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 […]
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, […]
Visitors to modern Troy, New York are frequently perplexed by the one-way streets, and by the fact that First through Fourth are streets, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth are avenues, and […]
So, now, where was this map a couple of weeks back when I was writing about the powerful Powers family of Lansingburgh? Here, the family estates are prominently featured on […]
In 1891, there was a whole lot less RPI than there is today. And more College Pond, apparently. This map shows the western edge of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at […]
Hoxsie’s busy with storm duty this week. (I suppose if one is into history, one must be into historic storms.) So, it’s Map Week. Look at pretty pictures. These are […]
From 1893, an ad showing the offerings of H.B. Nims & Company, in their 43rd year as globe manufacturers. Nims was the successor company of Merriam, Moore & Company, located […]
The frequently mentioned Joel Munsell, in his “A Chronology of Paper and Paper-Making,” tells us this story of the rag trade in Troy in 1801. Paper made from tree pulp […]