The story behind this photo is...
The ruin was one of the oldest buildings in town, dating from the late 1600's. Originally it was the general grocery store and then later on a post office. As the years went on they added to it, always keeping the original stone foundation from the 1600s.
In the building there were two apartments upstairs, and several businesses run throughout, one of the primary happened to be what was called "the bakery." The owners were a husband and wife who had put in a lot of effort to bring their dream to life. They had just opened up an ice cream parlor in addition to their breakfast and lunch menus. Needless to say in a quaint town such as Rochester, it was a hopping place. Not to mention a literal walk across the street for me.
7.28.11 - at 10pm, I hear an explosion. I run out to see the bakery on fire. Not only that.. but a frantic woman who had just crawled out of the apartment building with her cat in a crate. They were both singed and smelled of smoke, but they were in good health.
This photo captures the next day, those that I caught during the fire weren't fantastic but they were featured in the paper the next day.