ERIE BOULEVARD, like so many streets in New York State with this name, was the path of the Erie Canal through Schenectady, thus explaining its extraordinary width. The canal was rerouted and renamed the New York State Barge Canal in the 1910s, and the old section was filled and developed as a street in this…
As we continue our journey west on Central Avenue, notice the following: No posts found. We leave Route 5 for a while at this point and travel to Schenectady to have lunch. We will travel on the Adirondack Northway, the New York State Thruway and local Interstate highways into Schenectady to arrive in time for…
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…
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