Troy Is Beautiful.
A handwritten sticker, placed on a metal telephone booth enclosure. It reads:“Troy is beautiful much in the same way that...
Words and Pictures on a Building
The Troy Waste Manufacturing Company Building has been a major presence on upper River Street since about 1909 (the company...
A moment of St. Patrick’s Day grace
When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, I’m a bit of a humbug. Partly, that’s because I don’t drink and...
Faded art
Once, every sign was a handpainted sign. For a while in the ’80s, I worked in an office next to...
Centrally located
Albany Troy map (Photo credit: carljohnson) This started out as a long, dreary post about why I live where I...
Era-spanning
Victorian-era young ladies in the ’40s-era updated lobby of the 19th-century Troy Savings Bank building, enjoying bottled spring water and...
Dissected Maps
Homer Merriam was a brother of the Merriam brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts. Before joining his brothers in their little venture...
Three channels and nothing’s on
Our elders had the hardships of the Great Depression and the Second World War, and they weren’t shy about telling...
Getting to the Collar City
Circumstances — a combination of wife’s employment and elder daughter’s education — are leading us to spend a significant amount...