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Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.
"...Three young men ventured west from Boston to Rochester, New York in 1868, and founded the Sibley, Landsay & Curr Co. on March 30 of that year. That the store that bore their names grew into the largest department store between New York and Chicago can't help but be a testimonial to the hard work and management skills of its founders. All three of these men, one a native New Englander (Rufus A. Sibley [1841-1928]) and two originally from Scotland (Alexander M. Lindsay [1841- 1920] and John Curr [1837-1918]), met while employed at Hogg, Brown & Thompson of Boston. As a large wholesale and jobbing house, Hogg, Brown & Thompson encouraged, and even financed, talented employees who sought to move away from Boston to establish retail stores, so that these new stores could become customers, thereby increasing its sales. Having seen the success of friends and co-workers that left the same employer, and found success in other cities, they decided to come to Rochester to open their own business.
Their diminutive, 4,000 square foot store, like many others across the country, was christened The Boston Store, on account of the retail methods it employed, but eventually became known by the partners' names, Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. Success, on account of the store's policies, which included the one-price system, refunds, and other emerging trends, was immediate and lasting. Within a year, in 1869, the original store at 73 E. Main Street, and known as the Marble Block, had to be doubled in size...
John Curr, who suffered from lung trouble, left western New York for Colorado in 1875, and though his name remained above the door, he sold his portion of the business to the other partners upon his departure..."
Eventually Sibley's "The Largest Department House Between New York and Chicago," with over 195,000 square feet of selling space... thedepartmentstoremuseum.org
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.
"...Three young men ventured west from Boston to Rochester, New York in 1868, and founded the Sibley, Landsay & Curr Co. on March 30 of that year. That the store that bore their names grew into the largest department store between New York and Chicago can't help but be a testimonial to the hard work and management skills of its founders. All three of these men, one a native New Englander (Rufus A. Sibley [1841-1928]) and two originally from Scotland (Alexander M. Lindsay [1841- 1920] and John Curr [1837-1918]), met while employed at Hogg, Brown & Thompson of Boston. As a large wholesale and jobbing house, Hogg, Brown & Thompson encouraged, and even financed, talented employees who sought to move away from Boston to establish retail stores, so that these new stores could become customers, thereby increasing its sales. Having seen the success of friends and co-workers that left the same employer, and found success in other cities, they decided to come to Rochester to open their own business.
Their diminutive, 4,000 square foot store, like many others across the country, was christened The Boston Store, on account of the retail methods it employed, but eventually became known by the partners' names, Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. Success, on account of the store's policies, which included the one-price system, refunds, and other emerging trends, was immediate and lasting. Within a year, in 1869, the original store at 73 E. Main Street, and known as the Marble Block, had to be doubled in size...
John Curr, who suffered from lung trouble, left western New York for Colorado in 1875, and though his name remained above the door, he sold his portion of the business to the other partners upon his departure..."
Eventually Sibley's "The Largest Department House Between New York and Chicago," with over 195,000 square feet of selling space... thedepartmentstoremuseum.org
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Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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"...Three young men ventured west from Boston to Rochester, New York in 1868, and founded the Sibley, Landsay & Curr Co. on March 30 of that year. That the store that bore their names grew into the largest department store between New York and Chicago can't help but be a testimonial to the hard work and management skills of its founders. All three of these men, one a native New Englander (Rufus A. Sibley [1841-1928]) and two originally from Scotland (Alexander M. Lindsay [1841- 1920] and John Curr [1837-1918]), met while employed at Hogg, Brown & Thompson of Boston. As a large wholesale and jobbing house, Hogg, Brown & Thompson encouraged, and even financed, talented employees who sought to move away from Boston to establish retail stores, so that these new stores could become customers, thereby increasing its sales. Having seen the success of friends and co-workers that left the same employer, and found success in other cities, they decided to come to Rochester to open their own business.
Their diminutive, 4,000 square foot store, like many others across the country, was christened The Boston Store, on account of the retail methods it employed, but eventually became known by the partners' names, Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. Success, on account of the store's policies, which included the one-price system, refunds, and other emerging trends, was immediate and lasting. Within a year, in 1869, the original store at 73 E. Main Street, and known as the Marble Block, had to be doubled in size...
John Curr, who suffered from lung trouble, left western New York for Colorado in 1875, and though his name remained above the door, he sold his portion of the business to the other partners upon his departure..."
Eventually Sibley's "The Largest Department House Between New York and Chicago," with over 195,000 square feet of selling space... thedepartmentstoremuseum.org){kind=small}
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