During this time when many of us have found comfort in our homes, summer weather is encouraging us to venture outside and explore areas around us. I am thrilled to announce that the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is able to once again offer our Summer...
Our city is fortunate to have such a diverse, extensive collection of historic resources that make our community special, many of which have been highlighted over the years in these articles. Our historic downtown and neighborhoods are the destinations they are today...
Walking downtown I had always noticed the Algonquin Building – the name above the prominent arched entry with engaged columns, the decorative terra cotta and brick, and, from a distance, I always loved seeing the sun play off its polygonal domes. Upon entering...
There is no other city like Savannah, Georgia. Only there can you walk from the port on cobblestone streets to charming squares with live oaks dripping with Spanish moss and beautiful fountains surrounded by mansions. Like Savannah, Saratoga Springs is...
Last night for the first time I walked past the long vacant building known to many as “the purple building behind the post office” and was excited to see it bustling with activity. It gave me a renewed sense of hope for the other long vacant, neglected buildings in...
The Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Program was arguably one of the most ambitious and controversial projects undertaken during the 102 year history of the City of Saratoga Springs. Lasting from 1962 through 1986, it was the largest urban change of the City’s...
