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The Simplicity Pattern Company is a manufacturer of sewing pattern guides, under the "Simplicity Pattern", "It's So Easy" and "New Look" brands. The company was founded in 1927 in New York City . During the Great Depression , Simplicity allowed home seamstresses to create fashionable clothing in a reliable manner.
Simplicity built is first riding tractor in 1957 which was the model Wonderboy. The company rapidly expanded its product line in the sixties to meet the demands of the population shift to American suburbs. Allis-Chalmers purchased the company in 1965, and Simplicity's management bought it back in 1983. Simplicity Manufacturing celebrated its ...
Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / ⓘ AWL-bə-nee) is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the county seat of and most populous city in Albany County.It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7294-1. McEneny, John (2006). Albany, Capital City on the Hudson: An Illustrated History. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press. ISBN 1-892724-53-7. Waite, Diana S. (1993). Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City. Albany ...
48 Hudson Avenue (also known as the Van Ostrande–Radliff House) is the oldest building in the city of Albany, New York. [2] It was believed by Paul Huey, in the Albany architectural guide of 1993, to have been built in 1759 by Johannes Radliff when he married Elizabeth Singleton because he believed it was built after the stockade was moved south by one block.
Albany's history until the 21st century showed a lack of reputation as a cultural hub, that in 1982, then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch derided Albany as “a city without a good Chinese restaurant.” [4] [5] However, due to the flourishing nanotechnology [6] and high-technology [7] sectors, the city will be getting a new Chinatown by early 2013 ...
Albany International Airport has direct access to I-87 and New York State Route 7 via Albany-Shaker Road, a 3.3-mile (5.3 km), four-lane boulevard. On August 14, 2018, New York state officials announced [ 30 ] the new I-87 Exit 3 which will provide direct access to Albany International Airport.
New York State Capitol Building in 2018 The Capitol initially featured two large murals by Boston artist William Morris Hunt painted directly on to the Assembly Chamber's sandstone walls. The two enormous works, named The Flight of Night and The Discoverer , each some 45-feet long, were later covered when the Assembly's vaulted ceiling proved ...