Most of the development along Washington Avenue Extension took place 1975-2000  🗺️

Map: Bald Mountain in Bennington

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3

NYS Tax Parcel Centroid Points - From NYS GIS. ArcMap Feature service: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NYS_Tax_Parcel_Centroid_Points/MapServer/0.

NYS Streets - NYS GIS/ITS Services. WMS Service: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/NYS_Streets/MapServer/WMSServer?, Layer: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Bulldozing the Albany Pine Bush...

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,
With a pink hotel, a boutique,
And a swinging hot spot.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em.

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Terrain Map: 502, 504, 506 Rapp Road [Expires September 1 2026]
Photo: Trash on Landfill on Saturday at 7 PM
Photo: No Tresspassing - Serifini Land
Photo: NYSERDA in the Pine Bush
Photo: Man Made Wetland
Photo: Recycables in Albany Pine Bush Dumper
Photo: Dead End -- for Now.
Photo: Big Toys Like That Are
Photo: The Hotel Site
Photo: Rapp Road Landfill
Photo: Scrub Pine Next To Restoration Area

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