The picture above was taken on March 12. Note the high water in the background and the sandbags. Here is a better look at the sandbag in a picture taken a day later.
By the way, the lady with the pole really knew how to handle it. I had a lot more trouble when I was raising gas prices, but I did have a longer pole.Below is another sign that spring is on the way.
(Why is kite flying concentrated in the spring? Why do people not fly them more in the summer?)
i have to assume the ice cream stand is what i remember as the tastee freeze near downtown. has to be the same place. i remember getting ice cream at tastee freeze and being able to look at the river.
ReplyDeleteand here's a question/request. is the old train station still standing, and if so, what does it look like? it was empty in the '70s, at least as far back as i remember. the utility sheds along the tracks down from the station, and the access road along it, was fascinating to a kid such as me. i remember the station was empty and the windows may have been broken out...not sure on that, but you could go right in the door of the station, it wasn't locked. i don't remember it being particularly vandalized inside, but i could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe old depot is long gone. See this entry, and follow some of the links:
ReplyDeletehttp://rensselaeradventures.blogspot.com/2008/11/signs-of-amtrak.html