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YMCA, Rochester, New York In the spring of 1981, I had an appointment with Owen Butler, who taught photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. As I was a broke student at the time, I stayed in the YMCA, which was located on Gibbs Street near the city center. It was not a nice part of town at the time. This is a view from my window, made with a 4″ x 5″ view camera. As I recall, this is the day Bob Marley died, which would make it the 11th of May, 1981. The building would not persist much longer either. After poking around a bit, I found out that the brick and steel structure would not see the end of the decade. Looking at Rochester via Street View now, it's very difficult to find anything one sees in this image still standing, though I think I found a couple of buildings in the center of the frame. The church one sees in the distance toward the right hand side of the frame is St. Michael's Church at Sullivan and N. Clinton. Currently, the Eastman Student Living Center stands at the site of the old "Y". The Eastman Theatre stands half a block away across East Main Street. If you're interested in the history of this building, you can go to here for more information.

And here's a detail from a USGS map from 1978; the YMCA is near the center of the frame...

You're stronger than you think. This quote proves it. 💪

Feeling overwhelmed? 😔 This powerful quote from Bob Marley is a reminder of the incredible strength you have within. Sometimes, you don't know your own power until you have no other choice but to be strong. This is your moment to embrace your resilience and keep going.