Here is an aerial photo that shows what Washington Avenue Extension and Rapp Road-area looked like in early 1970s, after construction of Washington Avenue Extension before many businesses were located in this area.
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Year |
Town |
Properties Developed |
Acres |
|
2009 |
Colonie |
14 Booth St, 2714 Curry Rd, 209 Nutwood Ave, 12 St Joseph St |
16.7 |
|
Guilderland |
21 Providence St, 54 Mercer St, 1460 Rocco Dr, 702 Penney Ln, 12 Brookview Dr |
7.7 |
|
|
2010 |
Colonie |
4137 Albany St, 16 Booth St, 4051 Albany St, 4049 Albany St, 4047 Albany St, 74 Cordell Rd, 22 Cordell Rd, 27 Cordell Rd |
3 |
|
Guilderland |
5 Friar Tuck Rd, 104 Dedham Post Dr, 1448 Rocco Dr, 352 Westwoods Ct, 26 Brookview Dr, 305 Westwoods Ct |
10.3 |
|
|
2011 |
Colonie |
15 Dorlyn Rd |
0.2 |
|
Guilderland |
1 Sadie Ln Pr, 34 Pinewood Rd, 3335 E Old State Rd, 114 Fox Run Dr, 301 Danielle Dr, 348 Westwoods Ct, 24 Brookview Dr, 315 Westwoods Ct, 309 Westwoods Ct |
11.1 |
|
|
2012 |
Albany |
176 Washington Ave Ext, 178 Washington Ave Ext, 30 Columbia Circle Dr |
6.8 |
|
Colonie |
22 Warehouse Row, 1 Apollo Dr, 1900 Central Ave, 37 Kallen Ave, 20 Morocco Ln, 27 Lansing Rd S, 59A Bonner Ave, 151 Nutwood Ave |
10.2 |
|
|
Colonie, Village |
153C Lincoln Ave |
0.9 |
|
|
Guilderland |
1420 Rocco Dr, 123 Fox Run Dr, 503 Jaclyn Dr, 517 Jaclyn Dr, 344 Westwoods Ct, 340 Westwoods Ct, 225 Woodsfield Dr |
8.1 |
|
|
2013 |
Albany |
124 Washington Ave Ext |
3.8 |
|
Colonie |
26 Morocco Ln, 22 Morocco Ln, 201 Nutwood Ave, 29 Overland Ave |
1.4 |
|
|
Colonie, Village |
1730 Central Ave, 1728 Central Ave |
11 |
|
|
Guilderland |
2327 Western Ave, 2 Sadie Ln Pr, 107 Willow St, 111 Willow St, 202 Stoyka Pl, 360 Westwoods Ct, 359 Westwoods Ct, 351 Westwoods Ct, 347 Westwoods Ct, 336 Westwoods Ct |
9.7 |
|
|
2014 |
Albany |
163 Washington Ave Ext |
0.8 |
|
Colonie |
17 Dorlyn Rd, 146 Railroad Ave, 4259 Albany St, 1030 Kings Rd, 16 Morocco Ln, 967 Kings Rd, 3 Michael Dr, 1 Lansing Rd S, 7 Kendale Ave |
45.4 |
|
|
Colonie, Village |
1754 Central Ave, 2 Fermac St |
5.6 |
|
|
Guilderland |
3811 Carman Rd, 3062 Sunset Ln, 1440 Rocco Dr, 1428 Rocco Dr, 123 Timothy Ln, 121 Timothy Ln, 119 Timothy Ln, 138 Timothy Ln, 136 Timothy Ln, 506 Jaclyn Dr, 1038 Dibella Dr, 356 Westwoods Ct, 355 Westwoods Ct, 233 Woodsfield Dr, 343 Westwoods Ct, 332 Westwoods Ct, 335 Westwoods Ct, 331 Westwoods Ct, 327 Westwoods Ct, 323 Westwoods Ct |
8.1 |
|
|
2015 |
Colonie |
226 Morris Rd, 4032 Albany St, 18 Morocco Ln, 4020 Albany St, 1 Michael Dr, 5 Michael Dr, 7 Michael Dr, 11 Kellogg Ave |
4.7 |
|
Colonie, Village |
1652 Central Ave |
0.9 |
|
|
Guilderland |
1 Crossgates Mall Rd, 15 Gay Ln, 415 W Highland Dr, 345 W Highland Dr, 806 Rainbow Dr, 812-814 Rainbow Dr, 117 Timothy Ln, 120 Timothy Ln, 3376 E Lydius St, 339 Westwoods Ct, 237 Woodsfield Dr, 328 Westwoods Ct, 324 Westwoods Ct, 310 Westwoods Ct, 314 Westwoods Ct, 319 Westwoods Ct |
8.4 |
|
|
2016 |
Colonie |
1956 Central Ave, 4194 Albany St, 24 Morocco Ln, 1000 Kings Rd, 9 Michael Dr, 1A Michael Dr, 7 Lansing Rd S, 17A Ferrara Ave |
36 |
|
Colonie, Village |
30 Robert Dr, 1632A Central Ave, 1878 Central Ave |
13.5 |
|
|
Guilderland |
