Back in the old days my girlfriend and I were riding around and discovered that you could exit 787 almost directly into the parking garage under Rockefellers Folly. A few weeks later my nephew from Connecticut came to visit. We exited the highway, parked in the garage, and walked maybe 100 feet to the elevator. It was a clear winter day and my nephew said, "Holy cow, I think I can see Connecticut".
Long comment mostly aimed at those who share the era in Albany referred to: Grew up in Albany mid-50’s to start of ‘70’s. Living on Elk St behind Wash. Ave Armory, we were star-struck with many of the era’s big names at the annual telethon & concerts (the Armory was THE #1 venue for all things). Got Gene Pitney’s autograph to take home to my sister; rock-climbed the Armory’s brownstone facade and watched through the barred windows Peter, Paul & Mary rehearse in a small anteroom after asking their permission; as 5 y/o’s the Capitol was our playground which once caused us to seek and find Gov Nelson Rockefeller in the Executive Chamber after telling his receptionist that we were there to see the Gov - he asked who our parents voted for & told the recep to get us milk & cookies & send us on our way…he was a bit cool after my wise-crack response to his question of who my parents voted for: “not Tax-a-fella!” (parroting my father’s quip); was almost crushed by adults against the wall of the DeWitt Clinton Hotel (we climbed upwards onto a windowsill w/ a prime view) as RFK was thronged on his return from a speech at the Capitol steps - we clearly saw his smiling face as he ascended the hotel’s stairs only ~ 20’ away; but, the biggest star struck event was seeing the Old Skipper (from WTEN’s kid show w/ Popeye & 3-Stooges re-runs) walk up to us on his way to the Telethon and asked me if this alley way (where we were sleigh riding) led up to the Telethon. I was completely shocked as a child to see the Old Skipper (in 3D & in living color with a surreal bluish/gray (fake-looking) beard and to have him directly ask me a question! It was like being in the presence of Moses! / The plaza you videoed was sitting atop of a massive, decades-long controversy that brought immense heartache for all the old neighborhoods it destroyed to create, in essence, Rockefeller’s folly, a monument to himself (or that’s the way it seemed at the time, though his legacy isn’t really touted in the aftermath of the plaza’s build; the tallest bldg, Corning Tower, is named after Albany’s mayor at the time; Rockefeller’s thumbprint is noticeably missing; so perhaps it wasn’t an ego project afterall). / The downtown area is very impressive esp along the waterfront - absolutely no comparison to what that area used to look like. So much has been modernized, which I haven’t seen for 55 years. It’s a big plus, imo. It’s outer Albany, further northwest and in the hood areas which have been truly blighted! But there are still a lot of gems existing in Albany and some amazing architecture - some truly magnificent brownstone homes along State St further toward Washington Park. / But, I would never want to live in Albany again - you can’t go home…it doesn’t exist. I’ll gratefully retire here in my little country paradise in the middle of the Pacific. Albany to me exists only in old photos, not its modern day reality.
I’m from NYC I’m looking to travel with possibility move to Albany, me looking at downtown Albany, and other areas in downtown ..I never knew this city is Large, you showed between downtown which is nice historically built buildings and apartments..Nice scenery it’s quiet which I love ..and also I’ve seen a McDonald’s , laundromat, Family Dollar,a few Tall PJ buildings it’s definitely a little bit of the hood on central Avenue ..compared to where I am from ..in NYC ..this right here. which is not bad at all…thank you for the video
What part of Clinton? / Way before your time, I imagine, but, I lived there from ‘54 - ‘69 on Elk St, directly behind Wash Ave Armory - went to OLA, PS #9, & Livingston Jr High. None of those were any longer schools probably in ‘97.
So My Girlfriend Bri Tom And Chris Travel During Spring Break We Helped Volunteer And Mowed the Lawn Recycle Cans Plastic Bottles, Started Baking Sandwiches And Cooked Pasta And Buffalo Macaroni And Cheese.
It's funny how Albany's City Population is under 100K, but the Metro Population is over 1M. And yet, Albany Metro has the 3rd largest Metro Population in New York State, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metro and NYC Metro.
