Colonie

As we continue our journey west on Central Avenue, notice the following: 1120 Central Avenue Sunset Bowling Alley 1289 Central Avenue Norge Village 1330 Central Avenue (Gone) Central Beverage 1384 Central Avenue (Gone) Central Motel 1425 Central Avenue Colonie Center We leave Route 5 for a while at this point and travel to Schenectady to…

Lower Central Avenue

CENTRAL AVENEUE begins a few blocks above the capitol and is the next leg in Route 5. The history of this street is truly the history of transportation in Albany. It was built as the first turnpike in New York State, (the Mohawk and Hudson or Albany and Schenectady), begun in 1797 and Completed to…

East Greenbush

EAST GREENBUSH, this town is one of the fastest-growing suburban towns east of Albany. Once a rural settlement along the Columbia Turnpike, it has become a bedroom community for Albany. Prior to construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike and the Berkshire Spur of the New York State Thruway, Columbia Turnpike–now part of U.S. Route 20–was the…