Kodak Tower 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". The skyscraper is owned by the Eastman Kodak Company, and remains the headquarters of the company. In 2008, Kodak undertook work to repair and restore the exterior of the building. 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. Upon
Brownie (camera) In 1940, Kodak released the Six-20 Flash Brownie, Kodak's first internally synchronized flash camera, using General Electric bulbs. In 1957, Kodak produced the Brownie Starflash, Kodak's first camera with a built-in flash. The Brownie 127 was popular, selling in the millions between 1952 and 1967. It was a bakelite camera with a simple meniscus lens and a curved film plane to compensate for the deficiencies of the lens. Another model was the Brownie Cresta sold between 1955 and 1958. It used 120 film and had a fixed-focus lens. Having written an article in the 1940s for amateur photographers suggesting an