McCurdy's was the #2 department store in the Rochester NY area (Sibley, Lindey & Curr was usually considered #1.) McCurdy's opened the Midtown Plaza location, as noted by Frank, in 1962. That Plaza was a big deal in the retail world back then. It was the first, downtown, indoor, mall in the USA. Malls themselves were only 6 years old. At that time retail sales were mostly done in downtown stores, or strip centers. The word "mall" wasn't really used. Hence, "indoor shopping centers."
That string of Saturday dates matches up with a 1964 calendar, so that would be my guess.
Last edited by Jim VB; 03-31-2010 at 07:36 AM.
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