The reconstruction of what I now call the Old Book House in northeast Albany has been moving along apace since the last update a month ago. The place scarcely resembles what was there before.
Lost-book story ripples across U.S.
Written February 23rd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The discovery of a long-overdue library book in an old Albany house has caused ripples of interest across the country, it appears. How the book ended up inside the wall of the 115-year-old house remains a mystery, but at least two people — a lady in Arkansas and another in Texas — did some sleuthing on […]
Unsolved mystery: Book in the wall
Written February 9th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
“American Railway Transportation” by Emory R. Johnson, Ph. D., was first published in 1903. Today’s mystery is this: How and why did a 1907 edition of this 434-page book end up hidden in the wall of a house at 1405 Front Ave. N.E. instead of being returned to the Albany Public Library when it was […]
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Tags: 1405 Front, Albany Public Library, American Railway Administration, Lola Skelton. Superior Carpentry and Homebuilding
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Old Book House: It’s nearly done
The conversion of the Old Book House in Albany’s Willamette Neighborhood is just about complete. At least that’s the way it looks to me, from the outside.
Tags: 1405 Front, Front Avenue, old book house, Superior Carpentry and Homebuilding