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Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower
	Kodak Tower as seen from Morrie Silver Way
Alternative names	Kodak Office Tower; Building 7;
Record height
	Tallest in Rochester, NY from 1914 to 1968[I]
Preceded by	Saint Michael's Church
Surpassed by	Xerox Tower (1968–present)
General information
Type	Office
Location	343 State St; Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′39″N 77°37′11″W / 43.16083°N 77.61972°W
Current tenants	Eastman Kodak Company
Construction started	1912
Completed	1914
Opening	1914
Owner	Eastman Kodak Company
Management	Eastman Kodak Company
Height
Antenna spire	360 feet (110 m)
Roof	340 feet (100 m)
Top floor	260 feet (79 m)
Technical details
Floor count	19
Lifts/elevators	5
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gordon & Kaelber Architects, Howard Wright Cutler
References

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Kodak Tower is a 19-story skyscraper in the High Falls District of Rochester, New York, and is part of the Eastman Kodak Headquarters complex. It has a roof height of 340 ft (103.6 m) and stands 366 ft (111.6 m) with its antenna spire included. It was Rochester's tallest building for over 50 years from its completion in 1914 until the Xerox Square Tower surpassed it in the late 1960s. Today, it is the 4th tallest building in Rochester^[3]^[4] and is the 9th tallest building in New York state outside New York City.

The Kodak Tower has long been recognized as a landmark in the Rochester skyline, and an icon in the world of film photography. The building has also been called the "nerve center of photography".^[5]

The Eastman Kodak Company owns the skyscraper, and it remains the company's headquarters.^[6] In 2008, Kodak undertook work to repair and restore the exterior of the building.^[7]

History

The Kodak Tower was constructed on the site of a former factory next to several seven story Camera Works buildings that clustered around the site. Construction began in 1912 and was completed in 1914 with Kodak founder George Eastman presiding over the project.^[8] Upon its completion in 1914, the tower held the title of the tallest building in Rochester, New York until the 1960s.

Design and construction

Kodak Tower was designed by Howard Wright Cutler and Gordon & Kaelber Architects with a French Renaissance style. When construction began in 1912, the building was designed as a 16-story high-rise with a steel skeleton faced with terra cotta.^[9] The building overtook the Powers Building to become the tallest building in the city upon its completion in 1914.

Spire Addition

In the late 1920s, the architects of the Genesee Valley Trust building announced plans to mount an architectural feature that would threaten the Kodak Tower's status as the city's tallest building. Following the announcement Eastman Kodak hired an architect to construct 3 more floors on the building with a mansard roof and aluminum tower bringing the tower to a height of 366 ft (111.6 m) feet in 1935.^[10]

Peregrine Falcon Webcam

In 1994 Dennis Money, the founder of the Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project, got permission from Kodak to install a nest box on the spire of the Kodak Office Tower. The nest box was installed as part of an effort to reintroduce peregrine falcons to eastern North America after the species was listed on the U.S. Endangered Species list.^[11]^[12]

In 1998 a pair of peregrine falcons known to the public as Mariah & Cabot-Sirocco began nesting in the nest box.^[13] The reintroduction effort became popular over the web after Brad Carney, an IT Consultant at Eastman Kodak, coordinated an effort to install web cams around the nest and made the web cam imagery available online for the public to view. The web cam quickly became a popular attraction on the Kodak website.^[14]

Mariah hatched 43 falcon chicks at the top of the Kodak Tower until the nest box was relocated to the Times Square Building in 2008 when Eastman Kodak announced plans to do extensive restoration work on the Tower.^[15]

Architecture

Kodak Tower is 340 ft (103.6 m) tall to its roof and reaches a full height of 366 ft (111.6 m) tall. The building has 19 floors of commercial office space occupied exclusively by the Eastman Kodak Company. Atop the building is an 18th and 19th floor balcony with a steep gothic steeple and a lightning rod with the initials EK for Eastman Kodak at the very top of the building.^[16]

Signage & Lights

A block letter sign that spells out the company name KODAK is displayed at the roof level of the north and the south sides of the tower. Throughout the night the sign is lit up with red neon lights.^[17] In addition to the sign, the tower's 18th and 19th balcony facade is lighted during special occasions such as sporting events and holidays.^[18]

Restoration

On June 13, 2008, Eastman Kodak announced that it would repair and restore the tower's exterior. The building needed urgent repairs due to deterioration in the masonry in many locations on the tower which threatened the building's safety and integrity.^[19] The restoration was completed in 2010.^[20]

Address

The building's official address is 343 State Street, Rochester, New York 14650.

