It’s A Bit Lonely Down Here… The Rochester Subway on Facebook
Ever wonder what kind of person it takes to squeeze through a mangled chain-link fence and slither down into the dark, cold, urine-soaked caverns of a an abandoned subway tunnel — all for the sake of...
View ArticleSubway Confessions: Rochester’s Boys of Summer, 1952
Our recent article about the City’s initiative to fill the abandoned subway tunnel drew many interesting comments from our readers. I wanted to highlight one of those comments from Patrick Eagan—a...
View ArticleCity of Rochester Squashes Subway Tunnel Excursion
A few months ago two of my readers (I’ll call them Tim and Jeff) contacted me to find out if RochesterSubway.com gave tours of the abandoned subway tunnel. I explained that while I wasn’t in the...
View ArticleGraffiti: Rising Up From Rochester’s Underground
The story of the Rochester Subway is not complete without at least mentioning Rochester’s deep-rooted hip hop culture. If you’re less than familiar with Rochester, I assure you, this shizzle is fo’...
View ArticleRochesterSubway.com Quoted In Today’s Democrat & Chronicle
Today’s Easter Sunday edition of the Democrat and Chronicle featured fairly extensive coverage of the Broad Street Improvement Project and future plans for the subway tunnel. Three articles and a short...
View ArticleChris Luckhardt… Pro-Photographer. Canadian. Rochester Subway Explorer.
Back in January I stumbled upon a Flickr photo collection full of urban exploration photos from all around the Great Lakes and several “rust belt” cities… with several shots from Rochester and the...
View ArticleSummer Subway FREEBIES! Free Rochester Wallpapers
I’ve never shared this with anyone before… but I have a disorder. I’m an excessive wallpaper changer. I’m in therapy (and doing a little self-medicating) but still, I have a hard time keeping one...
View ArticleNew Images of Rochester’s Subway Tunnel Speak Volumes
“And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.” If Simon & Garfunkel are right, these photos could be considered divine. They were taken over the past 2 years by...
View ArticleRochester Subway Tours This Weekend
I often get asked if there are tours of the Rochester subway. The short answer is no. The longer answer is while there is no official tour of the “subway,” every October there is usually a tour of the...
View ArticleRochester (& Other) Landmarks
A new collaborative art exhibit will open Sunday, May 11, at ARTISANworks . “Rochester (& Other) Landmarks” features the work of local photographer, Jonathan White, and graffiti artist, Antonio...
View ArticleInfiltration: a Dance Exploration of the Rochester Subway
By Mike Governale Here’s an interesting video we stumbled upon while diddling around on YouTube this weekend. This 7 and a half minute long interpretive dance exploration of the Rochester subway tunnel...
View ArticleAerial Drone Footage of Rochester Subway and Carnegie Building
By Mike Governale A good friend of mine, Ander Kazmerski , just posted some sweet drone footage of Rochester. The video focuses on two sites – the Rochester subway and the Carnegie building on Goodman...
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