2018 |title=Where were you in 1969? Corn Hill Arts Festival looks back |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/2018/07/06/1969-woodstock-abbey-road-and-new-corn-hill-festival/746717002/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624225823/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/2018/07/06/1969-woodstock-abbey-road-and-new-corn-hill-festival/746717002/ |archive-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The neighborhood experienced decline, and much of the Third Ward was demolished for the construction of I-490 in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Pressley |first1=Georgia |last2=Batlle |first2=Maryann |last3=Brooks |first3=Terrell |date=19 August 2023 |title=Clarissa Street Reunion: A vital Rochester neighborhood gathers to remember what happened |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/08/19/rochester-black-history-on-clarissa-st-corn-hills-vibrant-story/70631435007/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827090418/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/08/19/rochester-black-history-on-clarissa-st-corn-hills-vibrant-story/70631435007/ |archive-date=27 August 2023}}</ref> Revival began in the late 1960s, as several of the Victorian homes in the neighborhood were restored by the Genesee Landmarks Foundation. In 1969 the Corn Hill arts festival was held and became an annual feature.<ref name="cornhill" /> The [[Third Ward Historic District (Rochester, New York)|Third Ward Historic District]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.<ref name="nris" />

====Edgerton====
The [[Edgerton (neighborhood)|Edgerton]] neighborhood is in the city's northwest quadrant, along Lake Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northwest Neighborhoods - Edgerton, Dewey and Driving Park |url=https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589943425 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=City of Rochester}}</ref> Historically an Italian-American neighborhood, the area around Lyell Avenue has been a target for the formation of a designated Little Italy neighborhood, although few Italian Americans live there today.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/05/31/little-italy-district-along-lyell-avenue-seek-historic-designation/358953001/ |title=Group pushing "Little Italy" concept seeks historic district in Rochester |last=Sharp |first=Brian |date=May 31, 2017 |access-date=December 31, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121184805/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/05/31/little-italy-district-along-lyell-avenue-seek-historic-designation/358953001/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 23, 2017 |title=A new logo for Little Italy Historic District, and a look at what the future could hold |url=http://13wham.com/news/local/a-new-logo-for-little-italy-and-a-look-ahead-to-what-the-future-could-hold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101025922/http://13wham.com/news/local/a-new-logo-for-little-italy-and-a-look-ahead-to-what-the-future-could-hold |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2017 |website=13 WHAM}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Fanelli |first=Gino |date=30 June 2021 |title=Lyell Avenue, a very 'Little Italy,' and a neighborhood at a crossroads |work=Rochester City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/lyell-avenue-little-italy-edgerton-neighborhood-at-crossroads-13371683 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> The neighborhood is known for struggling with a high crime rate. Residents have pursued a number of strategies to improve the neighborhood in recent years, including the construction of housing for the homeless.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Brian |date=3 May 2022 |title=Plan for tiny house village a first for Rochester, Monroe County |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/05/03/tiny-house-village-first-rochester-monroe-county-ny/9573765002/ |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> The neighborhood features Edgerton Park, which was once home to most of the city's professional sports teams.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=James |date=12 November 2019 |title=5 things to know about the Rochester Jeffersons |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/in-depth/sports/2019/11/12/rochester-jeffersons-5-things-know-founding-nfl-team/4062054002/ |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kramer |first=David |date=2 March 2015 |title=When NBA history was made at Edgerton Park |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/editorial/2015/03/02/when-nba-history-was-made-at-edgerton-park/24249671/ |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

==== Maplewood ====
[[File:RidgeRdRochesterNY.jpg|thumb|A commercial part of Ridge Road in Maplewood]]
Maplewood is located in the northwest quadrant, centered around Lake Avenue and Maplewood Park. [[Eastman Business Park]] is located on its north edge. The neighborhood once contained both mansions for the wealthy and worker housing for nearby factories like Kodak's.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macaluso |first=Tim Louis |date=23 August 2017 |title=Maplewood and North Clinton in transition |work=Rochester City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/maplewood-and-north-clinton-in-transition-4033089 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> Many of the neighborhood's old mansions have been converted to multi-family housing.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2011 |title=ANNUAL MANUAL '11: Welcome to the Neighborhoods |work=Rochester City Magazine |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/special-sections/annual-manual-11-welcome-to-the-neighborhoods-2132143}}</ref> Due to its diverse architectural heritage, the [[Maplewood Historic District]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.<ref name="nris" />

====Marketview Heights====
The Marketview Heights neighborhood is northeast of downtown Rochester, running east from Union Street just north of Atlantic Ave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofrochester.gov/marketviewheights/|title=NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOODS - MARKETVIEW HEIGHTS|website=CityofRochester.gov|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228214729/https://www.cityofrochester.gov/marketviewheights/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is best known as the location of the Public Market, which first opened in 1905 and offers a variety of groceries and other goods from farms and shops from surrounding areas, primarily on the weekends.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fuller |first1=Kevin |title=Movers of the soil: Farmers of the Rochester Public Market |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/news-opinion/movers-of-the-soil-farmers-of-the-rochester-public-market-3758838 |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=Rochester City Magazine |date=28 June 2017}}</ref> In the late twentieth century, the neighborhood experienced a severe decline, and roughly half of residents lived below the poverty line in 2000. Public investment was made in the neighborhood after 2008 to implement a number of community proposals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riley |first1=David |title=How to fix a neighborhood on the edge |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/09/06/how-fix-neighborhood-edge/32349207/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=6 September 2015}}</ref> A second round of proposals are being explored currently for the planned removal of the Inner Loop in the southern end of the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pressley |first1=Georgia |title=Legacy of urban renewal: What does a church hope for when the Inner Loop gets filled in? |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/08/21/rochester-inner-loop-removal-race-dominated-moves-still-resonate/70561563007/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=28 August 2023}}</ref>

