A look at Schenectady in 1950s before Interstate 890 bisected the city and Rice Road was the primary way people go to Exit 26 of Thruway.

Schenectady 1954: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Maps/HistoricalTopo/GeoTIFF/NY/NY_Schenectady_129430_1954_24000_geo.tif

Rotterdam 1954: https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Maps/HistoricalTopo/GeoTIFF/NY/NY_Rotterdam%20Junction_129227_1954_24000_geo.tif