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The Radio
Green crank radio, on a dark table.
The Pink Palace
Audio doc about Moore Hall (the Pink Palace) by Dan Plumer, '16, made as part of Radio Storytelling, Spring 2015, taught by Eileen McAdam
The Northern Traveller; Containing the routes to Niagara, Quebec, and The Springs
A guidebook to the U.S. Northeast that went through multiple editions between 1825 and 1850. Strip maps and area maps in each edition reflect the existing travel infrastructure. Comparing the 1825 and 1834 editions shows the arrival of the…
The Kittie West
Kittie West, Erie Canal pleasure boat
The city, on 2 wheels
BikeShare Week offers tours, provides free rides to the public.
The Chapel
The Chapel is a collection of photos taken in and around the Wilson Chapel on Skidmore's campus. Photographer Margot Hahn was influenced by elements of nature, shadows, still life, and the physicality of space and place.
Tentative Senior Citizens Site
A plan of the plot of land acquired at the corner of Williams and Hamilton Streets for the Adult and Senior Center of Saratoga. The text reads "This area, adjacent to the St. Peter's Academy playground, has been designated as a possible location for…
Style Shop Bag
Pastel-flowered plastic bag with solid plastic carrying handle; black lettering A shopping bag from The Style Shop, 26 Front Street, Ballston Spa. Closed, now pool hall. Also known as Caplan's, had branch in Mechanicville.
Streetcar - Electric Model
Two pieces: Trolley car and base. Trolley car: Green-painted trolley car (23.5 x 4.75 x 7.5) with yellow/gold roof and lettering "Ballston Terminal Railroad Co. - A.N. Chandler - Baggage and Express"; black-painted steps, undercarriag
Street Cleaner in Mask
The original caption on this Oct. 21, 1918, photo read: "Mask worn to check influenza spread. The admonition of the New York Health Board to wear masks to check the spread of influenza epidemic has been headed. 'Better ridiculous than dead' is the…
Stimulus going to new parking lots
A pair of parking lots will be made more eco-friendly thanks to nearly $600,000 in stimulus money. This will include installing porous pavement and a natural catch basin.
Stacey Gerrish Interview
An interview with Stacey Gerrish, '87, about her college days at Skidmore College. MDOCS interviewed Ms. Gerrish' grandmother on the same day. Ms. Gerrish talked about teaching a friend to drive, her work reading the news at WSPN and other…
Spring Run Trail officially opened
New, mile-long walking, biking path; after almost two decades the Spring Run Trail is now open
SPAC Fundraising Letter
A SPAC fundraising letter dated July 18, 1963, concerning the Palmer- Player match at the reopening of the Saratoga Spa Golf Course.
Spa City's new station plans to open in March
The new station will be three times the size of the old one. It will include a newstand, coffee, kiosk, gift shop and children's play area. There will be rotating artists and exhibits, and the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will host an…
Spa City weighs parking meters
The plan would generate income but many local businesses are concerned.
Spa City URA Plans for Hotel-Center
The Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Agency last night unanimously passed a resolution limiting the number of parking spaces in the proposed Spring Valley North project to allow the construction of a hotel-civic center complex. Later plans will include…