====Park Avenue====
Park Avenue is centered on the eponymous street southeast of downtown. It originally functioned as a service street with businesses that catered to wealthy residents who lived on nearby East Avenue.<ref name="parkavenue">{{cite news |title=Know your neighborhoods |url=https://www.roccitymag.com/special-sections/know-your-neighborhoods-2510312 |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Rochester City Magazine |date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Between 1894 and 1975, it was also home to Park Avenue Hospital.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morrell |first1=Alan |title=Whatever Happened To ... Park Avenue Hospital? |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/08/29/whatever-happened-park-avenue-hospital/14829263/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=30 August 2014}}</ref> Today, the neighborhood is one of the most desirable in the city, highly valued for its walkability and density of bars, clubs, and restaurants.<ref name="parkavenue" /> The city's annual pride parade is hosted in the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Batlle |first1=Maryann |title=Rochester's 2023 Pride Parade and Festival are less than a month away. What to know |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainment/2023/06/20/rochester-ny-pride-parade-and-festival-2023-time-date-and-details/70327677007/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=20 June 2023}}</ref> The Park Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gorbman |first1=Randy |title=Park Ave. neighborhood gets historic designation |url=https://www.wxxinews.org/arts-life/2020-02-27/park-ave-neighborhood-gets-historic-designation |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[WXXI Public Broadcasting Council|WXXI]] |date=27 February 2020}}</ref>

====South Wedge====
The South Wedge is a wedge-shaped neighborhood centered on South Avenue between the Genesee River and Interstate 490. It began as the home of several families involved in trades on the Erie Canal. In the 1840s, the Ellwanger and Barry nursery was built on South Avenue, introducing greenery to the neighborhood and drawing tourists. Frederick Douglass lived in a house in the neighborhood. The area fell on hard times after World War II, when residents moved to the suburbs and several homes and businesses were abandoned. The South Wedge Planning Committee was established in 1973 to revitalize the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Retrofitting Rochester: Old South Wedge |url=http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester/old-south-wedge |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303162650/http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester/old-south-wedge |archive-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> Today, the neighborhood is a hub of small businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vhao |first1=Mary |title=Small businesses thrive in the South Wedge |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/11/27/small-businesses-grow-south-wedge-community/76323054/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=27 November 2015}}</ref> The [[South Wedge Historic District]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, and the Gregory Tract Historic District was listed in 2022.<ref name="nris" />

===Climate===
Rochester lies in the [[humid continental climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfa'')<ref>Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Americas_K%C3%B6ppen_Map_original_colors.png Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification], Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633–1644, 2007.</ref> and has four distinct seasons.

Winters are cold (temperatures drop to {{convert|0|°F|0}} on 4.2 nights annually). Like much of the eastern Great Lakes, Rochester is very cloudy and overcast in winter. Rochester normally receives heavy snow in winter (primarily [[lake effect snow]] resulting from its location on the southern shores of Lake Ontario), ranking among the snowiest large cities on earth<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top-10-snowiest-major-cities-around-the-world/375130 |title=Top 10 snowiest major cities around the world |first=Michael |last=Kuhne |website=AccuWeather |orig-date=January 21, 2016 |date=January 23, 2016 |access-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827152004/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top-10-snowiest-major-cities-around-the-world/375130 |url-status=live }}</ref> and occasionally setting records for annual snowfall among large US metros.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowiest Cities in United States - Current Results|url=https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/US/snowiest-cities.php|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=www.currentresults.com|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207184721/https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/US/snowiest-cities.php|url-status=live}}</ref>  The 30-year annual average snowfall is just above {{convert|100|in|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=buf |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = December 29, 2011 |archive-date = July 21, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150721220904/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=buf |url-status = live }}</ref> Spring sees plentiful rain with the rising temperatures, and occasional late snowstorms depending on the year. Summers are warm and sunny; there are occasional short periods of high heat and humidity but in general, Rochester is set apart from most of the continental US by comparatively cool, comfortable summers (ranking among the top five coolest summers among large metros alongside [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]], [[Portland, Oregon]], and neighboring Buffalo<ref>{{cite web|title=Coolest US Cities in Summer - Current Results|url=https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/US/coldest-cities-summer.php|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=www.currentresults.com|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230101933/https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/US/coldest-cities-summer.php|url-status=live}}</ref>). Autumn features brilliant foliage colors, cooling temperatures and occasionally an excess of rain depending on the year, though precipitation is generally plentiful and dispersed fairly evenly throughout the year.
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