While many of grade crossings had been removed at that point, the highway including bridges were only two lanes as the wound through the Tioga State Forest. South of Mansfield, the highway was at grade.
A look at changes at the state office campus over the past 25 years.
![Albany County Legislature District 39 [Expires November 1 2024]](https://andyarthur.org//data/photo_006027_large.jpg)
The truth is the LD 39 would have been a tough one, but the County Dems (and Dem committee petitioners) really dropped the ball on this one.
The lake was privately owned at the time with the main parking for Cedar Lakes in the forest preserve at the top of the hill.
A series of aerial photos showing downtown Plattsburgh and college campus over the years.
Playing with the 3D mapping feature to create an artistic impression of an old map.