Posted March 6, 201411 yr Amsterdam, New York Population: ~18000 (~35000 in 1930) In Montgomery County, but not the seat. Settled by the Dutch, and later grew big from manufacturing and sitting along the Erie Canal. ______________________________ Auburn, New York Seat of Cayuga County Population ~28000 (~36,000 in 1930) City Hall…When it started raining, like really hard…so I left. (Because of the rain, I didn't get to finish, and missed a few historic sites. Harriet Tubman houses, a wicked awesome looking prison just outside of downtown, and a few churches of note.) _________________________ So here is a a bonus, quick revisit of Springfield, Massachusetts Hampden County Courthouse. 1871-HH Richardson, with Shepley adding to it later on… (I still haven't figured out exactly which parts are HHR, and which were his apprentice's)
March 6, 201411 yr I love that industrial building at the end of the Amsterdam thread. Just looked the city up on Bing Bird's Eye, however; it looks like the 60's brought some bad things for downtown overall.
March 6, 201411 yr Crazy how a TORNADO went right through Springfield like 3 years ago. Anyway, you gotta root for these towns. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 6, 201411 yr Love these towns. But wow, how does Amsterdam even have 18,000 people? Looks like everyone's gone. But this is a beaut..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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