Description
The Powers Hotel in Rochester, NY, boasts a grand brick façade and numerous awning-shaded windows overlooking a bustling street scene complete with cars and a trolley. A delightful postcard captures this charming 1900s Rochester scene, showing the hotel’s impressive architecture. The accompanying message details a pleasant visit, mentioning peach picking and a planned departure around Wednesday, suggesting a trip from the 1910s.
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Powers Hotel, Rochester, N.Y.
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Rochester, N.Y.
Wednesday Morning—
We got to Rochester about Monday night. It is very pleasant this morning. Expect to start for Providence tomorrow (Thursday) morning. It is peach picking time here—37 cts per basket—wish you could stay longer in New York. Hope you and Mary are well.
