
On a leisurely bike ride through old Albany the other day, I noticed something that wasn’t there. Where the Portland & Western Railroad crosses Sixth Avenue, there are no warning lights, bells or arms that come down when a train comes through.
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Tags: bike rides, crossing protections, Hackleman District, old Albany, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad crossings, Railroads, Sixth Avenue, trains
Tags: bike rides, crossing protections, Hackleman District, old Albany, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad crossings, Railroads, Sixth Avenue, trains
Parking lot hole, a mystery no more
Drivers parking their cars in the city of Albany-owned lot behind 201 First Avenue W. noticed a hole in the pavement. Then the hole got bigger. What could it be?
Tags: 201 First Avenue W., downtown Albany, forgotten cisterns, mysterious hole, old Albany, old cisterns, parking lot off Water