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100 Years of Fortitude A celebration of Westchester businesses that have enjoyed more than 100 years of success.
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WWhether large or small, businesses need so many qualities to be successful. For a business to succeed in Westchester for 10 years or even 20 is quite an impressive accomplishment. So those with staying power on the order of a century must surely be doing something right.
Here, we present eight businesses that have enriched our lives in Westchester for a century or more. When they first opened their doors, cars were W
fairly new. Not everyone had electricity. Men wore suits and women wore long dresses, although few women were found in the workplace.
While times have changed, these fine businesses have endured. Here are their stories.
1. With the help of
received their caps
4. Meyer “Mike”
6. It's amazing their young cad-
and gowns in a
Wilson is seen
how IBM’s cus- dies, a few women
ceremony during
here with his wife,
tomer engineers negotiate the
their first year and
Adele, in 1945 at
always wore ties second green of
were required to
the Wilson & Son
when they serviced Westchester Hills
wear it to Mass
Jewelers Scarsdale
IBM equipment in Golf Club in 1913.
and to numerous
store.
the 1920s. academic events
2. About half the
throughout the
5. Neri's Bakery
7. A Kelloggs & College of New
year.
began with secret
Lawrence truck. Rochelle graduates
family recipes, and
of 1908 eventually
3. Nurses at White
those recipes still
went on to receive
Plains Hospital in
make some of the
master’s degrees.
1966.
best-tasting bread
The CNR students
around.
BY LESLIE LONG
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