International Student Orientation: Fall 2015
Welcome to Rochester, NY!
Rochester: the Basics
 “The Flour City”, “The
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Flower City”, “The World’s
Image Center”
County: Monroe
Borders Lake Ontario
Genesee River
Eastern Time Zone
Population:
City – 210,532
Metro – 1,082,284
 Third most populous city
after NYC & Buffalo
 Mayor: Lovely Warren
Famous Rochesterians
 George Eastman –
founder of Eastman
Kodak
 Visit his house!
 Frederick Douglass
 Susan B. Anthony
 Mt. Hope Cemetery
 Frank Gannet –
largest newspaper
chain in U.S.
Rochester Companies
 Eastman Kodak
 Bausch & Lomb
 Xerox
Neighborhoods
 Henrietta
 Center City
 “Neighborhood
of the Arts”:
East End/Park
Ave/Corn Hill,
South Wedge
 Urban
communities:
High Falls/19th
Ward
Henrietta
 Jefferson Road
(252)
 W. Henrietta Rd
(15)
 E. Henrietta Rd
(15A)
 90/390/490/590
Universities
 Rochester Institute of
Technology
 University of Rochester
 Eastman School of
Music
 Strong Hospital
 Monroe Community
College
 Nazareth College, St.
John Fisher, Roberts
Wesleyan, Bryant &
Stratton
RIT: Major Events
 Brick City Homecoming
 Horton Speaker
 Hockey Games
 FreezeFest
 Unification
 Imagine RIT
Rochester Festivals
 International Jazz Festival
 Fringe Festival
 Lilac Festival
 Park Ave Fest
 Cornhill Arts Festival
 Clothesline Festival
Parks
 Genesee Valley Park
 Highland Park
 Cobbs Hill Park
 Ellison Park
 Greece Canal Park
 Manhattan Square Park
& Ice Rink
 Letchworth State Park
 Watkins Glen State Park
Rochester Favorites
 Wegmans
 Abbotts Frozen
Custard
 Nick Tahou’s
Garbage Plate
Museums
 Rochester Museum and
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Science Center
Strasenburgh
Planetarium
The Strong National
Museum of Play
Rochester
Contemporary Art
Center
Memorial Art Gallery
Artisanworks
Places to visit…
 Rochester Public
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Market
Genesee River’s
High Falls
Genesee
Riverway Trail
Charlotte Beach
Seabreeze
Amusement Park
Places to visit…
 The Little Theatre
 Marketplace Mall/
Eastview Mall
 Frontier Field
 Blue Cross Arena
Places to visit…
 Seneca Park Zoo
 Canandaigua &
the Finger Lakes
 Darien Lake
Amusement Park
 Corning Museum
of Glass
Places to visit…
 Bristol Mountain
 Glacier Ridge & Polar
Wave (snow tubing)
 Niagara Falls
 Red Barn Climbing Gym
Want More Information?
Check out the “Visit Rochester” website
http://www.visitrochester.com/