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
Isle of the Onondagas also known as Big Island is an island on the Mohawk River south of Scotia in Schenectady County, New York.
Please excuse our appearance, come back in Summer 2025 for a new look with more lupine, scrub oak and butterflies. 🦋
Old unlined 70-acre Schenectady City Dump that was once used by Edison's Varnish Works factory for dumping waste along with the city until regulations on landfills requiring liners and enhanced management became a thing in the 1980s. Click on dots to see property ownership records. https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Remnants-of-Schenectady-factory-landfill-linger-8345856.php
Along the Erie Canal and Mohawk River, heading across the bridge to NY 5.