Rochester, NY: Original Erie Canal

(Satellite, see the topo map below. This is the location of the aqueduct that used to cross the river.)

Erie Canal overview

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"The Erie Canal runs through the heart of Rochester in the early 1900s. As in Syracuse and Albany, urban sections of the waterway were “dewatered” and paved over after the expanded Barge Canal opened in 1918.Source: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection/Library of Congress"

The above photo shows boats approaching the aqueduct over the Genesse River.

Postcard via Bridge Hunter via Dennis DeBruler, which has more images of the canal in Rochester.

 

Matt Korona posted
The Genesee River Aqueduct in Rochester Ny

Matt Korona posted
Scenes from Rochester Ny Erie Canal

Daniel Goodman: That might be the sherwood shoe factory in the distance, with Goodman st crossing.

[Another comment confirmed Goodman. Since it appears that the canal is bending to the right, I think we are looking West.]

1895/95 Rochester Quad @ 62,500 via Dennis DeBruler

1827 Map via ErieCanal