Neighborhood Highlights
Ganondagan State Historic Site
There’s so much to explore at the only New York State Historic Site dedicated to a Native American theme, and the only Seneca town developed and interpreted in the United States. Ganondagan is the original site of a 17th century Seneca town that existed peacefully more than 350 years ago. The culture, art, agriculture, and government of the Seneca people influenced our modern understanding of equality, democratic government, women’s rights, ecology, and natural foods. Ganondagan’s full-size Seneca Bark Longhouse (1998) is furnished to reflect a typical Seneca family from the late 1600s, complete with reproductions of 17th century Seneca objects and colonial-era trade goods.
The Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan tells the story of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) contributions to art, culture, and society.
Eastman Theatre
Welcome to Kodak Hall, a prominent space for music performance. Kodak Hall was first opened in 1922 and features the extravagant décor of the 1920s, making the hall feel tastefully elegant and magnificently adorned in 1920s flair. Primarily, the theater is used for concerts of orchestras, wind, and jazz ensembles as well as chorale. Full-fledged operatic productions take place every spring.
Boughton Park
Imagine having your own private acreage for hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. That just about describes 330-acre Boughton Park, which is only open for residents of Victor and two other area towns. With 56 acres of ponds, plus wooded areas with trails, Boughton Park makes a serene retreat for you to enjoy.
A History of Rochester
Rochester is a city of many identities. Rochester was first known as "the Young Lion of the West" and then as the "Flour City." By 1838, it was the largest flour-producing city in the United States. Considered America’s first boomtown, the region's rich agriculture and natural landscape shaped by the Genesee River and raging waterfalls created the perfect environment for flour production. Mills lined the riverfront, and using the power of High Falls, a 96' waterfall in the center of the city, Rochester became the largest manufacturer of baking flour in the world. A claim to fame: Rochester is the birthplace of the graham cracker!
Rochester has played a pivotal role in civil rights thanks to two famous residents. Famed suffragist Susan B. Anthony lived and worked in Rochester for 40 politically active years. Fighting passionately for women’s rights, Anthony was also a staunch Abolitionist, working alongside her friend and fellow Rochesterian, Frederick Douglass.
Rochester has a storied history of businesses founded in the city, including Eastman Kodak, Bausch and Lomb, Fanny Farmer chocolates, French’s Mustard, and Gannett Newspapers.
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