Old Schenectady Postcards

2010 in review

PatZ — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:58:50 +0000

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2010. That’s about 5 full 747s.

In 2010, there was 1 new post, growing the total archive of this blog to 35 posts.

The busiest day of the year was February 10th with 63 views. The most popular post that day was Great Western Gateway Bridge over Mohawk River. Schenectady. N.Y..

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were search.aol.com, studentloansinterest.org, mohawkrivercenter.org, 74.125.67.100, and statistics.bestproceed.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for central park casino, old schenectady, western gateway bridge, schenectady postcards, and written postcards.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Great Western Gateway Bridge over Mohawk River. Schenectady. N.Y. August 2007

Our 2007 Christmas Card… November 2007
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Viaduct over Cotton Factory Hollow August 2007
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About August 2007

In the Residential Section of Schenectady, NY September 2007
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A call for postcards

PatZ — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:11:01 +0000

It’s been several years now since I’ve worked on this blog, but a visitor who submitted some comments got me back into it.

Please feel free to send jpg’s of any postcard you may have of Schenectady. I will post them up here. I do have more to put up but haven’t had the time lately to do it.

Thank you very much,

Pat

You can send them by email to patz1675@yahoo.com

Our 2007 Christmas Card…

PatZ — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:17:26 +0000

Merry Christmas 2007

These ten images were scanned from Pat’s old Schenectady postcard collection.

From top to bottom, left to right the postcards depict the following Schenectady Churches.

St. John’s Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Bellevue Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
Hope Chapel *
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cobble Stone Church
First Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
St. George’s Episcopal Church

* Hope Chapel is long gone having been demolished many years ago. But we don’t know when, why or even where it was in the city.

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,
The gladness of Christmas bring you hope,
and The warmth of Christmas grant you love.

Pat & Ron Zollinger

351 State St., Schenectady N.Y.

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:58:05 +0000

Postmark:
SCHENECTADY
JUL 11
1130 AM
1912

This postcard is addressed to:
Walter J Sheets
Box 389
Flemington
N.J.

Written:
7-10-12
Please exchange with J.J. 5697
Maude B. Taler
407 Victory Ave
Schenectady, N.Y.

STATE STREET LOOKING WEST FROM CRESCENT PARK

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:44:05 +0000

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Edison Hotel, State Street. Looking west from R.R. bridge

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:20:47 +0000

I’m not sure what the number on State Street was for the Edison Hotel. I’m not even sure which of these buildings is the Edison Hotel.

Reconstructed Casino, Central Park, Schenectady, N. Y.

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:25:17 +0000

Unfortunately I can’t make all of it out. Please correct me on my reading this handwriting.

Postmark:
SCHENECTADY
APR 29
9 PM
1947
N.Y.

This postcard is addressed to:
Mr. + Mrs. J.K. Webb
Ross Hotel
Chattanooga
Tenn

Written:
Hello Folks. I got your cards before I left for home arrived here Monday
6 20 am real cold 20 o above I know I should have stayed back then
thanks for cards and also to know you are enjoying your trip
Wishing you and yours the best of luck + good health
Please give my regards to all my friends with loads of love to all your friend
Pop to you
Fred J???

Plotter Kill Falls, Schenectady

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:13:59 +0000

You can get to these falls by taking Rt. 159 halfway to Mariaville. They are in Schenectady County I believe in Princetown, but I’m not sure.

Central Park Fountain

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:11:19 +0000

The fountain is the same one in operation today. But I don’t recall ever seeing it lit up in colors.

Crescent Park Bandstand

PatZ — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:09:00 +0000

I don’t know the when’s of this postcard, but Crescent Park is now known as “Veterans Park.” I’ll try to find out when it was renamed.