How much to get to the Alms-house?
From 1884, a description of how hacks worked. “Hack” has fallen out of favor as an alternate for “taxi,” but once referred to a horse for hire, and then generally […]
From 1884, a description of how hacks worked. “Hack” has fallen out of favor as an alternate for “taxi,” but once referred to a horse for hire, and then generally […]
Well, seriously. Would you expect a lithographer, engraver and stationer from 1863 to use tasteful understatement in his advertisement? No, of course not. Charles Knickerbocker did not disappoint.
Not surprisingly, I don’t write Hoxsie to get rich. I do it because I love the history of our humble little cities that helped create this country. And I do […]
“The Albany Hand-book” of 1884 included this lovely illustration of the still-lovely Albany Academy building, which dates to 1815. While reciting its long academic history, the author also noted that […]
1884’s “Albany Hand-book” takes an encyclopedic approach to describing the city, listing topics such as “Academy of Music” or “Anti-Rentism,” and following them with a brief description. Here’s what the […]
Just in time for the Olympics, this post was. Four years ago, on my other site. Last week, All Over Albany resurrected Albany’s bobsled fever. Apparently, even my own daughter […]