The Livingston Avenue Bridge
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 […]
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 […]
From the Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views, we have the home of one H.O. Wilkins. Undated like so many others, this lovely looking structure was at 241 State […]
The manner in which the inhabitants of the town [of Albany] celebrate New Year’s Day: I had travelled far enough in the day to hope for a quiet sleep, but, […]
As an annual public service, Hoxsie would once again like to remind you: no pernicious discharges! Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1785 was passed to restrict your New Year’s […]
In 1909, Albany’s Babbitt & Co. advertised correct dress for women: In wearing our garments ladies can feel assured of being cleverly and properly dressed. We give our patrons the […]
I’m absolutely terrible at remembering birthdays, anniversaries, anything of that sort. And yet, I almost never forget that December 27 was the birthday of my great grandmother, Hazel Grace Smith, […]
In 1883, the City of Albany reported that it had $3,191,000 in bonded debt. This covered a variety of purposes. There was $3,000 for the relief of drafted men in […]
What would Hoxsie like for Christmas? Perhaps the first commercial Christmas card in the U.S. Printed right here in Albany, of course. Learn about it from All Over Albany. Then […]
…and there’s no better time to remind folks that the legendary poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” penned by Rev. Clement Moore of New York City on Christmas Eve, 1822, […]