meet me at the cock of the nation in midtown plaza rochester new york where each passing hour is gayly saluted in the carnival spirit that is universal with people everywhere and i'll acquaint you with  the world is at our doorstep so the speak since the construction of the st lawrence seaway the great lakes have become the fourth seacoast for the united states and rochester is westernmost port on lake ontario genesee river with headwaters in the appalachian ridges of pennsylvania and one of the few rivers in north america flowing north passes right through the heart of the city surrounding monroe county and the other counties up the genesee valley constitute a natural economic area with rochester as the focal point in the city is an indian word meaning beautiful valley and still today no description more applique fits this area of the world beautiful just simply beautiful valley and there's no adjective in any language iroquois or otherwise  to know that the artist giants was actually the glacier doesn't destroy the wonder of them in the lea canada m r nice certainly the work of an artist glacier in any case also about the glacier for the slopes here are rich with the soil deposited rich you haven't lived a friend until you suck your teeth into the splendor of a western new york apple the good land attracted the first settlers here a little more than a hundred and fifty years ago still today you will b farms in the area are completely electrified now of course and as modern in all the conveniences of good living as the methods of farming the surrounding acreage signs of the past histor markers in the towns and villages of the valley further evidence of the building berger in the early days of settlement early nineteenth century in remodeled to fit today's requirements still attract  old landmarks adapted to modern business ventures and charmingly so there's a general respect place after place for the architectural heritage of the valley the tender they can be tough with a tree when surgery is necessary they can be tough with a tree they can be tough with a house they can beat up with the city when surgery  at the same time in the manner of skilled professional best describes the rash of activity that is continued in this area of the world from the front therefore there is never been any nonsense about the purpose of the city or the  rochester economic area quite simply it is considered a place to make a profit as pleasantly as possible the community is fully aware of the financial facts of life and the methods of making an eyes back in eighteen months when it was the main trade and travel artery in america today it provides recreational facilities fishing and boating as well as many a buzz and picnic area rochester was one of the first boom towns in america  highways and expressways that link the heart of the city to the new york state segment of the plant continental through a tough yet general surgery for the the important thing of course is that the heart of the city has a booming be stronger than ever before times change and you either change your city to fit them or they'll change your city often unpleasantly carrier instead of getting together to plan a workable solution for traffic congestion twentieth century america is dear to the automobile and thus is rochester  community planning for the years ahead and the building of self liquidating municipal parking rochester monroe county airport is only ten minutes from downtown when these pictures were taken the runways were being expanded to accommodate jet flight change not only to keep abreast of the times but to keep ahead of the time using every possible facility for moving people and products yes rochester is on the move with every means of travel and flying out of rochester you get a pleasant view of the barge canal where it crosses the genesee you ever see a city so green growing green and growing right into the downtown area loop channeling traffic to the central core of the city that is the outer loop circling the city channeling traffic to the surrounding suburbs and industrial  setting practically from scratch with the advent of the name lawrence seaway rochester is made significant strides in attracting commercial cargo but being loaded or unloaded today clean cargo certainly cargo compatible with the community mobile cranes move goods from a ship to shore forklift trucks transfer merchandise from the warehouse or the dock side stor industrial goods market in the world and are including boston new york philadelphia pittsburgh cincinnati cleveland and detroit