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Powers Building, Hotel and Duffy-McInnerney Co.'s Store, built around 1907
Original Use: Duffy-McInnerney Company, retail and dry goods store
Subsequent Uses: Changed to Duffy-Powers in 1911 which then went bankrupt in1932. It then became the Civic Exhibits building in 1940. In 1943 the building was used by the Navy for wartime manufacturing purposes. In 1961, the property was acquired by Rochester Institute of Technology. libraryweb.org
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Powers Building, Hotel and Duffy-McInnerney Co.'s Store, built around 1907
Original Use: Duffy-McInnerney Company, retail and dry goods store
Subsequent Uses: Changed to Duffy-Powers in 1911 which then went bankrupt in1932. It then became the Civic Exhibits building in 1940. In 1943 the building was used by the Navy for wartime manufacturing purposes. In 1961, the property was acquired by Rochester Institute of Technology. libraryweb.org
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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