Historic Downtown Medina, New York
Historic Downtown Medina, New York
Medina, New York is a quaint Victorian village, nestled on a wide bend in the Erie Canal where the canal traverses the Oak Orchard River. Incorporated in 1832, the village thrived and prospered, most significantly in the years following the Civil War.
Being home to many industries- furniture, foundries, and stone quarries, Medina boomed during the Gilded Age. During that boom, numerous impressive buildings appeared, many built of the now famous Medina Sandstone.
Commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical structures born of this great age earned Medina a well-deserved reputation as a beautiful, flourishing community of prospering businesses and grand homes.
Most all of this historic architecture survives today and has been carefully preserved, most notably the collection of downtown commercial architecture. It is the envy of many communities.
It's not a museum or historical facade. Its a living place where you can shop, interact, and feel connected. Few spots offer such an authentic American experience, and the village is increasingly becoming a destination.
An article posted in the Toronto Sun in May 2010 by George Bailey states:
When you walk the historic downtown you can breathe in the smell of history. Their main street echoes of the nineteenth century. Tucked side by side are clusters of aging Medina Sandstone buildings that have changed little since they were constructed during the boom times of the 1830's -1900's.
More on Medina from Bailey at: torontosun.com/2011/04/29/locals-in-medina-ny-say-hello
In a similar article published in the June 2011 edition of Buffalo Spree, writer Bruce Eaton has similar things to say about Medina:
...those who want to spend a few hours soaking up some strong vibes from the Boom Years of Yore are well-advised to head east to the village of Medina. ...With only a few modern buildings in sight, it's possible to stroll up Main towards the canal and imagine that Grover Cleveland still resides in the White House.
Indeed, Grover Cleveland did once stroll these streets. His young bride, Frances Folsom, resided for a time on the north end of Main Street. A historic marker identifies the residence.
The collection of buildings in the Downtown Historic District appear on both the National and New York State Registries of Historic Places. One needs only stand at any place along the wide thoroughfare and see why- a stunning collection of nineteenth century Italianate buildings built of brick and sandstone in a thriving business district. It is truly is a slice of genuine Americana.
Arrayed along the historic thoroughfare are numerous shops and restaurants- everything from antiques to gourmet coffee, gourmet pizza, books, cookies, yarn, candles, gifts, tea shop, fresh produce, and a bistro with a classically trained chef.
Any time of year is a great time to visit this historic village, but fall offers some unique opportunities. While the community can be reached via the usual NYS routes (NYS 90 to Pembroke 48A to Rte. 77 and Rte. 63 to Medina; Rte. 31 straight to Medina; or Rte. 104 to Rte 63, south to Medina), fall foliage along the back roads of Orleans/Niagara offer not only spectacular fall color, but a bounty of fresh fruits (apples!) and vegetables from the farm stands that dot the route.
Google map a scenic route that will take you winding along the Erie Canal to the village and motor along historic West Center Street (Rte. 31E from Middleport, NY) to see a magnificent collection of Victorian homes, or visit the Medina Railroad Museum at and take a fall foliage train ride to the historic museum located adjacent to the Downtown Historic District.
Upstate NEW YORK Finger Lakes: RAW Cheese, Monk's Bread, Waterfalls, Train & Cobblestone Museum,
Today I am touring around Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes region. It feels good to travel outside of New York City and get back into countryside nature and the charm of small towns.
East Hill Creamery
346 S Main St, Perry, NY 14530, USA
+1 585-237-3622
East Hill Creamery began crafting delicious cheese in 2016, including an raclette-style cheese called Underpass; a firmer, bolder version that is cave-aged for 11 months called Underpass Reserve; a creamy, tangy raclette call Happy Accident; and Silver Lake, the only Alpine-style comté cheese produced in the United States. Visitors are treated to cheese samples, a tour of the Creamery and their brand-new 9,000-square-foot rustic Alpine-inspired event, with windows peering into the cheese caves containing up to 1,500 wheels of cheese.
Tour of Monks’ Bread Store at the Abbey of the Genesee
Abbey of the Genesee/ Monks' Bread
3258 River Rd, Piffard, NY 14533, USA
+1 585-243-0660
The Abbey of the Genesee is home to some 30 contemplative monks belonging to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance also known as Trappists. Since 1951, the monks have been making and selling bread for their livelihood. Today, their popular bread, “Monks’ Bread” is sold at the Abbey’s onsite bakery store and in many national retail locations. A visit to the Abbey is a memorable experience.
Letchworth State Park Waterfalls
1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14427, USA
+1 585-493-3600
Letchworth State Park, renowned as the Grand Canyon of the East, is one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern U.S. The Genesee River roars through the gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs--as high as 600 feet in some places--surrounded by lush forests. Hikers can choose among 66 miles of hiking trails. Trails are also available for horseback riding, biking, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
Medina Railroad Museum
530 West Ave, Medina, NY 14103, USA
+1 585-798-6106
Located in a 300’ long freight house built in 1905, the Medina Railroad Museum features the largest HO scale model railroad layout in the eastern US as well as railroad and firefighting history exhibits. Visitors can enjoy themed train excursions through the Erie Canal Heritage Corridor aboard comfortable vintage 1947 Budd passenger coaches between Medina & Lockport. Themes include Day Out with Thomas™, Vineyard Express, Fall Foliage and the Polar Express™.
