Today I visited the former subway tunnel in my home town, Rochester, NY. Later I was surprised to find a lot of information about it online, including a Wikipedia page and a documentary. There is also a group called the Rochester Rail Transit Committee (RRTC), which hopes to resurrect the subway to provide light rail service in the city and up to Lake Ontario.

I’ve posted a photo tour of the section that runs below the Rundel Memorial Building and across the Broad Street Bridge. Here are a few related links: map from 1928, map with proposed new lines, historical photos, contemporary photos, additional information.

Entrance to the subway at South Avenue and Court Street.

A stairway once used to enter the Court Street Station.

Looking under the Court Street Bridge.

Another section of the Court Street Bridge.

Pillars and beams beneath the Central Library’s Rundel Memorial Building.

Walkway along the Genessee River.

An opening at the base of the library, which allows water to fall into the river.

Entrance to the Broad Street Bridge.

Artwork on the walls of the bridge’s interior.

More artwork.

The bridge is divided into northern and southern lanes.

A painting on the wall of the southern lane.

Arched openings above the northern lane.

Looking through the openings.

View from the exit on the other side of the river.

The Rundel Memorial Building from the other side of the river.

View of the Broad Street Bridge from Court Street.

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