Albany - New York - 4K Downtown Drive

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Winter afternoon drive around New York's capital city of Albany.
Filmed: December 2022
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From Wikipedia:
Albany (/ˈɔːlbəni/ (listen) AWL-bən-ee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.
The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher education, and rich history. It is the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of the State of New York, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2013, the Capital District is the third most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of 2020, Albany's population was 99,224.
The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw. The area was settled by Dutch colonists who, in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and in 1624, built Fort Orange. In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city Albany in honor of the Duke of Albany, the future James II. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York in 1797 after the formation of the United States. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies; no other city in the United States has been continuously chartered as long.
In the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, Albany was a center of trade and transportation. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable Hudson River. It was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal, connecting to the Great Lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroads in the world. In the 1920s a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party arose in Albany. In the latter part of the 20th century, Albany's population shrank because of urban sprawl and suburbanization. In the 1990s, the New York State Legislature approved for the city a US$234 million building and renovation plan, which spurred redevelopment downtown. In the early 21st century, Albany's high-technology industry grew, with great strides in nanotechnology.

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@leafbelly

Albany has always been one of my favorite downtowns with its blend of beautiful historic and modern architecture. The city has lots of character.

@dr.woozie7500 Жыл бұрын

The most boring city in Upstate NY imo, even Rochester is better

@joemannix7471 Жыл бұрын

Back in the old days my girlfriend and I were riding around and discovered that you could exit 787 almost directly into the parking garage under Rockefellers Folly. A few weeks later my nephew from Connecticut came to visit. We exited the highway, parked in the garage, and walked maybe 100 feet to the elevator. It was a clear winter day and my nephew said, "Holy cow, I think I can see Connecticut".

@truthserum6808 Жыл бұрын

Albany is nice. The city has done a lot of revitalization.

@bossK78 Жыл бұрын

Albany is beautiful in the summertime.

@eb1684

Thank God we moved to South Carolina!!! (8 years ago).

@kekoa1843

Long comment mostly aimed at those who share the era in Albany referred to: Grew up in Albany mid-50’s to start of ‘70’s. Living on Elk St behind Wash. Ave Armory, we were star-struck with many of the era’s big names at the annual telethon & concerts (the Armory was THE #1 venue for all things). Got Gene Pitney’s autograph to take home to my sister; rock-climbed the Armory’s brownstone facade and watched through the barred windows Peter, Paul & Mary rehearse in a small anteroom after asking their permission; as 5 y/o’s the Capitol was our playground which once caused us to seek and find Gov Nelson Rockefeller in the Executive Chamber after telling his receptionist that we were there to see the Gov - he asked who our parents voted for & told the recep to get us milk & cookies & send us on our way…he was a bit cool after my wise-crack response to his question of who my parents voted for: “not Tax-a-fella!” (parroting my father’s quip); was almost crushed by adults against the wall of the DeWitt Clinton Hotel (we climbed upwards onto a windowsill w/ a prime view) as RFK was thronged on his return from a speech at the Capitol steps - we clearly saw his smiling face as he ascended the hotel’s stairs only ~ 20’ away; but, the biggest star struck event was seeing the Old Skipper (from WTEN’s kid show w/ Popeye & 3-Stooges re-runs) walk up to us on his way to the Telethon and asked me if this alley way (where we were sleigh riding) led up to the Telethon. I was completely shocked as a child to see the Old Skipper (in 3D & in living color with a surreal bluish/gray (fake-looking) beard and to have him directly ask me a question! It was like being in the presence of Moses! / The plaza you videoed was sitting atop of a massive, decades-long controversy that brought immense heartache for all the old neighborhoods it destroyed to create, in essence, Rockefeller’s folly, a monument to himself (or that’s the way it seemed at the time, though his legacy isn’t really touted in the aftermath of the plaza’s build; the tallest bldg, Corning Tower, is named after Albany’s mayor at the time; Rockefeller’s thumbprint is noticeably missing; so perhaps it wasn’t an ego project afterall). / The downtown area is very impressive esp along the waterfront - absolutely no comparison to what that area used to look like. So much has been modernized, which I haven’t seen for 55 years. It’s a big plus, imo. It’s outer Albany, further northwest and in the hood areas which have been truly blighted! But there are still a lot of gems existing in Albany and some amazing architecture - some truly magnificent brownstone homes along State St further toward Washington Park. / But, I would never want to live in Albany again - you can’t go home…it doesn’t exist. I’ll gratefully retire here in my little country paradise in the middle of the Pacific. Albany to me exists only in old photos, not its modern day reality.

@ryanearles2024 Жыл бұрын

It's funny how Albany's City Population is under 100K, but the Metro Population is over 1M. And yet, Albany Metro has the 3rd largest Metro Population in New York State, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metro and NYC Metro.

@shannadowd7176 Жыл бұрын

Never been to Albany - looks smaller than I imagined

@monique.thenurse55

I’m from NYC I’m looking to travel with possibility move to Albany, me looking at downtown Albany, and other areas in downtown ..I never knew this city is Large, you showed between downtown which is nice historically built buildings and apartments..Nice scenery it’s quiet which I love ..and also I’ve seen a McDonald’s , laundromat, Family Dollar,a few Tall PJ buildings it’s definitely a little bit of the hood on central Avenue ..compared to where I am from ..in NYC ..this right here. which is not bad at all…thank you for the video

@donavanjohnson409 Жыл бұрын

Nice tour of Albany NY

@krone5

Downtown Albany starts at

@treyaugify

I used to live in Albany on Clinton Ave. back in 97’

@julinalilly7439 Жыл бұрын

Awesome drive through Downtown Albany NY

@joelfrombethlehem Жыл бұрын

Thanks for glimpses of "The Egg" @

@zenith349

So My Girlfriend Bri Tom And Chris Travel During Spring Break We Helped Volunteer And Mowed the Lawn Recycle Cans Plastic Bottles, Started Baking Sandwiches And Cooked Pasta And Buffalo Macaroni And Cheese.