. ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁ 2 4 5 ▁East ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Ro chester , ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁G ann ett . ▁The ▁paper ' s ▁production ▁facility ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Greece , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁is ▁Ro chester ' s ▁only ▁daily ▁circul ated ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁as ▁The ▁Bal ance , ▁the ▁paper ▁eventually ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Daily ▁Dem ocrat . ▁The ▁Daily ▁Dem ocrat ▁merged ▁with ▁another ▁local ▁paper , ▁the ▁Chron icle , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁to ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle . ▁The ▁paper ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁G ann ett ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁G ann ett ▁merged ▁the ▁evening ▁sister ▁paper ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Times - Union ▁into ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle , ▁the ▁two ▁merged ▁staff s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁had ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁moved ▁from ▁a ▁location ▁at ▁ 5 9 - 6 1 ▁East ▁Main ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁Main ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁was ▁G