
It’s Not Hard to Imagine a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood of Play
Kids understand neighborhoods – most often, it’s where they go to find other kids. What follows can only be described as play: pick up games of basketball, spontaneous water fights, and lemonade stands. In the 1950’s, Rochester was one of many cities that embraced the automobile by building a downtown freeway, dubbed the “Inner Loop”. The Inner Loop’s construction severed neighborhoods, created barriers, and drastically altered the scale and density of Rochester. The Strong