March 2024
When you hear Corning, you think glass. That's why we spent a most of our day there at the Museum of Glass. We saw glass being made, learned about the history of glass and, most importantly, learned how glass shaped this city. We also walked around downtown, walked across the river and had lunch at a neat old café.
There's a lot of history in the city of Corning
We didn't have time to go to the Rockwell museum, but the outside is pretty cool
Of course, Corning has a clock made of glass
This clock tower greets you as you begin to walk across the Centerway
The Centerway is a really nice pedestrian bridge
The Centerway crosses the Chemung River
The Little Joe Tower is a Corning landmark. It was used to create glass tubes for thermometers.
One of the biggest reasons we came to Corning is for the Corning Museum of Glass
Unsurprisingly, the museum features a Dale Chihuly sculpture
I love the wide open white halls of the museum. They really show off the glass artifacts and art.
That's a lot of glasses!
I don't think I'd want to pet this rabbit
There are lamps and lights of every type here
I assume these came from a winery on the sun?
A sausage lamp because, sure, why not?
This glass sculpting demo was a lot of fun
This little bird was the end result of the glass sculpting demo
Don't forget the glass bottles too
Corningware casserole dishes come from Corning too!
There's nothing for scale, but these fruits are a few feet tall
Waiting for a live glass blowing demo to begin
Heating glass in the kiln for blowing
I don't know how she even works that close to the red hot molten glass
Shaping the hot glass in molds
Torching her almost finished work of art
I'm not sure glass is the most suitable material for furniture
When you need a chandelier for your funhouse
We literally use these exact bowls at home every day!
Wow, now that's a punchbowl!
So many of the Christmas ornaments you've ever seen were manufactured here in Corning or in Wellsboro.
This stained glass window is a work of art
I'm not sure what happens if you swallow this American flag capsule but it's glass so I'll leave it to someone else to find out.
These glass Monopoly boards were actually for sale.
Walking back over the Centerway
The drive-through at this bank is a bit fancier than most
We stopped for lunch at the Old World Cafe and were really glad we did
We stopped for lunch at the Old World Cafe and were really glad we did
The Sprague Insurance Building is one of many neat old buildings in downtown Corning
One of the old Corning Glass Works buildings
West Main Street in downtown Corning