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Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

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The People’s Palais – 98 Acres in Albany

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The People’s Palais – 98 Acres in Albany

The 1964 photos of 100-102 Jefferson Street in downtown Albany reveal a building whose better days are well behind it and whose days ahead are seriously limited. Indeed, the building next door has already been torn down to make way for the coming South Mall project, later renamed the Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza.

But anyone who thought “Rocky” Rockefeller’s bulldozers could forever doom the Palais Royale grill didn’t know Victorocco “Rocky” Nigro.

Yes, the photos seem to capture the sad end of an era. The living quarters are decidedly modest, the furnishings sparse and tired. The grill bears the words LIQUORS, BAR, and HOT DOGS. Glimpses inside reveal an establishment lost to time, its wooden booths empty, its jukebox silent, its huge fan stilled. On the porch, a small man gazes up the street, toward the future.

Never been to the current Palais Royale, although I've been by it many times. I'm sure some point after Covid-19 I'll get there.