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Jim Davis' House
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The creator of the largest syndicated comic strip in the world, "Garfield", lives on this 21 acre farm in Delaware County. The world headquarters for the "Garfield" comics, Paws, Inc., is located in the building directly South of the farm.

New York Governor's Mansion
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Nancy Lopez & Ray Knight's House
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The professional golf legend, and the retired professional baseball player/manager, live here

Abandoned Rail Cars
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
Two diesel locomotives, three freight car, and three passenger cars are side-tracked without any apparent access to rail lines.

Muncie Motor Speedway
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
After it was learned that this race track was built on top of a toxic waste dump, the EPA forced it to close in 1990. The 1/4 mile paved oval track opened in 1964.

Albany Medical Center
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By: aicra.

Rowing on Hudson River
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.

Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crash site
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405, a Fairchild Hiller FH-227 twin-engine turboprop airliner registered N7818M, was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Mohawk Airlines that crashed into a house within the city limits of Albany, New York on March 3, 1972, on final approach to Albany County Airport (now Albany International Airport), New York, killing 17 people.

Turner Field (now Miller Brewing Company - Albany)
bubaonline (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bubaonline.
Established in 1942 as an AAC field, it was used to train U.S. navigators & French aircrews.
Turner Field Air Base also was a branch prisoner of war camp housing about 500 German POWs who worked on the field, in agriculture and in other non-war related business.
Closed after the war, then reopened in 1947.
Shortly after, it became a SAC fighter base, & was renamed as an AFB.
In 1958, it gained B-52's, the massive runway, & a ring of nuclear tipped Nike-Hercules.
Closed in 1967 & transferred to the Navy, which closed it in 1976.
It was briefly used for civilian aeronautics, then bought by Miller, which built a large brewery on the premises. (info)

From Suicide Circle to The Fun Track
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Suicide Circle Speedway is seen here being converted to a dirt oval track, which was renamed The Fun Track by new owners in 2008. The new facility features Saturday night racing, and during the week, it rents track-owned cars to anyone who is interested in testing their skills as a race car driver.
The 1/4 mile paved track was built in 1998 and also went by the names of Albany Speedway, Albany Speedway Park, and Albany Motor Speedway.

MVP Arena
bigdottawa (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bigdottawa.
FKA Knickerbocker Arena, Pepsi Arena, Times Union Center

Mad Mark's Castle
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
This is a weird little place. Mad Mark was supposedly a crazy guy who would tell his strange ideas to folks in this castle, which is complete with a spiral staircase. The interior has many bizarre paintings (like this one) and it gets regularly painted in weird colors. It's location is off of a path overlooking a cliff on the extreme tip of the bulb just south of the gate area.

New York State Capitol Building
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AlbinoFlea.

Schuyler Mansion
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
It was constructed from 1761 to 1762 for Philip Schuyler who resided there from 1763 until his death in 1804. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 24, 1967.

Cherry Hill
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Cherry Hill is a historic house located on South Pearl Street (New York State Route 32) in Albany, New York, United States. It is a timber frame structure dating to the late 18th century. In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of the first properties in the city to receive that designation.
It was built by Colonel Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer for his bride Maria Sanders, granddaughter of Peter Schuyler. During the early 19th century, it was the home of Solomon van Rensselaer, who served in Congress and several local governmental positions. It eventually became the manor house of a large farm. Within several years during the 1820s it was both accommodations for the Marquis de Lafayette on his return visit to the U.S. and the scene of a murder which led to the last public hanging in Albany following a controversial trial. It is reputedly haunted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Hill_(Albany,_New_York)

House where New York Mobster Jack 'Legs' Diamond was murdered
BillHicks (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: BillHicks.
New York Jewish mafia (Murder Inc) member 'Legs' Diamond was killed in this house (at the time a bed and board house). Diamond had a long history in organised crime and the hit came as little surprise to his peers. Although who was involved remains a mystery to this day. Likely suspects were other mobsters he knew well, or law enforcement.

SUNY Albany
SuperJew (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SuperJew.

