It would be interesting to know who has made offers to buy and develop the lot at 300 West First Ave. in Albany, the site of the former and now demolished downtown branch of Wells Fargo Bank.
St. Francis restoration: What the numbers mean
Written September 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
A question was circulating among people with their eyes open in downtown Albany over the last few days: What’s with all those numbers in the windows of the former St. Francis Hotel?
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Tags: Candace Ribera, downtown Albany, historic building, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, window repair
Tags: Candace Ribera, downtown Albany, historic building, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, window repair
Downtown beat: Another restoration’s complete
Written September 14th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
It was four years ago that “1st Hand Seconds,” a downtown women’s second-hand clothing shop with a mission, moved from one historic Albany address on First Avenue to another, on Second. Now it’s ready to celebrate the remodeling of its 1929 building with a Saturday open house.
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Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, remodeling, SEcond Avenue, wedding gowns
Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, remodeling, SEcond Avenue, wedding gowns
Vacant land on First Avenue sees change
Written September 13th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
There’s a bit of a housing boom happening on long-vacant land in the 600 block of Albany’s East First Avenue, a major traffic route.
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Tags: apartments, duplex, First Avenue, housing, infill projects, vacant land
Tags: apartments, duplex, First Avenue, housing, infill projects, vacant land
Mural nearly done, recalls a ‘Fourth’ tradition
Written September 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
You might think the new mural on the side of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce looks as though it is complete, as I did Monday. But not quite, the artist says.
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Tags: 1914, Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Eileen Hinckle, Fourth of July, mural
Tags: 1914, Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Eileen Hinckle, Fourth of July, mural
Queen Avenue: Post-paving questions, answers
Written September 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Most of the reconstruction of Southwest Queen Avenue in Albany was completed before Labor Day, but questions keep popping up.
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Tags: Elm and Queen, Queen Avenue, street reconstruction, traffic signal
Tags: Elm and Queen, Queen Avenue, street reconstruction, traffic signal
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That old tank — it’s still there, unchanged
Every once in a while, the bike — and curiosity — take my to the 300 block of southeast Burkhart Street in Albany. I want to check if anything has happened on the lot at No. 370.
Tags: 370 Burkhart SE, affordable housing, property sale, surplus lot, water tank