Times Square Building (Rochester)

This article is about the former Genesee Valley Trust Building in Rochester, New York. For the building in New York City, New York, see The Times Square Building. For other buildings named Times Square Building, see Times Square Building (disambiguation).

The Times Square Building is an Art Deco skyscraper designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the firm Voorhees, Gmelin, and Walker located in Rochester, New York, United States. At 260 feet (79 m), it is the eighth-tallest building in Rochester, with 14 floors. The former Genesee Valley Trust Building is a streamlined twelve-story building supporting four aluminum wings 42 feet (13 m) high, known as the "Wings of Progress",^[1] each weighing 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg). These structures are among the most distinctive features of the Rochester skyline.^[2] The trompe-l’oeil style is used for the decor throughout the building's interior and features various depictions of stylized wheat in reference to Rochester's presence as "the flour city". The building originally hosted a Depression era mural by Carl William Peters (1897-1980) on exhibit from its opening that was later destroyed.^[3]

Times Square Building
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office Citizens Bank
Architectural style	Art Deco
Location	45 Exchange Boulevard Rochester, NY, USA
Coordinates	43.15465°N 77.61253°W / 43.15465; -77.61253
Construction started	October 29th, 1929
Completed	September 29th, 1930
Opening	1930
Cost	$ 1.5 Million (Equal to 21 million dollars of present day.)
Height
Antenna spire	260 feet (79 m)
Technical details
Floor count	14
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker
Website
https://www.timessquarebuilding.com/

Detail of building showing "The Wings of Progress"

The cornerstone of this bank was laid on October 29, 1929, "Black Tuesday" of the 1929 stock market crash.

References

1. Monroe County Library System : Wings of Progress, Rochester N.Y [slide]. by. 1985.
2. Times Square Building ^[usurped] emporis.com
3. "Carl W. Peters Papers | RBSCP". rbscp.lib.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-24.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York