German dailies in Albany
Considering that Albany has been a one-newspaper city for more than 20 years (with some fringe elements clinging stubbornly to the superior quality of the Daily Gazette or the Sound-Off […]
Considering that Albany has been a one-newspaper city for more than 20 years (with some fringe elements clinging stubbornly to the superior quality of the Daily Gazette or the Sound-Off […]
I have some doubts as to whether this 1857 view of John Taylor & Sons’ brewery operations, where they made Albany Imperial XX Ales, was from Albany or perhaps their […]
C. Wendell’s printing office over Apothecaries Hall was at the central Albany location, the corner of Pearl and State. Across from the legendary Elm Tree Corner, which I just have […]
A little less nifty looking than the Ransom & Rathbone Stove-Works, the Eagle Air Furnace also made stoves and other iron castings somewhere on Beaver Street. Like its competitor, The […]
Albany and Troy were once the stove capitals of the United States. The growth of iron works and the ability to transport goods by river, canal and, later, rail positioned […]
In the 1840s, Albany was the ninth most populous city in the nation. Its position at the terminus of the Erie Canal made it a vital connection between the growing […]
Conveniently located opposite the bath house, Joseph Gall (J.G. to his continental friends) was another merchant of the “respectfully informing” school. Now I would expect that an optician of the […]
It may well be that back in Mrs. Dundon’s day, if you wanted to pollute a neighborhood with a commercial message, you needed cash to buy the paste. But spam, […]
As I’ve ranted before, banks were once truly the backbone of the community, and every growing city was proud of its lending institutions. They regularly reported their assets and how […]
The Albany Medical College was chartered Feb. 16, 1839; “the charter empowers the trustees to confer the degree of doctor of medicine on the recommendation of the faculty, and three […]