Since the mid-late 1800s the Wedgeway Building has framed the view from Erie Boulevard to Lower State Street... One would think it's an integral part of the neighbouring Kresge Building As this Googlesat view shows... ...it's its own separate entity. The Wedgeway began life in the mid-1800s a single storey covered walkway on State Street next to the Myers House which would've otherwise had frontage on the Erie Canal. Later in the century the little wedge would gain a couple extra storeys and a fancy bay window. In this turn-of-the-century view it was known as the Wedge Building. This canal side view shows a slice...

Greetings to Boston...

author: Franny Wentzel : Schenectady, NY

...from the Wedgway Building sign downtown. "BOSTON We mourn with you We're proud of you FBI YOU GOOFED! 911 now 416" Corner bit says 'Rent Me' and has a number for the sign company.

Government Failure - The Urban Renewal Years

author: Franny Wentzel : Schenectady, NY

Government failure occurs when government intervention makes matters worse rather than better. Perhaps no great oject lesson in the theory is the decades-long failure after failure of government initiated urban renewal schemes. Schenectady in 1945 was a booming industrial city whose vibrant downtown served fairly well, the retail and entertainment needs of its residents. There were issues of traffic and parking that - with war's end - the City hoped to address... This is the heroic cover image of a pamphlet promoting The Glorious Plan These are the heroic...

A Schlepp Through Schenectady - Stockade Sojourn - Part 2

author: Franny Wentzel : Schenectady, NY

We pick up our tour of the Stockade Historic District at point seven - the Flemish style 21 Apartments Ferry Street homes The Queen's Fort Apartments Passing through point five... ...we cross Front Street and head down Ferry Street To Riverside Park The old pumping station The Mohawk River I really like the river side of this house... Once the foot of the Scotia bridge now the path to... Washington Avenue - mind your step, George Washington slipped here... No really... he's been in the neighbourhood Though not at this late 19th century American foursquare... ...or this...

Saint George's Cemetary

author: Franny Wentzel : Schenectady, NY

Saint George's Church in Schenectady's Stockade dates back to the early 1700s... ...as this State historic marker notes. The residents of its graveyard span nearly three centuries of city history. We began our tour from the parking lot... and the side of St Georges... Which is lined with some of the older stones... that Time has eroded to the point of illegibility. A view from the backfield The Brown family graves ...the memory of Hellen Brown, daughter of John and Elizabeth Brown who departed this life November 30, 1820 aged 21 years 2 months and 28 days Delamination of Hellen's marker... Hellen's mum Elizabeth Gore who was born in Liverpool...

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