Rochester Travel Guide
7/29/2008 at 11:33 AM
Tags: Architecture, Architecture Travel, Eero Saarinen, Eero-Saarinen-Travel-Map (all tags)
As you can probably tell, we just can't get enough of Eero Saarinen over here. As we continue to lust over the Finnish-American architect, we travel to Rochester, Minnesota to see the facility he created for one of America's most well-known companies. Construction of IBM Rochester began in 1956 and when first completed, it created 576,000 square feet of work space for the company.
The building has grown over the years and now represents the largest IBM facility in the world under one roof. The Rochester staff has received over 2,700 US patents for product innovation over the years.
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by kjb
8/17/2007 at 4:00 PM
Tags: Greasy Spoons, Diners, Restaurants (all tags)
You can find a greasy spoon just about anywhere. What you can't always find is Vic & Irv's. While kids in downtown Rochester were inhaling garbage plates covered with potato salad and baked beans, those finishing out a day at the Sea Breeze amusement park on the shores of Lake Ontario were wolfing down red and white hots, ground rounds and the best onion rings this side of the... Well, anywhere.
The food is simple. The recipes are classic. Vic has been mixing his killer hot sauce by hand since The Stand first opened 73 years ago. To last anywhere this long you've got to be doing something right. At Vic & Irv's it seems they're doing everything right. Rings and fries are hand cut daily. Hots and rounds are made to order. Barrels of dill pickles line the counter tops and shakes are made from hand-dipped custard instead of just plain ice cream. Vic & Irv's even sells both Coke and Pepsi. Good gravy, could it get any better than that?
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· Vic & Irv's [Official Site]
[Photo: Rochester Beat]
by jnaw
4/03/2007 at 1:30 PM
Tags: The Best Minor League Ballparks, Sports, Road Trips, best-minor-league-ballparks (all tags)
What's not to love about Minor League Baseball? It's got easier parking, cheaper food, wackier traditions, contests and great deals on last-minute seats. Seats that are close enough to the action that the visiting team can hear your heckling loud and clear. This week, we'll be guiding you around the country to play ball with the stars of tomorrow and the washed up heroes of yesterday on a Bull Durham-style road trip. We've even got the whole thing all mapped out for you.
Best Minor League Ballparks ::: Map
Rochester Red Wings
As long as we're talking about upstate New York teams, we should mention the Minnesota Twins affiliate Red Wings. We've been to a few games at Frontier Field--we thought they were pretty average. But one Jaunted tipster obviously had more fun than we did:
For a friend's bachelor party we reserved a hot tub in right field just behind the outfield fence our group of 10 guys. We had our own private outdoor area complete with chairs, picnic table and hot tub big enough for 6 people. We shared exclusive access to the entire area spanning around the outfield with another group allowing us to scoop up or catch home run balls. Our group scooped up 2 of those homeruns. The stadium sells local food favorites like garbage plates. They also had locally made beer--like blueberry ale from Rohrbach--let us enjoy cold beers in the hot tub. The reservation included our own private EMT watching over us throughout the game as a precaution/ possible stadium requirement.
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by pbb
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