121 N Aurora St Ithaca

Details
Address
121 N Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899)
21 N Aurora St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Demolished
1969 (ca.)
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
59
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Seeds

Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Lauren F Noxon, Seeds and Poultry Supplies 
Sears' Hand Laundry, D Elbert Sears Proprietor

Lawren F Noxon, Seed Store 
Ithaca Hand Laundry, Mrs Mary A Manning Proprietor

Byron J Tickner, Grocers, Seed and Leather Store-121-123 N Aurora St

Ithaca Grocery and Fruit Co., Peter J. Neferis Manager

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

 Deluxe Billiard Parlor, Geo Comes Proprietor 
Albert B Rustyak, Upholstering

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Gegg's Red & White Grocery Store at 119-121 N Aurora St

"By the end of the week, Gegg's Red & White at 119 N. Aurora St. will be part of the past. 
To old regulars among the customers of the grocery store that has served the public there for 31 years, the closing of the store is like the sad loss of a friend....
[W. Arthur] Gegg has been in the retail grocery business all his life. 
He was born in Liverpool, England, and came directly to Ithaca as a boy of 10 with his family in 1922. His father, William B. Gegg, a retired baker, and his mother live at 710 N. Aurora St.
'I started at Atwater's in the old Colonial Building (at 109 E. State St.) when I was a youngster.' He recalled. 'I was a jumper and a driver, and I worked inside the store. A lot of Atwater's rubbed off on me -- service and so forth.'
Then he went into partnership with Clark C. Slocum on Aug. 6, 1937, in a new grocery store at 119 N. Aurora St. The partnership was dissolved about 1950 and Gegg became sole owner and proprietor.
He and his wife have worked alongside the employes."

Elizabeth Rogers, "Art Gegg, a Neighborhood Grocer, Closing His Doors," Ithaca Journal, February 29, 1968, 13.

William Arthur Gegg

"Located at the southeast corner of Seneca Way and Aurora St. it is the second all-new building to be completed in Project 1 of the Urban Renewal program, the first being Woolworth's Department Store."

Judith Horstman, "New 'Contemporary Trends' Open for Business," Ithaca Journal, December 2, 1969, 11.

Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Peter NefferisM34HeadMerchant
Helen NefferisF26WifeNone
James NefferisM7SonNone
Katherine NefferisF4DaughterNone
Bessie NefferisF1DaughterNone
Bessie NefferisF48MotherNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Albert RustyakM47HeadUpholsterer
Rose RustyakF43WifeNone
Albert Rustyak JrM21SonUpholsterer
Rose RustyakF18DaughterNone
Steve RustyakM14SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Leonard ZimmermanM26HeadGraduate Assistant
Rima ZimmermanF24WifeNone
Erik ZimmermanMSonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Albert RustyakM65HeadUpholsterer Furniture
Rose RustyakF53WifeNone