1771 Western Ave, 28 Gipp Rd, 419 Vincent Dr, 210 Stoyka Pl, 1452 Rocco Dr, 105 Millard Ln Pr, 134 Timothy Ln, 501 Jaclyn Dr, 122 Timothy Ln, 3483 E Lydius St, 3475 E Lydius St, 229 Woodsfield Dr, 214 Woodsfield Dr, 238 Woodsfield Dr, 206 Woodsfield Dr |
16.9 |
|
|
2017 |
Colonie |
83 Karner Rd, 27 Tennessee Ave, 28 Morocco Ln, 80 Cordell Rd |
3 |
|
Guilderland |
206 Stoyka Pl, 222 Woodsfield Dr, 320 Westwoods Ct, 28 Brookview Dr |
1.9 |
|
|
2018 |
Colonie |
340 New Karner Rd, 34 Michigan Ave |
4.8 |
|
Colonie, Village |
134 Lincoln Ave |
3.2 |
|
|
Guilderland |
1561 Western Ave, 1651 Western Ave, 3 Sadie Ln Pr, 808 Rainbow Dr, 1436 Rocco Dr, 1432 Rocco Dr, 505 Jaclyn Dr, 104 Balsam Ln Pr, 228 Woodsfield Dr, 234 Woodsfield Dr, 210 Woodsfield Dr, 306 Westwoods Ct, 2729 Curry Rd |
11.8 |
|
|
2019 |
Guilderland |
3077 Spawn Rd, 308 Danielle Dr, 8 Brookview Dr, 221 Woodsfield Dr, 302 Westwoods Ct, 301 Westwoods Ct |
3.5 |
Old maps show part of an old sand dune remaining here, soon to be bulldozed so traffic can fly over a traffic circle.
Taken on Saturday April 30, 2011 at Bulldozing the Albany Pine Bush.On Saturday evening after doing some political volunteer in the morning, I decided it was simply too nice to spend the afternoon home. It also was Memorial Day weekend, so I decided I wouldn’t be able to get the best campsites at the State Forest in Summit, so I decided to go hiking.
So I chose some place close: the Taconic Crest Trail, north of parking lot at Mountain Raimer on state border of NY-2 & MA-2. It’s quick drive from Albany, and a beautiful place to hike particularly in the evening.
The section on the Taconic Trail runs partially on the Hopkins Memorial Forest, a parcel owned by Williamstown College. Camping and hunting is prohibited on this portion, as it’s used for research. Other sections are owned by the DEC or run on DEC easements that allow most conventional uses.
Here is off White Rocks.
Several small hobby farms you can see from off White Rocks.
Along the trail, looking south in the mid-afternoon, with Mount Raimer and NY-2 in the background. This looks like somebody has stayed here in the past, although I’m not sure if it’s NYSDEC land, and even if it is, it’s too close to the trail to be fully-legal camping.
Here is NY-2 winding up the mountain.
Interesting walk through a thick grove of Ash Trees.
Crossing a muddy area on boards.
One of the unique features of the area is a place called Snow Bowl, a deep cavern in the woods, between peaks, that is known for holding snow deep into the summer. No snow is left by September, but it, according to the guide book, frequently has snow remaining by mid-summer.
Beyond Snow Bowl I hiked about another mile. Not much in views over hear, but still a nice hike with only limited climbing up and down. I think I crossed into Vermont, but I did not see any signs of markers saying Green Mountain National Forest.
Hiking back the sun was starting to set, and there where clouds making for some impressive vistas.
Back at White Rocks there was some pretty views as the sun was setting.
For a while the sunset took away my breath.
As the day came to an end.
When I got my truck, this was the view of Mount Prospect from the parking area.
Here is a map of the hike.