Gallery

Kodak Tower from Commercial Street
Kodak Tower Balcony & Spire
Kodak Tower from High Falls
The top of the Kodak Tower, August 2008
Kodak Tower from Frontier Field during an outdoor hockey game.
Kodak Tower from Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Kodak Tower from Broad Street
Rochester, NY Skyline With Kodak Tower in the Background
Exterior Facade of Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower Lighting at Night
Kodak Tower From High Falls With Pont De Rennes bridge
Kodak Tower From South
Kodak Tower From Frontier Field During a summer baseball game.

Panorama of Rochester skyline as seen from Kodak Tower

References

^ "kodak.com presents Dennis Money and Mike Britten". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]
^ "Rochester's History An Illustrated Timeline: The New Century: 1900 - 1920". Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ McKelvey, Blake (January 1941). "Early Almanacs of Rochester" (PDF). Rochester History. 3 (1): 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]
^ "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Kodak Construction". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]
^ "Old and New Landmarks and Historic Houses" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Rochester's Falcon History". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Kodak Peregrine Falcon Web Cam". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "The Falcons are back. Kodak Birdcam". Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Peregrine Falcons at Kodak" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2004-06-09. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Rochester's Falcon History". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "On top of the Kodak Tower". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "Restoration work begins at Kodak Tower". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

External links

Media related to Kodak Tower at Wikimedia Commons

Records
Preceded by Saint Michael's Church	Tallest building in Rochester, NY 366 feet (112 m) 1914–1968	Succeeded by Xerox Tower

[1] "kodak.com presents Dennis Money and Mike Britten". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[2] Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]

[3] "Rochester's History An Illustrated Timeline: The New Century: 1900 - 1920". Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[4] McKelvey, Blake (January 1941). "Early Almanacs of Rochester" (PDF). Rochester History. 3 (1): 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[5] Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]

[6] "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[7] "Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[8] "Kodak Construction". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[9] Emporis.com:Kodak Tower^[usurped]

[10] "Old and New Landmarks and Historic Houses" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[11] "Rochester's Falcon History". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[12] "Kodak Peregrine Falcon Web Cam". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[13] "The Falcons are back. Kodak Birdcam". Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[14] "Peregrine Falcons at Kodak" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2004-06-09. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[15] "Rochester's Falcon History". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[16] "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[17] "On top of the Kodak Tower". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[18] "A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[19] "Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[20] "Restoration work begins at Kodak Tower". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

