Vacant land on both sides of Hickory Street in North Albany may not stay vacant for long, judging by applications pending at City Hall, although the timing of the respective developments is unclear.
This much I know: On April 30, 1932, a Mrs. Lübbert dropped a letter in the mail in Königsberg, East Prussia. Thirteen years later, a rhinoceros in the nearby zoo caught some bullets as the Russian army overran the city. And the internet is how, on my desk in Albany, these two unrelated events got […]
Better enjoy it while you can, North Albany drivers, pulling into this extra left-turn lane on Spring Hill Drive at Highway 20. This little traffic feature has been a boon to drivers, but that doesn’t count as much as ODOT regulations and concerns.
Years ago Albany’s urban renewal program agreed to help prospective developers turn a former union headquarters downtown into apartments. The goal of four remodeled apartments was achieved, but city loans were not repaid, and as a result the city now owns what everybody still calls the Labor Temple at 222 Third Ave. S.E.
Issue: Updating downtown streets
Albany’s downtown streets might get a facelift over the next few years. Or they might not, depending on what the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board thinks of design options worked up the Portland firm of George Crandall, CARA’s architectural adviser.
Tags: Albany streets, CARA, George Crandall, SEcond Avenue