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A Schlepp Through Schenectady - Lower State Street
Schenectady, NY - Franny Wentzel - Thursday, March 11th, 2010 : goo
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Continuing on our journey to the less frequented side of the downtown district...
First a look back uptown from under the railway bridge...
and the shiney new cineplex...
Just before you get to the bridge - the underside of which was turned into a bus stop - you see this old Uneeda Biscuit sign...
It had been hidden from the main drag for well over a century...
Was visible from the railroad platform...
as was this sign.
The train to The City just happened to pull in...
Probably there by the time I post this.
The other side of the street
Buildings along Erie Boulevard - once part of the Erie Canal
The Wedgeway Building - basically a hallway to a now demolished theater
Camcorder framegrab of the GE plant
Meant to take one on this visit but this little rascal showed up...
Wanted to get more pix but my camera kept shutting down on account of a low battery...
Managed to squeeze of a few more shots by letting the battery rest for a bit...
Results of an 'emergency' demolition due to collapse...
Great view of a 1950s gem - there used to be decorative slats along the front...
Still looks nice...
From the 'fancy trimmin's' school of architecture...
Right - former Patton & Hall store
Left - former Barneys Department Store
The Un-building...
Former Barneys - now apartments
A few remaining architectural gems...
Former Breslaws store - Schenectady had quite a few substantial businesses back in the day...
Formerly a fire station...
When the Breslaws building was converted to apartments they reconfigured the entrances and didn't bother to rip up the old tilework...
Andy Warhol
won't you please come home?
Formerly the Freeds Auto Exchange - Schenectady has a few remnant of the auto districts other cities used to have further uptown...
The former Van Curler Hotel - now a community college
Battery was almost completely spent but there was just enough juice left to get one more image...
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Franny Wentzel: 12th Mar 2010 - 17:54 GMT
An addendum. Found a 2004 photo I took of the Olender and Robinson's Furniture stores
A few years ago the Robinson's building partially collapsed necessetating its complete demolition...
joey: those low battery shots can be interesting.
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