McCurdy's was a department store and mainstay of the Rochester downtown in its heyday.
John C. McCurdy founded McCurdy's in 1901 and operated a department store at 285 Main Street East. His son, Gilbert McCurdy later took over the business, expanded it and attracted fame by co-developing the Midtown Plaza with Maurice Forman and making McCurdy's Department Store a key player in the plaza along with B. Forman's.
McCurdy sold the store to May Departments Stores in 1994, but a federal judge temporarily prohibited them from acquiring it on anti-trust grounds in November of that year. In 1995 the May Company sold the store along with three others to Bon-Ton to avoid the legal issues.
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Wikipedia Article for more details.
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May Co. to sell 4 McCurdy's in Rochester, N.Y., to Bon-Ton from Daily News Record , March, 1995 (Brief Article)
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Federal judge put brakes on May's purchase of McCurdy's - Daily News Record , November, 1994
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Tax Dispute Appeals Court Documents from a tax dispute argued in June 1971 and decided in 1972 contain information regarding Midtown, Forman and McCurdy.
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