Editing Rochester, New York (section)

====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>