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Downtown in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

George Eastman

1854-1932

 
 
George Eastman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 17, 2012
1. George Eastman Marker
Inscription.
Both the Eastman School of Music and its magnificent Eastman Theater are vivid examples of the extraordinary vision of George Eastman. The school, founded in 1921 as the first professional school of the University of Rochester, is one of the world's best. The theater which opened in 1922 anchors the cultural life of Rochester.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
 
Location. 43° 9.479′ N, 77° 36.066′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Gibbs Street and Main Street East on Gibbs Street. Marker is on the side of the Eastman Theater. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Grove Place (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rochester's Early Banks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schiller Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Margaret Woodbury Strong (approx. 0.3 miles away); Anna Murray Douglass (approx. 0.4 miles away); Douglass Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Granite Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Austin Steward 1793-1869 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
 
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 George Eastman. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
George Eastman Marker and Partner image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 17, 2012
2. George Eastman Marker and Partner
George Eastman Marker as seen facing north on Gibbs image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 17, 2012
3. George Eastman Marker as seen facing north on Gibbs
George Eastman Marker as seen facing east on Main image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 17, 2012
4. George Eastman Marker as seen facing east on Main
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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