New York Thruway
Thruway sign remnant 2.jpg, originally uploaded by carljohnson. I noticed that this old sign for the Thruway, probably going back...
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...
When boats were made of paper
Waters Balch Paper Boats Gazetteer 1870, originally uploaded by carljohnson. One of the joys of living near the Hudson River...
Scott and Zelda
Image via Wikipedia Reading Matthew Bruccoli’s collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s correspondence, “A Life in Letters”, epistles from a time...
Sidewall Blowout Spectacular!
A day so beautiful that even catastrophic, noisy, structural failure of my bicycle tire (at mercifully low speed) couldn’t ruin...
Heartbreaker
Albany Savings Bank 1940, originally uploaded by carljohnson. Of all the buildings that Albany has lost over the years, this...
I really learned something today
Among the things I learned today: You cannot kill a bee with a bicycle shoe. That’s really enough to learn...
It’s 1954: A man’s gotta bowl.
It’s 1954: A man’s gotta bowl., originally uploaded by carljohnson. Bowling man, an earlier evolutionary form.
No slums!
Whish’s Guide Book 1917 Albany slums, originally uploaded by carljohnson. In 1917, John Whish’s Guide Book to Albany could find...