Palace Theater
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AlbinoFlea.
From http://www.palacealbany.com/pages/history/history.asp:
The Palace Theatre, a grand cultural and entertainment facility in the heart of Albany , New York , first opened its doors in October 1931. Built during the Depression, the Palace was the largest theatre in a city already noted for a number of other opulent movie houses. Today, the Palace Theatre remains the sole survivor of this period of entertainment and continues to make history with a widely diverse offering of popular acts and cultural events.
The Palace Theatre was designed by John Eberson, one of the foremost motion picture theatre architects in the world. Originally an RKO movie house presenting vaudeville acts between feature films, the Palace Theatre boasts an ornate Austrian Baroque design with "atmospheric" elements in the auditorium. Atmospheric design referred to architectural features that created the illusion of the auditorium being open to the sky above. In the Palace Theatre, this was achieved by installing a small ceiling cove painted with clouds floating over a blue sky. Though many changes have taken place since its opening, the Palace Theatre fortunately has retained most of its original design features. These include an impressive brass chandelier in the main lobby, original murals painted by Andrew Karoly and Jules Zartol, and plaster beams in the fore-lobby painted to resemble carved wood.
RKO was founded in 1928 when RCA created a film company that merged with Joseph Kennedy's film booking office, the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit of vaudeville houses, and the Photophone division of RCA. This was done in order to gain entry into a film market dominated by Warner Brothers and Paramount Famous-Lasky during the advent of the "talkies". RKO commenced a building campaign to add to it's 300 theatres, four film studios, and $80 million dollars of working capital. The Palace Theatre in Albany was one of the theatres commissioned during RKO's zenith.
The Palace is located on the northwest corner of Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street on a parcel of land assembled from fifteen separate properties. Apparently some difficulty was encountered in putting together the land for two lots remained within the theatre property boundaries and the building was designed around two existing buildings which still stand. Construction started in June of 1930, barely two months after the land was actually acquired. The original working drawing indicate Fabian Securites, Inc., was the client and RKO the lessee. By October 1931, the theatre was completed.

A. E. Smith Building
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AlbinoFlea.
Named for Alfred E. Smith, the four-time governor of New
York known for his initiation of public improvements, the
600,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1928 and
serves as home to nearly 2,000 state employees.

'GGF' at Golden Gate Fields horse racing
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Central Warehouse
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
The people of Albany may consider the 11 story 400,000 square foot building an eyesore, I find it beautiful and full of character.
The building was built in 1927 for use as dry storage. The walls are three feet (0.91 m) thick. A rail line enters the second floor for easy moving of goods. The building has been bought and sold several times and the cost to demolish it dissuades from doing so.

'Flint RiverQuarium' by Antoine Predock
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By: pmoore66.

'The Egg' by Wallace Harrison
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
The Egg is a performing arts venue in Albany, New York resembling an egg. Designed by Wallace Harrison and built between 1966 and 1978 under engineer Peter A. Steinborn, it sits in the northeast corner of the Empire State Plaza.

New York State Police Complex
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
These three buildings contain the headquarters of the New York State Police, State Police Academy, Forensic Investigation Center, and State Emergency Management Office. A 2-level bunker is located beneath the lawn of Building 22.
http://www.nyfms.state.ny.us/assets/CampusMap.pdf
http://www.semo.state.ny.us/

'SUNY System Administration Building' by Marcus T. Reynolds
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
The SUNY System Administration Building, formerly the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Building, is a public office building located at the intersection of Broadway and State Street in downtown Albany, New York. Locally the building and land it sits on is referred to as State University Plaza, or the D&H Plaza; prior to the construction of the Empire State Plaza it was simply "The Plaza". It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building. In 1980, when the Downtown Albany Historic District was listed on the Register, it was included as a contributing property.

Nipper, the RCA mascot
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Statue of the famous dog Nipper on top of a former RCA building.

The Egg
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
The Egg is a performing arts venue in Albany, New York resembling an egg. Designed by Wallace Harrison and built between 1966 and 1978 under engineer Peter A. Steinborn, it sits in the northeast corner of the Empire State Plaza.

'The Albany Academy' by Marcus T. Reynolds
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

USS Slater (DE-766)
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, launched in 1944. She has been museum ship at Albany, NY since October 1997.

