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(More customer reviews)This book has many wonderful photographs of Rochester's buildings. If you love architecture, or Rochester, this book is worth a look.
As a previous critic commented, the book's primary weakness is a lack of insightful commentary. I suspect that the author is knowledgeable regarding Rochester's history, but for some reason was miserly when supplying text. (Perhaps the publisher argued for "fewer words and more pictures").
As a minimum I would have liked addresses of buildings to be supplied (permitting the book to serve as the basis of a self-guided tour). More on Rochester's history, particularly as it pertains to the types of buildings constructed, might have been helpful.
I was also disappointed that there were not even more photos - the Mt Hope section has so many interesting structures that were left out!
Summary: Worth the price - but it could have been so much more.
(And kudos to the preservation folks who have worked to maintain so much of this city's past!)
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A vibrant and comprehensive tour of the extraordinary architectural and botanical wonders that have survived and have been beautifully preserved in Rochester for over 200 years. The city is rare among American cities for the great variety and exceptional quality of architectural styles as well as the private and public gardens that have given Rochester the claim to "the Flower City."
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