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The steamer Albany departs for New York City; at the height of steam travel in 1884, more than 1.5 million passengers took the trip. [44] In 1807, Robert Fulton initiated a steamboat line from New York City to Albany, the first successful enterprise of its kind. [44] By 1810, with 10,763 people, Albany was the 10th largest urban place in the ...
The Downtown Albany Historic District is a 19-block, 66.6-acre (27.0 ha) area of Albany, New York, United States, centered on the junction of State (New York State Route 5) and North and South Pearl streets (New York State Route 32). It is the oldest settled area of the city, originally planned and settled in the 17th century, and the nucleus ...
The New York Legislature passed a law in 1869 authorizing the creation of a large public park on the spot and the creation of the Board of Trustees of the Washington Park of the City of Albany (later Commissioners). [4] [10] John Bogart and John Cuyler drew the plans for Washington Park in 1870.
There are 77 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Albany, New York, United States. Six are additionally designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), the most of any city in the state after New York City. Another 14 are historic districts, for which 20 of the listings are also contributing properties. Two ...
The Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a museum in Albany, New York, United States, "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". [2] It is located on Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) in downtown Albany.
While the South End is generally taken to refer to a large area of Albany, including almost everything south of downtown and Lincoln Park to the city's southern limit, [4] the district covers a smaller 57-acre (23 ha) [2]: 110 area that mostly resembles a slightly bent rectangle, mirroring a bend that once existed in the Hudson River shoreline and marked the city's original southern boundary.
The city built a large waterfront complex at the site. North Broadway began to grow. The neighborhood became known as the lumber district, since that commodity, harvested in the Adirondacks and Western New York, accounted for much of the cargo being shipped to Albany via the canal. New construction included both the mills where the wood was ...
The Mansion Historic District, sometimes referred to as Mansion Hill, [2] is located south of Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York, United States. It takes its name from the nearby New York State Executive Mansion, which overlooks it. [3] It is a 45-acre (18 ha), 16-block area with almost 500 buildings.