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− | '''McKenzie Oerting & Company''' was a ship chandlery, marine supply and grocery founded in [[ | + | '''McKenzie Oerting & Company''' was a ship chandlery, marine supply and grocery founded in [[1862]] by Danish immigrant [[P. J. McKenzie Oerting]] and reorganized in [[1886]] by his son, [[Charles McKenzie Oerting]]. Its [[McKenzie Oerting Building|headquarters]] at 601 South [[Palafox Street]] was built in [[1892]]. |
When the business closed in [[1971]] with the retirement of [[John Alexander Oerting, Sr.]], it had the distinction of being city's oldest surviving business. | When the business closed in [[1971]] with the retirement of [[John Alexander Oerting, Sr.]], it had the distinction of being city's oldest surviving business. |