I don’t think there is a person who resides in or visits Saratoga Springs who doesn’t enjoy looking at the historic images of Saratoga Springs and taking a step back in time to see people strolling in front of the grand hotels that once graced Broadway, the tree-lined...
Of the many success stories Saratoga Springs can take pride in, the adaptive reuse of the Van Raalte Knitting Mill on High Rock Avenue to a professional office building is one of the most remarkable. Thirteen years after the mill closed in 1986, most people thought...
There is something about going to the movies that creates memories that last. I will probably always remember that I saw “Gravity” in 3D the first night the new Bow Tie movie theater opened to the public. It was the first time that movies were shown in a commercial...
As racing season nears and the crowds on Broadway grow, it is hard to imagine what the crowds of strollers would have been like in 1874, the only season that all four of the grand resort hotels on Broadway were open – Congress Hall, the Grand Central Hotel, the Grand...
The moment my friends and I were allowed to ride our bikes to the Stop-n-Go to go buy candy from the change we had saved was a moment of freedom. During the summer, we almost went daily to pick up gum, candy, and chocolate bars. Stop-n-Go, a small convenient store,...
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy at least one aspect of the Saratoga Spa State Park – whether it is to go for a run, take waters from the springs, enjoy a classic car show hosted by the Saratoga Automobile Museum, go to the farmers’ market, see a performance at...
