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  • Spring 2026

Rochester History

  • Vol. 83,
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Saved by Play: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Rochester’s Southeast Loop

Benjamin Comeau and Katie Eggers Comeau

ROC Artifact

Douglass Brothers’ Grocery

Harold J. Schuler
Book Review

The Roots of Flower City: Horticulture, Empire and the Remaking of Rochester, New York

Matt Dallos
In Conversation

Richard Newman and Mark Ferrara Discuss the Erie Canal
Feature Article

Saved by Play: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Rochester’s Southeast Loop

Benjamin Comeau and Katie Eggers Comeau

Letter from the Editors

Christine L. Ridarsky and Rebecca Edwards

Director’s Corner

Emily Clasper

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