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Nice, but I'm a bit surprised you concentrated only on the grit. I was expecting to see some shots of the intact old urban neighborhoods like Center Square.
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^ Yeah, I'm a bit surprised by all the grit too...it was never my intention to be so dour.
I've covered the more usual spots a lot in the past, but somehow I'd never fully explored Rensselaer's waterfront even though my parents live just up the hill in East Greenbush. I was just following one of my guiding mantras--don't take the same path/try something different--and my instincts took me to the down and dirty. Go figure! EDIT for additional thoughts: I think I was drawn to these grittier places perhaps because I've been living in NYC for a year, where every day there's a media piece lamenting how gentrified the city has become and how there's so few "urban wilds" left, AND what few urban wilds that are left have been covered by every blog and media outlet to the point where there's little to no sense of urban discovery any more. Without a doubt I love those kind of forlorn places and I suppose this was me trying to get my fix since NYC has nothing but cold-pressed juice bars on offer these days. By contrast Albany feels nearly off the grid, and lots of the pieces of land I walked felt like they hadn't seen a human presence in quite some time. I like that :) |
Love this thread. So much different than what we normally see of Albany. Moody and impressive. The skyline against the river is quite a bit more dramatic than I recall seeing.
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nice work here --- no doubt william kennedy would approve of this thread!
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Glorious grit in many of the photos.
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I´ve liked this tour! Thanks for sharing.
Albany looks good, even on the grey and foggy days. Very good photos! Happy New Year and greetings from Madrid, Spain!:tup: |
A criminally underrated city. Thanks for this.
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Knowing Albany, you captured exactly what Albany is and that's a great thing indeed!! :) Thank you for the great photo's! :cheers:
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I concur that this is an underrated city. Thanks for taking pictures and sharing.
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One of the best threads I've seen on the forum. I could look at this over and over. I also have some family in that area, but haven't visited in several years.
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Fantastic work!
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I've never personally visited Albany. I have been to Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. I was outside of the periphery in 2006 working in some fair. I do remember visiting Stewart's, which to me is the Wawa of Upstate NY. But the Albany that you just showed looks very industrial and gritty, kind of like how Trenton looks. I'd love to see more neighborhood shots of the city, just for a beauty perspective!!!
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One of the best Albany threads ever!! I could see myself living there any day.
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Great stuff!
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Haven't been there since the early 80's, love those government buildings built under Nelson Rockefeller's governorship! He was the biggest spending Republican Governor if there ever was one. When he came to power he promised to open up a new university every year of his 15 year reign, and while the economy was tanking badly in the early 70's he pushed ahead with his $2 billion Capital government project, and damn the torpedoes!
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Sorry I missed this before, but fun to see it now. Albany is such an urban rascal. Very gritilicious stuff in there too. Thanks.
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