World-Changers: John Wesley Hyatt
John Wesley Hyatt was born in Starkey, New York, on the west side of Seneca Lake on November 28, 1837. When he was sixteen, he went to Illinois and became […]
John Wesley Hyatt was born in Starkey, New York, on the west side of Seneca Lake on November 28, 1837. When he was sixteen, he went to Illinois and became […]
English: Black-and-white bust portrait of Thurlow Weed, Republican political boss (Photo credit: Wikipedia) He should be remembered just for his name: Thurlow Weed. He should be remembered just for the […]
I suppose that Albany residents could be forgiven for not knowing that the man who figured out how to create an electromagnet, by winding wire around a magnet and running […]
He may have written one of the most famous novels in history (if a novel much more talked about than read, at this moment). Okay, Herman Melville was born in […]
President Arthur’s Grave (Photo credit: carljohnson) Last week Marc McGuire at the Times-Union posted an article titled “Our Rich and Famous,” which included a poll for voting on the biggest […]
Seriously? Hoxsie has never featured the Wellington Hotel? Allow me to correct that with this kinda amazing postcard of Albany’s only “garage-in” hotel. Not sure exactly when it was published, […]
I’ve written about Keeler’s Hotel before, but I don’t think I ever posted this postcard. (“Post” is an interesting word that keeps adapting to the times, isn’t it?) It stood […]
Surely you didn’t think we were going to get through all these old Albany postcards without a view of the State Capitol. As is commonly the case, there’s no indication […]
Postcard Week has been held over by popular demand! It could turn into Postcard Month, or even Postcard Summer. (Just to be clear, by “popular demand,” I mean “the absolutely […]
A closer view of Albany’s beautiful City Hall, designed by famed architect H.H. Richardson, who also designed part of the new Capitol and a State Street home for stove magnate […]