New York State Museum
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. The museum houses art, artifacts (prehistoric and historic), and ecofacts that reflect New York State’s cultural, natural, and geological development. Operated by the New York State Education Department's Office of Cultural Education, it is the nation's oldest and largest state museum. Formerly located in the State Education Building, the museum now occupies the first four floors of the Cultural Education Center, a ten story, 1,500,000-square-foot (139,000 m2) building that also houses the New York State Archives and New York State Library.

Albany Cinema "Jane Eyre"
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on the 1847 novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë. The film was released on 11 March 2011 in the United States and 9 September in Great Britain and Ireland.

Albany Law School
militaryman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: militaryman.

'The Cathedral Evening' by Ronald Bladen
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
on the Empire State Plaza

Albany Institute of History & Art

New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Albany on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million (roughly half a billion current dollars), was the most expensive government building of its time. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.

'Yellow Blue' by Ellsworth Kelly
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
on the Empire State Plaza

'Hook and Ladder No. 4' by Marcus T. Reynolds
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

UH-60 Black Hawk
The UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61. The UH-60A entered service with the Army in 1979, to replace the UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter.

'The Snake is Out' by Tony Smith
on the Empire State Plaza

Chehaw Wild Animal Park

$319 million lottery ticket sold
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.
Coulson's News Center in Albany, NY where the winning ticket for the $319 million Mega Millions prize was sold. The drawing was held on Friday, 25 March 2011. The winners, said to be a pool of state office workers, will have to wait until Monday to claim their prize.

'United Traction Company Building' by Marcus T. Reynolds

'Lippincott I' by James Rosati

'Triangles and Arches' by Alexander Calder

U-Haul truck on a rooftop
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Mounted above a seven story U-Haul storage building.

USS Slater (DE766) in her winter berth
This museum ship is moved upstream to the other side during the tourist season. See previous submission here.

Albany New Scotland Avenue Armory
militaryman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: militaryman.

'Geometric Mouse, Scale A' by Claes Oldenburg
on the Empire State Plaza -- hard to get a good angle

Hungarian Settlement School
The Hungarian Settlement School is locally significant in the area of ethnic history as a rare survivor to represent the distinctive heritage of Hungarian Settlement. The school is of local educational significance because of its role in educating both children and adults. It was the principal school for Hungarian Settlement children from 1928, when it opened, to 1943, when it closed. Grades one through seven were taught there, and it is where many an Hungarian child learned English. In addition, adult education classes were held there at night. Hungarian immigrants from the North were first attracted to Livingston Parish around 1896. The stimulus was the Charles Brakenridge Lumber Company, which advertised in Hungarian newspapers for workers, promising employment as well as the opportunity to buy land. Also, the Illinois Central Railroad paid to advertise the area in an Hungarian newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. By 1900, seventeen Hungarian families had moved to the sawmill community. They called their settlement Arpadhon, or “place of Arpad,” in honor of a legendary Hungarian hero.

Albany, NY City Hall
militaryman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: militaryman.
City Hall of Albany, NY. Built between 1880-1883. Added to National Registry of Historical Places in 1972

Ten Broeck Mansion
The Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany, New York was built in 1797. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
The house was built in 1797 by Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer) Ten Broeck for her husband Abraham Ten Broeck on land leased from her brother, the patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer. At the time the land was in the town of Watervliet north of the city of Albany. Originally built in the Federal-style, the mansion was called "Prospect". Thirty years later it was renovated in the Greek-revival style. In 1848 Thomas Worth Olcott purchased the residence and renamed it Arbor Hill, along with adding a first-floor butler's pantry and the second-floor bathrooms. The house has been owned by the Albany County Historical Association since it was purchased from the Olcott family in 1948.

'Herons' by Mark Canepa
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

'Verge' by Clement Meadmore

'The Cathedral Evening' by Ronald Bladen
1972

Erastus Corning Tower
Tallest building in Albany.

21st President of the United States Chester Arthur's gravesite

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Washington Avenue Armory
The Washington Avenue Armory, officially known as the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue (Tenth Battalion) Armory, is now a multi-purpose arena in Albany, New York.