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-'''Kodak Tower''' is a 19-story [[Early skyscrapers|skyscraper]] in the [[High Falls, Rochester New York|High Falls]] District of [[Rochester, New York]], and is part of the [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] Headquarters complex. It has a roof height of {{convert|340|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and stands {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} with its antenna spire included. It was Rochester, NY’s tallest building for over 50 years from its completion in 1914 until the [[Xerox Tower|Xerox Square Tower]] surpassed it in the late 1960s. Today, it is the [[List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York|4th tallest building in Rochester, NY]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/early20th.html |title=Rochester's History  An Illustrated Timeline: The New Century: 1900 - 1920 |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=McKelvey |first=Blake |url=http://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v3_1941/v3i1.pdf
+'''Kodak Tower''' is a 19-story [[Early skyscrapers|skyscraper]] in the [[High Falls, Rochester New York|High Falls]] District of [[Rochester, New York]], and is part of the [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] Headquarters complex. It has a roof height of {{convert|340|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and stands {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} with its antenna spire included. It was Rochester's tallest building for over 50 years from its completion in [[1914]] until the [[Xerox Tower|Xerox Square Tower]] surpassed it in the late 1960s. Today, it is the [[List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York|4th tallest building in Rochester]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/early20th.html |title=Rochester's History  An Illustrated Timeline: The New Century: 1900 - 1920 |access-date=2009-01-09 |archive-date=2008-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215082657/http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/early20th.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=McKelvey |first=Blake |url=http://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v3_1941/v3i1.pdf |journal=Rochester History |title=Early Almanacs of Rochester |date=January 1941 |issue=1 |pages=7 |access-date=2009-01-09 |volume=3 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718070657/http://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v3_1941/v3i1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and is the [[List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York|9th tallest building in New York state outside New York City]].
-|journal=Rochester History |title=Early Almanacs of Rochester |date=January 1941 |issue=1 |pages=7 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |volume=3}}</ref> and is the [[List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York|9th tallest building in New York State outside NYC]].
-The Kodak Tower has long been recognized as a landmark in the Rochester Skyline, and an icon in the world of film photography. The building has also been called the "nerve center of photography".<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]</ref>
+The Kodak Tower has long been recognized as a landmark in the Rochester skyline, and an icon in the world of film photography. The building has also been called the "nerve center of photography".<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208052253/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]}}</ref>
-The [[Eastman Kodak Company]] owns the skyscraper, and it remains the company's headquarters.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood]</ref> In 2008, Kodak undertook work to repair and restore the exterior of the building.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower]</ref>
+The [[Eastman Kodak Company]] owns the skyscraper, and it remains the company's headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |title=A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232129/http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Kodak undertook work to repair and restore the exterior of the building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf |title=Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044853/http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==History==
-The Kodak Tower was constructed on the site of a former factory next to several seven story Camera Works buildings that clustered around the site. Construction began in 1912 and was completed in 1914 with Kodak founder [[George Eastman]] presiding over the project.<ref>[http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester/kodak-construction Kodak Construction]</ref> Upon its completion in 1914, the tower held the title of the [[List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York|tallest building in Rochester, New York]] until the 1960s.
+The Kodak Tower was constructed on the site of a former factory next to several seven story Camera Works buildings that clustered around the site. Construction began in 1912 and was completed in 1914 with Kodak founder [[George Eastman]] presiding over the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester/kodak-construction |title=Kodak Construction |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015347/http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester/kodak-construction |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon its completion in 1914, the tower held the title of the [[List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York|tallest building in Rochester, New York]] until the 1960s.
-=== Design & Construction ===
+=== Design and construction ===
-Kodak Tower was designed by [[Howard Wright Cutler]] and [[Gordon & Kaelber]] Architects with a [[Renaissance Revival architecture|French Renaissance style]]. When construction began in 1912, the building was designed as a 16-story high-rise with a steel skeleton faced with [[terra cotta]].<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]</ref> The building overtook the [[Powers Building]] to become the tallest building in the city upon its completion in 1914.
