The Steiner building was prominently mentioned in the 1903 booklet. To the right is a copy of what it looked like back then. The Steiner building was a tailor's shop at that time. The business was operated by D.F. Steiner and the author said his shop was the home of "first class tailoring". He described it as a "mecca for those who wear good, well made and well fitting clothes". Mr. Steiner was also a councilman for many years in the ville and took "an active interest in all things municipal".The facade of this portion of the building is the same at the top but has undergone many other changes over the years.
The Steiner name can still be seen at the top.
Below is what the building looks like today. We know it as the home of the Wellsville VFW Post on the square. Does anybody know when the left side part was built or what it originally was? When I was a kid I think it was a pool hall on the ground floor.
As always you can click on the pictures to enlarge. The tailoring business was much in demand back in those days. My grandmother was a seamstress when she first immigrated here from the "old country". Back in those days there weren't too many stores that offered off the rack ready made garments.
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The lower left was a pool hall of my uncle in 1946. He and my aunt lived in an apartment above when my first cousin wa born. On the right was VFW (where I attended many wonderful childrens christmas parties) then there was a drycleaners. There was apartments on the second story of the building . The back facing the alley had balcony porches. I noticed in 2005 they we unuseable, but in those days they were a place to talk to your neighbors.
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