Lots of meat in this!
I really have no idea what Henry L. Smith & Bro. meant when they said there’s “Lots of Meat in this!” They were referring, in 1891, to their sale on […]
I really have no idea what Henry L. Smith & Bro. meant when they said there’s “Lots of Meat in this!” They were referring, in 1891, to their sale on […]
1900: Horace F. Westcott of 27 Howard St. in Albany. Neat and intelligent plumbers. Up to date! And, apparently, quite dapper. And I’m reminded of this wonderful image that used […]
Discussions about the tangle of aerial concrete that serves as downtown Albany’s highway system inevitably center on the blindness of the planners and urban “renewal” advocates who saved our cities […]
Seems like wherever there’s a tall structure, people will end up flinging themselves off of it. The Hawk Street Viaduct was no exception. From the Albany Evening Journal, March 6, […]
Make no mistake, the Albany of a century ago was a tough town. There was murder, drunkenness, and larceny of all kinds. And there was also at least a little […]
In the newspaper world, there’s a thing called “burying the lede,” where you gloss over what is actually the most newsworthy part of the story because you’re focused on something […]
Every now and then we get on the topic of the Hawk Street Viaduct, the once graceful structure that connected Clinton Avenue to Elk across Sheridan Hollow. But I don’t […]
So the Temporary State Commission on the Capital City had a whole bunch of recommendations, plans, schemes and dreams, all meant to further the goal of creating a new center […]
There were many, many recommendations by the Temporary State Commission on the Capital City back in early 1963. On their face, they mostly made sense, and if they had all […]
Since last week we had a good look at what went on during the construction of the Empire State Plaza, we thought we’d take a look at some of the […]