Reclaiming Identity: Utilizing Historic Fabric to Revitalize Downtown Rochester

dc.contributor.advisorBell, Matthew Jen_US
dc.contributor.advisorLinebaugh, Donald Wen_US
dc.contributor.authorHaley, Kelly Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-20T05:45:24Z
dc.date.available2019-06-20T05:45:24Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractAmerica’s first boomtown, Rochester, New York, rapidly decentralized after World War II. Like other mid-sized industrial cities, Rochester struggled to retain residents and businesses as suburbia flourished. Recently, the city is witnessing a resurgence as national trends favor urban living. This growth coupled with initiatives to develop downtown, leads to Rochester’s obligation to reclaim its identity on the Genesee River by adaptively reusing its historic structures, establishing public spaces, and developing vacant lots to benefit current and future residents and businesses. The development of downtown by respectfully utilizing historic fabric will address the unused skeletons of past endeavors by reclaiming these spaces. The opportunity to reclaim the abandoned Erie Canal aqueduct and Broad Street Bridge, through programming will fit the needs of the downtown. The development of the structure as a centerpiece will assist in the city’s revitalization effort and breathe life into the central business district.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/octv-iopg
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22069
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHistoryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdaptive reuseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledErie Canalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHistoric infrastructureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPreservationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRevitalizationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRochesteren_US
dc.titleReclaiming Identity: Utilizing Historic Fabric to Revitalize Downtown Rochesteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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