History of Rochester

George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry came to America in the 1930’s, from Germany and Ireland  respectively. In 1940 they founded the Ellwanger and Barry Nursery on Mt. Hope Avenue, in Rochester New York.

The original nursery, which was 7 acres, included greenhouses, a model arboretum, and a display garden. By 1859 the nursery had grown to 500 acres. Fruit trees, flowers, and greenhouse plants were sold both from the nursery and from a catalogue.

In 1856 Ellwanger and Barry became interested in real estate. They designed and built houses on           Cyprus and Linden Street. Their neighborhood expanded to include the area from South Avenue to Gregory Street. This neighborhood was called the Ellwanger and Barry neighborhood.

In 2007, the name was changed to the Highland Park Neighborhood. It was decided that this name    better described the location of the neighborhood.

Ellwanger and Barry also developed the Maplewood district, located in the north section of Rochester. The Ellwanger and Barry nursery declined after their death. Their real estate business continued after their death, but declined during the Great Depression, and eventually shut down in 1963.

Ellwanger and Barry donated land to the City of Rochester on Meigs Street, where today there is an   Ellwanger and Barry Park. They also donated land that would later become Highland Park. The influence Ellwanger and Barry had on Rochester is still evident today.

This was the first article I wrote this year.  It was not terribly good, but it also was not atrociously awful.  It was rather short, but writing this article introduced me to newspaper writing.  This helped me to understand how and why news is written the way it is.  I learned journalism terms such as significance.