John G. Myers Company

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John G. Myers Company was a department store in Albany, New York owned by John Gillespy Myers.[1] The building where the store was located, a five-story structure at 39 N. Pearl St., collapsed on August 8, 1905 killing 13 people.[2] The collapse was the worst disaster of its kind in Albany's history at the time.[3]

After the collapse the store reopened at 37 N. Pearl St. and stayed in business until 1970.[4]

References

  1. ^ Craig, P. (November 22, 2011). "John Gillespy Myers". Find A Grave. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "SCORES ARE BURIED IN BIG STORE RUINS; Thirty Dead, Firm's Estimate, in Albany Building Collapse. RESCUERS STILL HEAR MOANS Hospitals Filled with Injured; Ten Bodies Found – Careless Workmen to Blame. SCORES ARE BURIED IN BIG STORE RUINS". The New York Times. August 9, 1905. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Albany, NY Department Store Collapse, Aug 1905 – Walls Cave In".
  4. ^ "John G. Myers (1831–1901): Owner of Myers department store". Times Union. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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