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...
Remington Noiseless
Remington 267, originally uploaded by carljohnson. “It became evident in the spring of 1875 that a machine printing capitals alone...
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...
Bi-Centennial Tablets
No, not the bicentennial with the quarters and the barges – Albany celebrated the bi-centennial of its charter as a...
Albany, Home of Bobsledding
Just in time for the Olympics, this post is. Or it will be if I backdate it. The folks at...
The Hawk Street Viaduct
A few weeks back Paula at Albany Daily Photo wrote about the Hawk Street Viaduct, which prompted me to dig...
Surgery for the Eye and Ear
Surgery for the Eye and Ear, originally uploaded by carljohnson. From an 1860-something Albany directory. I don’t know what’s wrong...
Palace Marquee
Image by carljohnson via Flickr When they designed the new Palace Theater marquee, they didn’t fool around. In fact, they...