+Kodak Tower was designed by [[Howard Wright Cutler]] and [[Gordon & Kaelber]] Architects with a [[Renaissance Revival architecture|French Renaissance style]]. When construction began in 1912, the building was designed as a 16-story high-rise with a steel skeleton faced with [[terra cotta]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208052253/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]}}</ref> The building overtook the [[Powers Building]] to become the tallest building in the city upon its completion in 1914.
 === Spire Addition ===
 [[File:Kodak Tower spire detail (Rochester NY).jpg|thumb|left|Spire detail]]
-In the late 1920s, the architects of the [[Times Square Building (Rochester)|Genesee Valley Trust building]] announced plans to mount an architectural feature that would threaten the Kodak Tower’s status as the city's tallest building. Following the announcement Eastman Kodak hired an architect to construct 3 more floors on the building with a mansard roof and aluminum tower bringing the tower to a height of {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} feet in 1935.<ref>[http://www.libraweb.org/~rochhist/v12_1950/v12i2-3.pdf Old and New Landmarks and Historic Houses]</ref>
+In the late 1920s, the architects of the [[Times Square Building (Rochester)|Genesee Valley Trust building]] announced plans to mount an architectural feature that would threaten the Kodak Tower's status as the city's tallest building. Following the announcement Eastman Kodak hired an architect to construct 3 more floors on the building with a mansard roof and aluminum tower bringing the tower to a height of {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} feet in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.libraweb.org/~rochhist/v12_1950/v12i2-3.pdf |title=Old and New Landmarks and Historic Houses |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201163857/http://www.libraweb.org/~rochhist/v12_1950/v12i2-3.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 === Peregrine Falcon Webcam ===
-In 1994 Dennis Money, the founder of the Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project, got permission from Kodak to install a nest box on the spire of the Kodak Office Tower. The nest box was installed as part of an effort to reintroduce [[peregrine falcons]] to eastern North America after the species was listed on the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973#Positive effects|U.S. Endangered Species list]].<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php Rochester's Falcon History]</ref><ref>[http://exoticpets.about.com/library/blperegrine.htm Kodak Peregrine Falcon Web Cam]</ref>
+In 1994 Dennis Money, the founder of the Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project, got permission from Kodak to install a nest box on the spire of the Kodak Office Tower. The nest box was installed as part of an effort to reintroduce [[peregrine falcons]] to eastern North America after the species was listed on the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973#Positive effects|U.S. Endangered Species list]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php |title=Rochester's Falcon History |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232126/http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exoticpets.about.com/library/blperegrine.htm |title=Kodak Peregrine Falcon Web Cam |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145251/http://exoticpets.about.com/library/blperegrine.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-In 1998 a pair of peregrine falcons known to the public as Mariah & Cabot-Sirocco began nesting in the nest box.<ref>[http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/gates/?p=529 The Falcons are back. Kodak Birdcam]</ref> The reintroduction effort became popular over the web after Brad Carney an IT Consultant at [[Eastman Kodak]] coordinated an effort to install web cams around the nest and made the web cam imagery available on the web for the public to view. The web cam quickly became a popular attraction on the kodak website.<ref>[http://www.axis.com/success_stories/birdcam/kodak_birdcam.pdf Peregrine Falcons at Kodak]</ref>
+In 1998 a pair of peregrine falcons known to the public as Mariah & Cabot-Sirocco began nesting in the nest box.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/gates/?p=529 |title=The Falcons are back. Kodak Birdcam |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140124025901/http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/gates/?p=529 |archive-date=2014-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The reintroduction effort became popular over the web after Brad Carney, an IT Consultant at [[Eastman Kodak]], coordinated an effort to install web cams around the nest and made the web cam imagery available online for the public to view. The web cam quickly became a popular attraction on the Kodak website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.axis.com/success_stories/birdcam/kodak_birdcam.pdf |title=Peregrine Falcons at Kodak |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2004-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040609001559/http://www.axis.com/success_stories/birdcam/kodak_birdcam.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Mariah hatched 43 falcon chicks at the top of the Kodak Tower until the nest box was relocated to the [[Times Square Building (Rochester)|Times Square Building]] in 2008 when [[Eastman Kodak]] announced plans to do extensive restoration work on the Tower.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php Rochester's Falcon History]</ref>
+Mariah hatched 43 falcon chicks at the top of the Kodak Tower until the nest box was relocated to the [[Times Square Building (Rochester)|Times Square Building]] in 2008 when [[Eastman Kodak]] announced plans to do extensive restoration work on the Tower.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php |title=Rochester's Falcon History |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232126/http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/falconHistory.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Architecture==
 [[File:Kodak Tower Rochester.jpg|thumbnail|right|Kodak Tower Under Renovation in 2008]]
-Kodak Tower is {{convert|340|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} tall to its roof and reaches a full height of {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} tall. The building has 19 floors of commercial office space occupied exclusively by the [[Eastman Kodak Company]]. Atop the building is an 18th and 19th floor balcony with a steep gothic steeple and a lightning rod with the initials EK for Eastman Kodak at the very top of the building.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood]</ref>