'Salem #7' by Antoni Milkowski
1/3 - 1967

NY State Homeland Security Offices
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services is located in Building 7A on the Harriman State Office Building campus. It shares the building with several offices unrelated to public safety.
http://www.dhses.ny.gov/
http://www.nyfms.state.ny.us/assets/CampusMap.pdf

FBI Albany, NY
FBI(Federal Bureau of Investigations) Albany, NY Office.

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)

Albany Oregon Amtrak Deopt
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
The Albany Depot is an Amtrak station in Albany, Oregon, United States. It is served by the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight passenger trains, and is the westernmost Amtrak station.
The station was constructed in 1909 for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is built of masonry. It is one of the oldest continuously operating passenger rail stations in the U.S.

Albany Federal Building
Federal Building in Albany, NY.

'First Trust Company Building' by Marcus T. Reynolds

Albany Transitional Center
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.
Albany Transitional Center is located in Albany, Georgia in Dougherty County, Georgia. The facility houses 150 adult male felons, it was constructed in 1906

'Wild Rice' by Lyman Kipp
1967

Flint RiverQuarium
The Flint RiverQuarium is a 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) aquarium opened in 2004 and located on the banks of the Flint River in Albany, Georgia, United States.
The aquarium follows the journey of the Flint River, and highlights the ecosystems of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River basins.

Stratton VA Medical Center

'Untitled' by Forrest Myers

Fire Truck
koho56 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: koho56.

Intentionally altered house

Herman Melville Marker
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
Author of "Moby Dick" lived here in his formative years.

'Untitled' by Forrest Myers
1970

'Trio' by George Sugarman

Military Equipment - Storage Depot
KRL (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: KRL.
Several thousand pieces of military equipment at this Marine Corps Logistic Base.

Old Jail Art Center
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
Started in the original stone jail building by Reilly Nail, the Old Jail Art Center houses an internationally acclaimed permanent collection, an outdoor sculpture garden and rotating exhibits that change three to four times per year. In addition, it offers an impressive educational outreach program and houses the historical archives of the Shackelford County region.

Albany, Oregon Amtrak station
The station was constructed in 1909 for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is built of masonry. It is one of the oldest continuously operating passenger rail stations in the U.S. Beginning in 2004, the station and the surrounding area underwent an $11.3 million restoration that was funded with a combination of federal, state, local, and Amtrak money. The Oregon Department of Transportation was in charge of the project. The station was rededicated on April 18, 2006. The City of Albany is in the process of restoring the former Railway Express Agency building nearby as offices for the city's transit system.

Gravesite of Chester A. and Ellen Arthur
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Chester A. Arthur, 21st. President of the United States of America.

'Salem #7' by Antoni Milkowski

Intentioned Altered
gamma (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: gamma.

'Two Lines Oblique' by George Rickey
1968-71

Cross Timbers Wind Farm
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
These couple of Turbines are obviously just a small part of it. Go to aieral view to see it all.

Disappearance of Suzanne Lyall (3/2/1998)

Albany Pine Bush

C.H. Evans Brewing Company
C.H. Evans Brewing Company at the Albany Pump Station brewery and restaurant.

'Seven Elements' by Joel Shapiro
at the Albany Institute of History and Art

'The Cathedral Evening' by Ronald Bladen
Direct link below (goo.gl)

2 different fire hydrants
Two fire hydrants belonging to different towns, the hydrant on the left belongs to the Town of Colonie and the hydrant on the right belongs to the City of Albany.

Nine Pin Cider
This "Cidery" opens it's tasting room Februray 28, 2014.

Cow Head scuplture by Joe Barrington
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
I dont know what this work is actually called, and it is standing up now.
Joe grew up in his dad's welding and machine shop in Throckmorton, Texas. his grandfather brought the first electric Arc Welder to the county in the 1930's. His father opened a welding shop when he was twenty and gave Joe his first welding hood when he was two years old.

Revolving Bronze Sculpture of Ray Charles
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Vintage GMC
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

'Geometric Mouse, Scale A' by Claes Oldenburg
1969-76
on the Empire State Plaza, 1/6
Direct link below (goo.gl)

Congregation Beth Emeth

Antler scuplture by Joe Barrington
I dont know what this work is actually called. It just off the highway next to a private road.

Mural

Art Cars
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

Chevy Nova
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.