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Don RittnerThe Saratogian |
The quiet strength of a historic neighborhood isn’t always obvious. It shows in the continuity of rooflines, the rhythm of windows, the arrangement...
I wrote back in January about the possible fate of the Seymour Pottery Shop, the little wooden one-and-a-half-story building on the southeast corner...
When you walk through downtown Troy, there’s one building that really stands out: Christ Church United Methodist, sitting right at State and Fifth...
Smile, you are on camera, and that camera, and this camera, and… There has been a lot of commotion about Troy’s Flock cameras. The Council is even...
Let’s face it. The slow erosion of historic places rarely happens in one dramatic blow. Usually, it comes through a thousand “practical”...
I wrote the following column back on October 7, 2003. That’s 23 years ago. Let me share most of it with some updates. If you haven’t noticed that...
I have been a loyal Apple user since 1984. There was a time when Apple inspired something close to loyalty, not just because of sleek design or clever...
I remember when the Russians launched Sputnik, the first satellite, and the panic it caused in this country. I watched Alan Shepard become the first...
So who were the Trojans on the Titanic? Twenty-eight-year-old Bridget “Bertha” Moran and her brother Daniel were traveling from Ireland. Bridget...
There has been a lot of ink spilled on the fact that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) graduate Gregory “Reid” Wiseman (Class of 1997) is...
So who were the Trojans on the Titanic? Twenty-eight-year-old Bridget “Bertha” Moran and her brother Daniel were traveling from Ireland. Bridget...
After my visit last week to the Titanic exhibit over in Schenectady, I wondered if there were any Trojans affected by the disaster. The disaster has...
In the Capital District, already rich with history, it takes something truly distinctive to demand attention. That is precisely what visitors will...
Recently, while conducting research in the Schuyler Mansion neighborhood in Albany, I noticed an anomaly on one of the streets. The street known today...
Let’s face it. Some famous people should not be, and there are those who, while unknown now, should be. Troy is one of America’s enduring...
Averill Park has always been famous as the place where comedian Jerry Lewis lived and worked as a soda jerk as a kid. But the little community is also...
Sandy Horowitz and I proposed restoring the Gingerbread House back in 2004 when RPI published an RFP to move it or tear it down. This was the response...
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