Greece

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Greece

• Past and Present
• Created April 2008
• Historical Pictures from Eight Miles Along The
  Shore by Virginia Tomkiewicz and Shirley Cox
  Husted

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Charlotte

• The area known as Charlotte, on the eastern
  border, was formerly part of the town of Greece
  until it was annexed by the City of Rochester in
  1916.

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Boat docked at Charlotte 2008
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Pier along Genesee River
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Shops near the Genesee River Pier
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Tracks and Pier near Genesee River
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Shelter

• How have homes changed?
• What is on the land where people used to live?

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2672 West Ridge Road in 2008. Formerly the site
of a Rowe-Hillman-sanders house, which later
became Empire Electric Supply Company is now
store fronts (only one of which is presently
being used).
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House on Maiden Lane (2008)
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Ridgemont Country Club (2008)
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This house is now being used by Wegmans
Corporation as its Horizon House on Latona Road
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How people traveled

• Roads, Bridges, and Vehicles

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Ridge Road Construction (in front of the mall).
Widening the road and adding a median (2008)
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Ridge Road Further West with New Median
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Britton Road (2008)
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Bridge on North Greece Road (2008)
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Newer Bridge over Genesee River
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Barge Canal (Erie Canal) at Henpeck Park, near
Elmgrove
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Edgemere Drive in 2008
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Railroad Crossing on Ridge Road
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Public Transportation
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2008 Model
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United States Postal Mail Trucks
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Places Throughout the Community

• Schools, Stores, Hotels,
• And Public Services

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Originally School 5, the building is now used by
Greece Central as the Teaching and Learning
Center
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Paddy Hill School
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School at Lake Ave opposite Stonewood.
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Barnard School Building, which is now used for
Community Education in Greece.
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Private Residence _at_ 1040 Long Pond RoadFrame was
previously a Methodist Church, then a school
house.
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Holmes Road Elementary School
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Crescent Beach Hotel (2008)
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Strebs Steakhouse on Ridge Road
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Marriot Hotel on Ridge Road and Fetzner
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Ridgewood Medical Doctors Office
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Fire Station on Ridgeway Avenue
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Barnard Fire Department (2008)
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Police Station on Fetzner Road
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Corner of Ridgeway and Lee Road (which expands
North into Latona Road)
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Gas Station at the Corner of North Greece and
Ridge Road
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2008 Landmark at Ridge Road and Lake Ave.
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Grocery Store on Ridge Road
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Unity Hospital (formerly named Park Ridge
Hospital)
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Site of Former Town Hall
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New Town Hall on Long Pond Road
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Back view of Town Hall
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Fishing at Long Pond
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Dewey Avenue
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• Use your knowledge to Predict
• How would an aerial view of Greece today look
  different than that of the past?