Buried

Alex (my muse) always tells me that she likes to go places where other people have never been. I agree. But I also always want to know what it is that draws people in to the frequently visited places (the ones that catch my attention anyway).

Today I went to one of them.

During the earlier 20th Century Rochester had a subway system that ran along the Eerie canal (there were pictures of it posted on the 2nd floor of Gannet earlier on this academic year) alleviate traffic in the city above. It got big during world war II but then died down right after due to the heavy commercialization of cars. (just giving a little history but you can read more about it here)

It's torn down and abandoned - a little bit of a thrill for some, but to me was just another one of those things about Rochester. It's such a victim of technology. It brought about great things but, once science started modernizing things more and more, Rochester was left behind. I think it's a very interesting place, and I think there's a lot of potential in this city. Of course the real trick is how to get it back. There's all these illustrations pasted on the windows of the city saying things like "the way it was" in terms of fashion, city life and executive life. I think it has such a great culture of its own, and it's very hidden and frankly, fading a bit.

In any case, we (me and some friends) walked through the whole route. Very interesting. Very dusty. I might die soon (kidding...).

Here are some pictures from the day (and yes I should totally be working on my book, but god knows when we'll have another sunny Saturday in Rochester?)