I found this paper bag folded in a stack of 78 rpm records I recently purchased at a nearby yard sale. A promotion for “Lover Come Back” starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall, it is printed on a 7½ x 10½ paper bag. Perhaps it was for a 1962 showing here at our very own RKO Palace.
This is a very funny movie, and definitely has VIP!
Sit back, enjoy the trailer and try to imagine yourself in the splendor of the RKO Palace.
Formerly located at 71 Clinton Avenue, the RKO Palace in Rochester opened Christmas 1928. Designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Graven and Mayger in the Georgian style, it was adorned with elaborate plasterwork, velvet curtains, chandeliers and gilded metalwork. It was home to the Wurlitzer 4/23 (opus 1951) theatre organ which was rescued by the Rochester Theater Organ Society and is now housed at the Auditorium Theater.
It was viewed as the most beautiful theater in our city, but in 1965 it was demolished in the name of “urban renewal”, and since then the location has been used as a parking lot.
east high, c.1905
East High School, designed by J. Foster Warner and located on Alexander Street. Opened in 1903, it served as a high school until 1959. This cyanotype dates back to around 1905.
Located at 4126 State Routes 5 and 20 in the town of Hopewell, just east of the city of Canandaigua. In the early 1960’s a second floor was built to accommodate the family residence. The pool is no longer there.
The motel has been undergoing restoration since it was purchased by Valerie and Dennis Calkins in 2004. We often overlook the beauty and importance of mid-century architecture, and I am pleased that this one is being saved.
For more information on the Motel Miami, please visit motelmiami.com
whiting collection, no.169
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Beginning in the early 1900’s through the 1980’s, the Papec Machine Company of Shortsville, New York manufactured farming implements known worldwide for their quality. Originally located in Lima, New York, the company moved to Shortsville sometime around 1910. These images are reproduced from 5×7 and 8×10 glass plate negatives.
papec machine company, no.1 - ensilage cutter, detail
papec machine company, no.5 - machine shop
papec machine company, no.7 - machine shop
papec machine company, no.8 - studio
papec machine company, no.13 - ensilage cutter
papec machine company, no.14 - cutting wheel
papec machine company, no.16 - farm
papec machine company, no.19 - farm
papec machine company, no.21 - farm
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