Main Street, and known as the Marble Block, had to be doubled in size. Within a year, in 1869, the original store at 73 E. Success, on account of the store's policies, which included the one-price system, refunds, and other emerging trends, was immediate and lasting. Their diminutive, 4,000 square foot store, like many others across the country, was christened The Boston Store, on account of the retail methods it employed, but eventually became known by the partners' names, Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. Having seen the success of friends and co-workers that left the same employer, and found success in other cities, they decided to come to Rochester to open their own business. As a large wholesale and jobbing house, Hogg, Brown & Thompson encouraged, and even financed, talented employees who sought to move away from Boston to establish retail stores, so that these new stores could become customers, thereby increasing its sales. Lindsay and John Curr ), met while employed at Hogg, Brown & Thompson of Boston. Sibley ) and two originally from Scotland (Alexander M. All three of these men, one a native New Englander (Rufus A. That the store that bore their names grew into the largest department store between New York and Chicago can't help but be a testimonial to the hard work and management skills of its founders. Three young men ventured west from Boston to Rochester, New York in 1868, and founded the Sibley, Landsay & Curr Co.
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