According to state tax records, Griswold Heights was constructed around 1950. By 1952, most of the projects were done and as you can see from the 1952 aerial, few things have change in Griswold Heights in the past 70 years.

Troy, NY 1873. From the City Directory. Downloaded from the Library of Congress 

Explore Troy over the past 25 years in a series of state-aerial photos.

Starbuck Island some 65 years apart. Drag between the aerials.

Above is an interactive photo of the Hudson Valley Community College. The view on the left is from the late 2010s, while the view on the right is as it looked in mid-1990s. By clicking on the layers button in the upper right hand corner, you can load contemporary images or scroll to anywhere else in the state. Uses the WMS-feed from NYS GIS.