Rochester Polonia

Tom Kiseleski has provided a list of business and points of interest. Send us information on these and other Polonia items.

Current Rochester Polonia Sites

  • St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, 34 St. Stanislaus Street.
  • St. Casimir's Polish National Church, 500 Simpson Road.
  • European Meat Products and Deli, 1325 Hudson Avenue.
  • Polska Chata Deli, 32 Vindale Ave., Rochester, 14622, 585-266-4480.
  • Polish American Citizens Club of Rochester, 385 Weaver Street.
  • Andy's Candies, 1100 Hudson Avenue.
  • Rochester Polish Federal Credit Union, 1325 Hudson Avenue.
  • Pulaski Park, Bordering Avenue D and North, Gothic, and Carter Streets.
  • Felerski's Funeral Home, 1005 Hudson Avenue.
  • General Casimir Pulaski Plaque, Monroe County Hall of Justice.
  • Market Square Polish Pottery, 50 State Street-Northfield Common, Pittsford.


Former Rochester Polonia Sites

  • Echo Singing Society Building, 26 Sobieski Street, currently the Ukrainian Christian Pentecostal Church.
  • Polish Falcons Hall, 284 Weyl Street, currently the Pentecostal Power of Deliverance Church.
  • Rochester Public Library - Pulaski Branch, Hudson Avenue and Norton Street, currently unoccupied.
  • Dom Polski, 818 Hudson Avenue, currently Optical Gauging Products.
  • Wojtczak's Bakery, 990 Hudson Avenue, currently unoccupied.
  • Polish National Home, 972 Hudson Avenue, currently Emmanuel Church of Jesus.
  • St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church, 8 Mark Street, currently St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church.
  • St. Casimir's Polish National Catholic Church, 8 Ernst Street, currently First Spanish Christian Church (St. Casimir's located in Irondequoit).
  • Pulaski American Legion Post, 1101 Norton Street, currently Grace Community Church.


Hudson Ave - circa 1945 - selected addresses from the 1945 Rochester City Directory.

  • 613 – Basil Didoshak, meats
  • 619 – Zlotnick's Beauty Shoppe
  • 641 – Anthony Blaszkow, painter
  • 658 – Wm. Yalowich Drug Company
  • 666 – Hudson Theatre
  • 672 – Stephan Sukouanchenko, physician
  • 715 – John Niedzielski, shoe repair
  • 723 – Stanley Rozewski – tailor
  • 728 – Anthony Shukis, barber
  • 739 – Victor Jankowski, confectioner
  • 747 – Konstancia Marcinkowski, grocery
  • 755 – Hudson Diner
  • 783 – Leo Koscianski, physician
  • 791 – Gorsky & Millewich, meats
  • 803 – Peter Stamiris, confectioner
  • 806 – Stephen Przybyla – barber
  • 813 – Ignatz Kurowski, restaurant
  • 817 – Anthony Dziengielewski, tailor
  • 818 – Rochester Polish People's Home
  • 826 – Aloysius Smeja, dentist
  • 858 – John Skakuj, beer & ale
  • 859 – Henry Zlotnick. gas station
  • 862 – Samuel Mikulski, meats
  • 899 – Casimir Bonus – undertaker
  • 910 – Polish Baptist Church
  • 925 – Adam Felerski
  • 929 – Casimir Olszewski, funeral director
  • 934 – Stanislaw Orzechowski – women's clothing
  • 936 – Annette Oshinski, beauty shop
  • 950 – Bessie Krzesiak, hairdresser
  • 952 – Charles Mrzywka, barber
  • 969 – Polish Everybody's Daily, newspaper
  • Stanley Jesowski, barber
  • 972 – Polish Young Men's Citizen's Club
  • 974 – Walter Nawrocki, shoe repair
  • 975 – Walter Woiciechowski, grocer
  • 980 – Bingham Bros. Co, printer's rollers
  • 990 – Walter Wojtczak, baker
  • 995 – Falcon Auto Service, auto repair
  • 1004 – Stanley Orlowski, meats
  • 1006 – White Eagle Casino, liquors
  • 1008 – Hudson - Four Brothers Tavern
  • 1014 – Henry Osinski, meats
  • 1034 – Chester Lochman, beer & ale
  • 1046 – Philip Jagus, shoe repair
  • 1053 – Michalski Post, American Legion
  • 1055 – Stanley Kierecki, tavern
  • 1062 – Frank Kazmierski, barber
  • 1065 – Polish American Restaurant
  • 1068 – Frances Brodowczynski, Brodie's meats
  • 1070 – William Jablonski, meats
  • 1085 – Martha Luk, grocery
  • 1099 – Kaleta's Pharmacy
  • 1100 – Andy Sykut, confectioner
  • 1103 – Anna Jablonski, beauty shop
  • 1106 – Joseph Yaskulski, barber
  • 1110 – John Pawlak, fruit
  • 1113 – Stephen Zielinski
  • 1115 - Stephen Zielinski, lumber & hardware
  • Zielinski Real Estate
  • North End Realty
  • 1121 – Ferdinand Franc, grocery
  • 1124 – St. Stanislaus Church
  • 1128 – St. Stanislaus School
  • 1129 – Casimir Zamiara, grocery & meats
  • 1151 – Rochester Public Library
  • 0000 – Benjamin Franklin High School
  • 1161 – Roycroft Garage
  • 1165 – Joseph Wojtczak, restaurant