Rochester New York – St. Paul Quarters – Once known as “Clothier’s Row.” From about the 1890s

Rochester New York – St. Paul Quarters – Once known as “Clothier’s Row.” From about the 1890s

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The Searle Building is an old industrial building in the St. Paul Quarter. It is now lofts with commercial space on the ground floor -Belmont Properties

179-189 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 189 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 189 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY FINANCIAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL SUMMARY Constructed as a shipping warehouse for American Express in the early 1900s, the building once housed several companies relating to the clothing industry and more recently it has contained professional photographers and small businesses.
The St. Paul Quarter is a downtown neighborhood once known as "Clothier’s Row." From about the 1890s to the mid-twentieth century it was the center of Rochester’s huge industry of ready-made men’s clothing. Companies with factories and headquarters in this area included the Adler Brothers & Co., Fashion Park, Inc., and Michaels-Stern & Co.
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