Cobblestone Society Museum
14389 Ridge Rd W, Albion, NY 14411, USA
+1 585-589-9013
The Cobblestone Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is an open-air museum that promotes the study and exploration of cobblestone construction methods from 1825 to 1860. It offers visitors the opportunity to explore three period cobblestone structures set in Victorian appearance and four wood structures highlighting 19th century agricultural implements and skilled trades. This includes the oldest cobblestone church in North America and the cobblestone parsonage once owned by Horace Greeley.
Lunch at:
Glen Iris Inn
(located inside Letchworth State Park)
Castile, NY 14427
(585) 493-2622 | glenirisinn.com
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Bent's Opera House Restoration, Medina, NY
Built in 1864, Bent's Opera House is the cornerstone structure of Medina's Downtown Historic District. It is one of the oldest surviving opera houses in the United States, having been built at the height of the Civil War and the Lincoln Presidency. Its Medina Sandstone construction shares a heritage with such other notable places as the H. H. Richardson Towers, St. Louis RC Church, and St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Buffalo NY, and countless other architectural masterpieces in Medina, Western New York, and around the world.
The building is owned by the Orleans Renaissance Group, Inc., a 501(c)(3) volunteer organization, dedicated to preservation and cultural events in and around the Medina, NY area. The Group's vision for the edifice is a full and complete restoration/renovation.
Tax deductible contributions to the restoration project, both large and small, may be made to: The Orleans Renaissance Group, Inc., PO Box 543, Medina, New York 14103.
Additional information about the Orleans Renaissance Group, Inc. and Bent's Opera House can be found at eggstreet.org, or on Facebook at Bent's Hall.
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The Railroads of Cattaraugus County, New York USA 2009
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National New York Central Museum (Rolling Stock), 03-22-2013
Here we got various pieces of railroad rolling stock on display at NNYCM in Elkhart, Indiana. In the following order: NYC 19211 Wooden Caboose, NYC Observation City Of Elkhart, NYC Coach St. Joseph River, NYC Coach Elkhart River, & NYC EMD E8A 4085 Diesel Locomotive.
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R&GVRRM's Diesel Days 2014
On August 17, 2014, the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and the New York Museum of Transportation held their annual Diesel Days event, here we ride on the trains from both museum's for the day and I honestly had a lot of fun getting to do this, I do hope I can visit them again someday. :)
Here is the footage I captured during this event, hope you enjoy it. :)
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officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh-most populated city in the United States and the second-most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population of 1,469,845.[5] It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States
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from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000.[6][7] The city straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is on the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County. Recent annexations[8] have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, though for only a very tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County.[9] Since San Antonio was founded during the Spanish Colonial Era, it has a church (San Fernando Cathedral) in its center, along with a main civic plaza accompanying it in front, a characteristic which is also found in some other Spanish-founded cities, towns, and villages in Spain and Latin America. Due to its placement, the city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,454,061 based on the 2017 US Census estimate, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand.
San Antonio was named for Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is on June 13, by a 1691 Spanish expedition in the area. The city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions, including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which together were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.[10] Other notable attractions include the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, SeaWorld, the Alamo Bowl, and Marriage Island. Commercial entertainment includes Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Morgan's Wonderland amusement parks, and according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city is visited by about 32 million tourists a year. The city is home to the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and hosts the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the largest such events in the country.The Alamo Mission in San Antonio (the Alamo), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of the mission, San Antonio is often called the Alamo City.[55]
The River Walk, which meanders through the Downtown area, is the city's second-most-visited attraction, giving it the additional nickname of River City. Extended an additional 13 miles between 2009–2013, the landscaped walking and bike path line the San Antonio River from the Museum Reach beginning in Brackenridge Park through downtown, Downtown Reach, past the Blue Star's Eagleland to the Mission Reach ending near Loop 410 South past Mission Espada.[56] Lined with numerous shops, bars, and restaurants, as well as the Arneson River Theater, this attraction is transformed into an impressive festival of lights during the Christmas and New Year holiday period (except for the Mission Reach), and is suffused with the local sounds of folklorico and flamenco music during the summer, particularly during celebrations such as the Fiesta Noche del Rio.
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Model Train Show Travels- Connecticut River Museum 2015
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Welcome to my new series that will be a mainstay for this channel, Model Train Show Travels. This is one of my favorite hobbies to do ever. Ever since I was a kid I love model trains and let's just say it hasn't gone away. For this series, I'm going to show you the Model Train shows I've been at and I'm hoping to expand to other states outside of the Northeast where they have train shows all around America. So this is where I'm starting... #1 on the list, The Connecticut River Museum.
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E Unit Cab Ride - Nashville & Eastern RR - New York Central E8
Take a short ride in the cab of E8 6902 on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The E unit is pulling this train from the museum to downtown Nashville, and then shoves back to the museum. Thomas the Tank engine is on the other end as part of the museum's Day Out with Thomas.
The locomotive is running slowly, but when it's on the museum's regular excursions it's often leading the trains at track speed.
The Tennessee Central Railway Museum offers excursion on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The NERR operates the portion of the Tennessee Central Railway that was taken over by the L&N when the TC failed in 1968.
The E8 was built for New York Central (4048), and went into Penn Central as part of the 1968 merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad. It later went to New Jersey Transit, before coming south to the New Georgia Railroad. It came to Nashville originally for the Broadway Dinner Train, which operated for many years on the NERR.
Engineer view of the South Florida Railway Museum HO layout
Please enjoy this first person view of the South Florida Railway Museum at the Deerfield Tri Rail station
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