Albany, NY

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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York

Crossgates 1985

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Crossgates 1985

Stage 1 of the Crossgates Mall was done and open in 1985. Within 10 years, they would propose a much larger mall. The hog farm on Rapp Road art this point had been abandoned, it was starting to revert back to woods.

Albany

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Albany

A 3D rendering of the coming together of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. 

State Owned Property in Albany

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Albany often complains that there is a lot of state owned land in city limits that is off the tax rolls. This land is shown in orange.

Clarksville 1859

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Clarksville 1859

I found this map on the Library of Congress website and noted how many of the farm family names from Clarksville are still around.

Beautiful Morning

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Cruzing along the bike trail heading into the office. Blowing past the stopped traffic on Interstate 787 and South Pearl, watching as that yacht cruises down along the river. One of those great September mornings.

Taken on Monday September 9, 2024 at Albany Corning Preserve.