When the Hotel Seneca opened at the intersection of Main and Clinton in downtown Rochester in September 1908, it had 10 stories; 350 rooms; Otis elevators; and a bathtub, shower, and long-distance telephone in every room.1 It also had custom wallpaper designed by Moses Shongo (ca. 1860–1925), whic...
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