The Markers Speak: Aqueduct
When the Erie Canal was originally constructed, it didn’t use any of the existing rivers – natural waterways didn’t work well with the need for predictable water levels and mule […]
When the Erie Canal was originally constructed, it didn’t use any of the existing rivers – natural waterways didn’t work well with the need for predictable water levels and mule […]
One of the newer historical markers in the area, and one you’re unlikely to see unless you work at the GE R&D center in Niskayuna or use the bike path […]
Having grown up in Schenectady and Scotia, I’ve always had an incredible fondness for the New York State historical markers that dot our landscape. In just a few words, they […]
When I was a child, I was often stuck in my great great aunt’s house on rainy summer afternoons with absolutely nothing to do but read the same two Mad […]
Again from the Robert N. Dennis Collection, a stereoscopic view titled “Wreckage of a Multistory Home, Albany County.” This is one of the rare views where the photographer is clearly […]
Philip Hooker’s building for the First Church (also known as the Dutch Reformed Church) was built in 1798. Its cupolas are still among the most recognizable landmarks of downtown Albany, […]
Adam Cook’s sons, makers of Albany Grease, had long since decamped from Albany when this ad appeared in 1924, but it’s so lovely I couldn’t help but share it. And […]
“The history of Adam Cook’s Sons is the story of the growth of Albany Grease and the tale of Albany Grease is the record of grease lubrication from its infancy […]
This article originally appeared at All Over Albany; somehow I never posted it here at Hoxsie. The Livingston Avenue Bridge, the graceful and anachronistic swing bridge that carries trains across […]
In 1841, the residents of Albany were still hoping for a bridge, and the residents of Troy were still hoping they wouldn’t get it. Troy and Waterford had the only […]