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First Federal Plaza

First Federal Plaza

Office, Revolving restaurant (before 1990) in Rochester, NY

First Federal Plaza is a high-rise building located in Rochester, New York. It is the fifth tallest building in Rochester, standing at 309 feet (94 meters) with 21 floors. It was completed in 1976. Although disputed, the original concept design was done by 9 year old Levon Jones. Contest winner of a District contest for all 4th Graders at School #20 in 1972, in Rochester, N.Y.[1]

Closeup of the former rotating restaurant on top of the First Federal building
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The building is known for its circular top, which used to be a 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) revolving restaurant called Changing Scene. That closed in 1990 and the rotating mechanism was dismantled. The space was rented out by local Rochester attorney Christina Agola until she was disbarred over allegations of deceitful conduct.[2][3]

The building is located at 28 East Main Street [4]

The building is also home to the studios for the Stephens Media Group radio stations in Rochester. (WFKL, WZNE, and WRMM-FM). In addition to the studios, WZNE and WRMM-FM both maintain an auxiliary (backup) transmitter facility on the top of the building.[5][6]

The building has been used as part of 21 Stories for Scouts, an annual fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America.[7]

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References

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    First Federal Plaza emporis.com
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    New tenants love famous rotating restaurant space WHEC-TV.com
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    First Federal Plaza Building MerchantCircle.com
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    Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.
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    Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.
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    "89-year-old grandpa rappels 21-story skyscraper". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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