+Kodak Tower is {{convert|340|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} tall to its roof and reaches a full height of {{convert|366|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} tall. The building has 19 floors of commercial office space occupied exclusively by the [[Eastman Kodak Company]]. Atop the building is an 18th and 19th floor balcony with a steep gothic steeple and a lightning rod with the initials EK for Eastman Kodak at the very top of the building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |title=A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232129/http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Signage & Lights ===
-A block letter sign that spells out the company name KODAK is displayed at the roof level of the north and the south sides of the tower. Throughout the night the sign is lit up with red neon lights.<ref>[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/graphics/panos/054kodak/pano2.html On top of the Kodak Tower]</ref> In addition to the sign, the tower's 18th and 19th balcony facade is lighted during special occasions such as sporting events and holidays.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood]</ref>
+A block letter sign that spells out the company name KODAK is displayed at the roof level of the north and the south sides of the tower. Throughout the night the sign is lit up with red neon lights.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/graphics/panos/054kodak/pano2.html |title=On top of the Kodak Tower |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712212643/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/graphics/panos/054kodak/pano2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to the sign, the tower's 18th and 19th balcony facade is lighted during special occasions such as sporting events and holidays.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |title=A Virtual Tour of the Kodak Office Neighborhood |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232129/http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=177 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Restoration ===
-On June 13, 2008, [[Eastman Kodak]] announced that it would repair and restore the tower's exterior. The building needed urgent repairs due to deterioration in the masonry in many locations on the tower which threatened the building's safety and integrity.<ref>[http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower]</ref> The restoration was completed in 2010.<ref>[http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/470465/restoration-work-begins-at-kodak-tower/ Restoration work begins at Kodak Tower]</ref>
+On June 13, 2008, [[Eastman Kodak]] announced that it would repair and restore the tower's exterior. The building needed urgent repairs due to deterioration in the masonry in many locations on the tower which threatened the building's safety and integrity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf |title=Kodak to Repair restore World Headquarters Tower |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044853/http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/0613-kodak-to-repair-restore-world-headquarters-tower.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The restoration was completed in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/470465/restoration-work-begins-at-kodak-tower/ |title=Restoration work begins at Kodak Tower |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2014-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095909/http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/470465/restoration-work-begins-at-kodak-tower/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 ==Gallery==
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+<gallery widths="150" heights="150">
-File:Kodak Tower Commercial Street (adjusted).jpg | Kodak Tower from Commercial Street
+File:Kodak Tower Commercial Street (adjusted).jpg|Kodak Tower from Commercial Street
-File:Kodak Tower Upper Floors.JPG | Kodak Tower Balcony & Spire
+File:Kodak Tower Upper Floors.JPG|Kodak Tower Balcony & Spire
-File:Kodak Tower and High Falls.JPG | Kodak Tower from [[High Falls (Rochester, New York)|High Falls]]
+File:Kodak Tower and High Falls.JPG|Kodak Tower from [[High Falls (Rochester, New York)|High Falls]]
-File:Kodak Tower Top.jpg | The top of the Kodak Tower, August 2008
+File:Kodak Tower Top.jpg|The top of the Kodak Tower, August 2008
-File:Kodak Tower From Frontier Field Winter.JPG | Kodak Tower from [[Frontier Field]] during an outdoor hockey game.
+File:Kodak Tower From Frontier Field Winter.JPG|Kodak Tower from [[Frontier Field]] during an outdoor hockey game.
-File:Kodak Tower From Sahlen Stadium.JPG | Kodak Tower from Sahlen Stadium
+File:Kodak Tower From Sahlen Stadium.JPG|Kodak Tower from [[Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium]]
-File:Kodak_Tower_from_Broad_Street_Bridge.JPG | Kodak Tower from Broad Street
+File:Kodak Tower from Broad Street Bridge.JPG|Kodak Tower from Broad Street
-File:Rochester Skyline 2012.JPG | [[Rochester, NY]] Skyline With Kodak Tower in the Background
+File:Rochester Skyline 2012.JPG|[[Rochester, NY]] Skyline With Kodak Tower in the Background
-File:Kodak Tower Exterior.JPG | Exterior Facade of Kodak Tower
+File:Kodak Tower Exterior.JPG|Exterior Facade of Kodak Tower
-File:Kodak Tower at Night.JPG | Kodak Tower Lighting at Night
+File:Kodak Tower at Night.JPG|Kodak Tower Lighting at Night
-File:Kodak Tower From High Falls Gorge.JPG | Kodak Tower From High Falls With Pont De Rennes bridge
+File:Kodak Tower From High Falls Gorge.JPG|Kodak Tower From High Falls With Pont De Rennes bridge
-File:Kodak Tower at Noon.JPG | Kodak Tower From South
+File:Kodak Tower at Noon.JPG|Kodak Tower From South
-File:Kodak Tower From Frontier Field Summer.JPG | Kodak Tower From [[Frontier Field]] During a summer baseball game.
+File:Kodak Tower From Frontier Field Summer.JPG|Kodak Tower From [[Frontier Field]] During a summer baseball game.
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 * [http://www.kodak.com Kodak Website]
-* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]
+* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208052253/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kodaktower-rochester-ny-usa Emporis.com:Kodak Tower]}}
 * [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/graphics/panos/054kodak/pano2.html On top of the Kodak Tower]
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