Tag: albany

  • Lost Landmark: Albany Savings Bank

    Lost Landmark: Albany Savings Bank

    I’ve written briefly before about a building I never saw, and miss all the same: the Albany Savings Bank building on North Pearl Street. This time, despite my resolution to make these postings pithier, I’m taking a bit of a deep dive into the history of the bank and its buildings. The Beginnings: Saturday…

  • What Happened to the Burdett-Coutts Marker?

    What Happened to the Burdett-Coutts Marker?

    Two notes: One, throughout this article there are variable spellings of Burdett-Coutts, and when quoting, I’ve reflected the spelling used in the source I’m quoting at the time. Two, of course the source materials use racial terms that are no longer acceptable, but as they were not intended as offensive I have copied those…

  • Theater in Albany

    Years after writing this initial post, Hoxsie undertook a much more thorough examination of the earliest theater in Albany, associated with the first theater building – you can find that story here. Despite being one of the oldest cities in the country, Albany existed for almost a century and a half without any theater.…