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Albany Newsboys, 1910
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Lately this photo has been popping up on various social media, reminding me that a long time ago, before this improbably named site began, I did a little digging into the stories behind the photograph on my personal blog, and I thought it was time to take another look. First, a little background. This…
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Lost Landmark: Albany Savings Bank
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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…
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What Happened to the Burdett-Coutts Marker?
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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 directly offensive, I have copied…
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Theater in Albany
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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.…