WMS Map: Most of the development along Washington Avenue Extension took place 1975-2000

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3

NYS Tax Parcel Centroid Points - From NYS GIS. ArcMap Feature service: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NYS_Tax_Parcel_Centroid_Points/MapServer/0.

NYS Streets - NYS GIS/ITS Services. WMS Service: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/NYS_Streets/MapServer/WMSServer?, Layer: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Bulldozing the Albany Pine Bush...

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,
With a pink hotel, a boutique,
And a swinging hot spot.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em.

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Aerial Photos

1973 Crossgates Mall
1973 Washington Avenue At Karner Road
Before Crossgates Maul
Costcos (After vs. Before)
Crossgates 1970s (1973 vs. 1985)
Crossgates 1985
East Karner Barrens 1973
Rapp Road Hog Farm Parcel
Thruway Interchange 80s and 90s (1973 vs. 2018)

Maps and Interactives

Stewarts on New Karner Road
Residence Inn Mariott Hotel
Rapp Road Landfill 1994-2021
Pitch Pine Lane – Albany Pine Bush 1973
Most of the development along Washington Avenue Extension took place 1975-2000
Crossgates Maul / Rapp Road 1973
Crossgates Maul / Rapp Road 1952
Albany Pine Bush – Washington Avenue Extension – Rapp Road 1973-06-16
96 Broderick Avenue in 1952

... photos, maps and other content from from Bulldozing the Albany Pine Bush.