The block between Sullivan Street and Hoeltzer Street along North Clinton Avenue is at an intersection, a figurative one. Next year, construction on the long-awaited International Plaza at La Marketa should start, turning a vacant lot in the El Camino neighborhood into a public market and recreation area. The project’s been in the works for […]
El Camino neighborhood
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Maplewood and North Clinton in transition
Last in a series on Rochester neighborhoods and the fall city elections. Sam Spoto has lived in the Maplewood neighborhood since the 1940’s, and remains one of its most ardent cheerleaders. “I remember when we had two movie theaters, grocery stores, lots of restaurants, and some major employers within walking distance,” says Spoto, who heads […]
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El Camino neighborhood crafts a new vision
The El Camino neighborhood is struggling with some tough problems, but residents don’t want to let those challenges define their community. In that Rochester neighborhood – which is bordered by the Genesee River on the west, North Clinton Avenue on the east, Avenue D to the north, and Upper Falls to the south – many […]
