Benjamin Payn
Whoever designed this wonderful ad for Benjamin Payn was obviously quite delighted with his artistry. And it was quite the blend of products that Mr. Payn sold from his location […]
Whoever designed this wonderful ad for Benjamin Payn was obviously quite delighted with his artistry. And it was quite the blend of products that Mr. Payn sold from his location […]
Wouldn’t it be great to be as excited about anything as the 19th century was about steam? We’ve tried before to itemize just a few of the things done by steam […]
In 1863, Washington Avenue dentists The Brockways, the oldest dentists in the city of Albany, pointed out their large experience and their extensive practice, and even gave their price list […]
In 1863 Albany, when it came to funeral supplies, J.W. Netterville had it all. His residence and wareroom at 118 S. Pearl was probably about in the vicinity of Madison […]
In the days before drywall, every wall in town was plaster. A.A. Dunlop was dealing plaster in Albany in 1863 from down on Quay Street, now lost among the ramps […]
Back when Albany Ale was king, Amsdell Brothers were a major brewer and distributor. Their brewery stretched from 135 to 145 Jay Street, in a time when hyphenating addresses was […]
In 1916, Schenectady County schools were dissatisfied with the use of physicians to give students medical inspections: “cards were filled out and filed and nothing further was done; no attempt […]
John Sturgess was a British citizen working in Troy who developed a series of innovative hydraulic water wheel governors, devices that regulated the speed with which hydropower dynamos turned. Trust […]
Hoxsie interrupts the pursuit of interesting facts about local history to present what it believes is the greatest name ever to appear in the Troy city directory: Mrs. Hattie Stufflebeam. […]
We ran across this lovely drawing of Troy’s State Street Methodist Episcopal Church; for once we can report a building has hardly changed since it was opened in 1871. Still, […]