Ames, IA...getting warmed up
Mason City, IA - A little bit of FLR
My next stop was across Iowa into Minnesota. I have never been to Rochester before, and although I've seen pictures, I greatly underestimated
the size of the downtown. So I waited till the next morning to take pictures. When I went through there at night, the downtown was very lively and quite
a bit was going on. I wished I could have taken a couple of pictures, but I was pretty tired at that point, and no sooner than I got inside my motel
room, it began to pour down rain. It was cool and overcast the next day which was fine with me.
Rochester is a fast growing city in southeast Minnesota estimated at around 107,000 people. It is home to the Mayo Clinic. The largest non for profit
medical practice and research in the world. Most of downtown Rochester contains buildings dedicated to the clinic. I pretty much stayed downtown.
So here we go!!
Sorry, I wanted to get some nice panoramic shots, but couldn't find a good enough place to shoot one. But I did get a couple of decent shots!!
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A duck decided to hang out with me in one of the parking lots
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The Mayo Clinic wasn't the only hospital downtown
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City Hall
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Walkways seem to cover downtown
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The western wing of the main building of the Mayo Clinic. This thing is massive!!
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The Plummer Building, built in 1926, was once the tallest in Minnesota for a few years.
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This building is also part of the Mayo Clinic
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Finally made it to a parking garage. Even then, the main building is so massive, I couldn't fit it onto my camera.
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Something new going up
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I believe that the residential tower in the background is also part of the Mayo Clinic
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A nice looking hotel
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The east wing of the Mayo Clinic
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Another downtown hospital
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The entrance to the main building
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One more angle of the Plummer Building
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Why not just build over the street??
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A downtown mall..(of course)
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Another angle of the downtown Methodist Hospital
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A nice looking residential tower, is the tallest in Rochester. Not sure of the exact height, but it's under 400 ft.
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Overlooking Broadway, from one of the walkways
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The Zumbro River cuts through the south side of downtown
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A railroad spur cuts through as well
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A collection of buildings above the treetops
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A 5k run was about to start
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The Mayo Civic Center. Very nice looking!!
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The massive government complex on the other side of the river
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One last shot before I leave. The best panoramic that I could do.
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Well, that's it. On to my next stop. Hope you enjoyed my thread!!