Shelton Square was the site of a notorious publicity stunt in 1955, when disc jockey Tom Clay climbed to the top of a billboard in the square and disrupted traffic by repeatedly playing "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets on a loudspeaker; the incident led to Clay's firing and arrest.

[5] The Erie County Savings Bank was both the anchor tenant and financial backer for the Main Place tower construction and leased the first three floors upon its completion.

[4] Jim Kelly owned and operated Sport City Grill restaurant with the attached Network nightclub on the ground floor of the complex from 1993 to 1996.

[6][7] New ownership tried to relaunch the restaurant as Banana Joe's Sports Bar & Grill in late 1996, but it went out of business in 1997.

That year, the city announced plans to collaborate with Main Place's owner to make room for office and parking space.