This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me want to preserve this history.. The original article was published February 06, 2014 and can be found here.
Here's a neat little collection of Rochester memorabilia. Matchbooks! Remember when you could buy cigarettes out of a vending machine like soda pop, and just about every business had it's own matchbooks? Ah, those were the days * COUGH * COUGH * WEEZE * EHK! EHK! HEM... HEEEM!
These were sent to me by a reader. He says he's not a smoker, but he's collected them since he was a kid. And now he'd like to sell them. So if you're interested in local oddities like this, drop me an email and we'll hook you up with one... or the entire set.
Some of the matchbooks date from the late 1950s and early 1960s. But we think most of them are 1970s & 80s. Check them out for yourself. If you've lived in Rochester for any length of time you'll probably recognize most of these businesses...
2 Vine
Aero Industries
Amsden Mitchell Insurance
Blossom Liquor Store
Burgundy Catering
California Brew Haus
Caruso's Restaurant
C.D.K. Soda Fountain
Central Trust Company (match stick container)
Christopher Williams Agency
Don & Bob
Eddie's Chop House
Edwards (matchbox)
Faris Beauty Studio
The Filling Station
First Federal Savings & Loan
Flowers by Stephanie
The Gallery Cafe (matchbox)
Gerber Rochester Federal Credit Union
The Grill at Water Street (matchbox)
Hotel Cadillac featuring the Burgundy Cafe
Howe & Bassett
Independent Gasoline & Oil Co. of Rochester
Jay's Pastries
Jen & Joe's Delicatessen
Jim Rund's Seafood
Just for Laughs
Kodak Park Tour
Lincoln Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
Marine Midland Trust Company
Midtown Plaza Hotel: Top of the Plaza Restaurant
Milestones
Monroe County Savings Bank
Niagara Restaurant
Oak Hill Country Club
Ontario Golf Club
Passport Restaurant & Lounge
PG Drug Store
Polish Falcons (this one is from 1964)
The Rio Bamba (matchbox)
Rochester Asphalt Materials Inc.
Rochester Savings Bank
Rock's Barber Shop
Security Trust Company
Shakey's Pizza Parlor
Sibley Tower Restaurant
Simplicity Lawn and Garden Power Equipment
South Pacific Restaurant
Speck's Restaurant
St. John Fisher College
Steak Stockade (matchbox)
Strathallan (matchbox)
The Commons
The Dickens
The University Club of Rochester
Vince Armand: Land Investment Consultant
Wegmans
Wegmans
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If you're interested in purchasing one or more of these, send email to [email protected] .
