Strong Mt Hope (14620): Overview, Housing, Essentials, Schools, Recreation & Entertainment, Transportation & Traffic, Real Estate Agents

Strong / Mt. Hope Neighborhood - Rochester, NY

Overview The Strong-Mount Hope neighborhood is close to Strong Memorial Hospital and Monroe Community Hospital and is popular with University of Rochester staff, faculty and students. The area is sometimes called the “white coat neighborhood” because of the many medical professionals who live here. There are many shops, stores, restaurants and bars in this neighborhood, which is about halfway between downtown Rochester and the bustling Jefferson Road shopping area in Henrietta. The neighborhood organization is quite active. The historic Mt. Hope Cemetery, the first municipal rural cemetery in the country, is here. A major development project, called College Town, is planned for the area. Highland Park, home of the annual Lilac Festival, is nearby, as is Genesee Valley Park. The area is bounded by Elmwood Avenue, Highland Avenue, South Avenue and the Erie Canal. Local Museums & Landmarks Mt. Hope Cemetery is the final resting spot of many well-known Rochesterians, including Frederick Douglass and John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb (founders of the optical company that bears their names). The University of Rochester and its riverfront campus are nearby.

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Essentials Plenty of stores, pharmacies, diners, restaurants, bars and pizza shops are in Upper Mount Hope, as well as salons and auto repair shops. The closest library is the Highland branch, at 971 South Ave. The UR campus has public post offices. Mt. Hope Avenue had one of the last-remaining Wegmans supermarkets in the city; since that store closed, the closest ones are in nearby Henrietta. There’s also a Top’s supermarket on South Clinton Avenue in Brighton.

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Plenty of stores, pharmacies, diners, restaurants, bars and pizza shops are in Upper Mount Hope, as well as salons and auto repair shops. The closest library is the Highland branch, at 971 South Ave. The UR campus has public post offices. Mt. Hope Avenue had one of the last-remaining Wegmans supermarkets in the city; since that store closed, the closest ones are in nearby Henrietta. There’s also a Top’s supermarket on South Clinton Avenue in Brighton.

Recreation & Entertainment Residents here are close enough to walk to events held at UR. Popular bars like The Distillery and the Elmwood Inn are on Mount Hope, across from Mt. Hope Cemetery. The cemetery itself is very picturesque and historic, and people often go there to hike, take tours or even picnic. Upper Mount Hope is close to Highland Park, where the huge Lilac Festival is held each year. Those who prefer a concentration of national stores and malls are not far from Henrietta, with The Marketplace mall and the ever-crowded retail mecca of Jefferson Road.

Recreation & Entertainment

Residents here are close enough to walk to events held at UR. Popular bars like The Distillery and the Elmwood Inn are on Mount Hope, across from Mt. Hope Cemetery. The cemetery itself is very picturesque and historic, and people often go there to hike, take tours or even picnic.

Transportation & Traffic Mount Hope Avenue, the main thoroughfare in this neighborhood, is usually very busy with traffic, even moreso as you head toward Henrietta. Routes 390 and 590, both of which head north-south, are easy to reach.

Transportation & Traffic

Mount Hope Avenue, the main thoroughfare in this neighborhood, is usually very busy with traffic, even moreso as you head toward Henrietta. Routes 390 and 590, both of which head north-south, are easy to reach.

Pros & Cons Those who work at the University of Rochester – the largest employer in the region, now that Eastman Kodak Co. has shrunk – will enjoy the short commute from Upper Mount Hope. This area has many professionals and college students and offers a wide variety of places to shop and eat. The annual Lilac Festival makes traffic in this well-traveled area even more intense.

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