by Webmaster | May 16, 2025 | Past Successes
The City of Albany’s upgrading of the two blocks of Upper Madison between South Allen Street and South Main Avenue provided an opportunity to redesign the area in front of Price Chopper/Market 32. Professional designers were engaged to create a space that provided...
by Webmaster | May 14, 2025 | Past Successes
In 2024 we added a newly designed kiosk that mimics elements of the Madison Promenade. It features a map of Upper Madison businesses and services, including helpful bus routes. Announcements and rack card holders make this a useful feature for residents and visitors...
by Webmaster | May 2, 2025 | History & Walking Tours
The latticework metal spire that stands behind the St. Vincent de Paul parish center may look a bit like modern sculpture, but that’s not why it’s here. It’s one of the few things that remain of one of Albany’s most extraordinary educational experiments. For decades,...
by Webmaster | May 2, 2025 | History & Walking Tours
One of the most fondly remembered addresses in all of the Pine Hills, this stately Victorian was home to a branch of the Albany Public Library for many years. Well-worn stairs and the smell of books — for a few generations of Pine Hills children, this was a...
by Webmaster | May 2, 2025 | History & Walking Tours
The cars were souped-up stagecoaches fitted to run on the rails. The locomotive was the DeWitt Clinton, one of the earliest ever built in America. And the passengers? They didn’t know what they were in for. In 1831, the first steam-powered passenger train in the...
