First Church, Albany
First Church, Albany, originally uploaded by carljohnson. First Church, the Dutch Reformed Church in Albany, dates to 1642, making it...
You know what you don’t see much of anymore?
Mimeographing 1940, originally uploaded by carljohnson. Mimeographing services. For decades, mimeographing reigned supreme as the cheap, easy way to make...
Hampton Manor Opens Tomorrow
Hampton Manor Ad 1927, originally uploaded by carljohnson. In 1927, Albany’s suburbs were just beginning their boom. More and more...
Heartbreaker
Albany Savings Bank 1940, originally uploaded by carljohnson. Of all the buildings that Albany has lost over the years, this...
No slums!
Whish’s Guide Book 1917 Albany slums, originally uploaded by carljohnson. In 1917, John Whish’s Guide Book to Albany could find...
Health fads, 1940
George’s Health Club 1940, originally uploaded by carljohnson. Proving that nonsense health fads and pointless pampering aren’t anything new: in...
Auto Truck Garage, Warren St.
Auto Truck Garage, Warren St., originally uploaded by carljohnson. I’m trying to find out more about this massive structure, the...
“Let me just fuel up my headlamp”
1895 – a simpler time, when cars did not yet rule the roads, bicycling was all the rage, and all...
Ghost bike, José Perez
Ghost bike, José Perez, originally uploaded by carljohnson. A ghost bike in memory of José Perez, at the connection of...
Bi-Centennial Tablets
No, not the bicentennial with the quarters and the barges – Albany celebrated the bi-centennial of its charter as a...