A Kodak Moment

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 Ch. Koechlin, from 14 Miniatures

Yes, still stuck in Rochester, the home of Kodak, for a few posts as I dig through archived material. Here is a glimpse of the same foyer as described in the previous post. This archival photo is taken from the landing of the grand staircase as seen in the first photo, looking back in the opposite direction. Note the open galleries on either side of the space in this image as contrasted with the drywalled-in offices in the present-day photo. I imagine that the acoustics have been altered somewhat – more spacious and resonant likely back then – however these little pieces by Charles Koechlin allow us to go back in time to the early decades of the 1900′s, back when Rochester was in its heyday and this building was originally constructed and in use.

Liberal and open-minded, this is now the site of  Brockton College, a State University of New York…and that is a manequin on the immediate left as part of an ad display, fyi!?

Thanks to staff and security for the opportunity to play and record in such a spontaneous manner!