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.

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Pastures – 1952

Pastures - 1952

This shows the pastures neighborhood in 1952 before Interstate 787 was built. Notice how the superhighway replaced the old train tracks, or at least covered them up.

1952 Albany Pine Bush

1952 Albany Pine Bush

This shows the largely unbroken land of the Albany Pine Bush that would be heavily developed over the next two decades.