Mohawkville: I Want To Go To There
1862: “At Mohawkville, in the town of Rotterdam, situated 2-1/2 miles south of Schenectady, one of the healthiest and most splendid locations for a village in the state, is the […]
1862: “At Mohawkville, in the town of Rotterdam, situated 2-1/2 miles south of Schenectady, one of the healthiest and most splendid locations for a village in the state, is the […]
Well, I think it’s a little interesting that in 1862, A.F. & G.C. Carley, wholesale and retail dealers in family groceries, actually billed their dealing in wines, brandies, gins, bourbon, […]
In 1891, Wooster’s of North Pearl Street was offering to completely furnish the residents of Albany homes for a low, low $396.25. That’d be about $9900 in today’s money. And […]
Finishing up the wonders of Albany as it approached the 20th century: 20th. The Tweddle building, which rose from theashes of the old Tweddle Hall since the decade began. The […]
We’ll skip around the rest of the 38 items on the list of the new wonders of Albany that emerged in the decade before 1891. 12th. The new Public Hall. […]
A brief note in the totally wonderful “The New Albany” from 1891: “The fire in the telephone office, the other day, five stories above the street, gave opportunity for […]
So, more from “The New Albany’s” list of things that made Albany wonderful in 1891. 6th. Rapid transit. What New York has been clamoring for these twenty years Albany has […]
In 1891, the publishers of “The New Albany” seemed to feel thecity needed a pep talk. While extolling the wonders of what then was still one of the larger cities […]
What does eating celery have to do with buying wagons at the fair? And who eats celery that way? And who buys wagons at the fair? And who describes their […]
“Apothecary” is one of those words I wish would come back. This is from the 1862 Schenectady city directory. More on Dr. Gnadendorff here.