Здравствуйте из очень большой песни...моей...что то там в джунглях бродячие тигры растения насекомые растений насекомых тихие игры ерунда полив...дай бог НЕ БОЛИ или уж небольшой.
Not sure if I'm more surprised that you think a drug deal is a rare thing or that you won't go back to a city because something was actually being done about it. I have news for you: There are no cities on this planet where drugs deals are not made. And if you think there are, I have a nice bridge to sell you. It's also interesting to find that you walked up and asked the arresting officer what the person was being arrested for because I'm sure you wouldn't just make a false assumption here on UA-cam for others to believe.
I am living in NE India(Mizoram) and sometimes tempere(finland) im planning to move USA,and my visa,everything is ok now,i am half white,i am mixed by Finnish father and Asian mother,so i dont have no idea which state is safe and to grow a child...there are 50 state and which area,State are to settle.. Pls give me a suggestion, which state will i move??
That's a tough one! Huge numbers of people from the northeast states are moving south for lower taxes, less government interference, less crime and milder weather, and friendlier people. Look at Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia (but probably not Atlanta.). We moved to South Carolina 8 years ago. But it will be HOT in the summer. Was that any help? @@johnnyfallen87
Not sure if you're still looking, but most of the US is quite safe for families. There are a few sections of some cities (Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans) where crime levels are very high, which skews the national average higher. You're fine if you live in the suburbs or in rural area. And if you decide to live within a city, chances are you'll be fine there as well -- just do some crime statistic research on the neighborhood if you decide to go urban. And I hate to break it to the other commenter here recommending the South, but the only general area to avoid is the deep south (Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi), but even parts of those areas are safe. The media is only going to show you the negative.
Albany has always been one of my favorite downtowns with its blend of beautiful historic and modern architecture. The city has lots of character.
Albany is beautiful in the summertime.
🤣Are you saying Albany is not beautiful in the winter?
@@rebauer2000 nope.. only spent summers up there.
Wow this awesome mega metropolis blows NYC out of the water!
hahaha what 😭
😂
Nice tour of Albany NY
Awesome drive through Downtown Albany NY
Albany is nice. The city has done a lot of revitalization.
Does not look it to me!
They are definitely doing work to try to make this city better! I have hope
Back in the old days my girlfriend and I were riding around and discovered that you could exit 787 almost directly into the parking garage under Rockefellers Folly. A few weeks later my nephew from Connecticut came to visit. We exited the highway, parked in the garage, and walked maybe 100 feet to the elevator. It was a clear winter day and my nephew said, "Holy cow, I think I can see Connecticut".
That's not Connecticut, it's Vermont.
East is Vermont and Massachusetts. Southeast is Connecticut.
Thanks for glimpses of "The Egg" @ 25:52 and 28:00
Never been to Albany - looks smaller than I imagined
they call it smalbany :lol:
Long comment mostly aimed at those who share the era in Albany referred to: Grew up in Albany mid-50’s to start of ‘70’s. Living on Elk St behind Wash. Ave Armory, we were star-struck with many of the era’s big names at the annual telethon & concerts (the Armory was THE #1 venue for all things). Got Gene Pitney’s autograph to take home to my sister; rock-climbed the Armory’s brownstone facade and watched through the barred windows Peter, Paul & Mary rehearse in a small anteroom after asking their permission; as 5 y/o’s the Capitol was our playground which once caused us to seek and find Gov Nelson Rockefeller in the Executive Chamber after telling his receptionist that we were there to see the Gov - he asked who our parents voted for & told the recep to get us milk & cookies & send us on our way…he was a bit cool after my wise-crack response to his question of who my parents voted for: “not Tax-a-fella!” (parroting my father’s quip); was almost crushed by adults against the wall of the DeWitt Clinton Hotel (we climbed upwards onto a windowsill w/ a prime view) as RFK was thronged on his return from a speech at the Capitol steps - we clearly saw his smiling face as he ascended the hotel’s stairs only ~ 20’ away; but, the biggest star struck event was seeing the Old Skipper (from WTEN’s kid show w/ Popeye & 3-Stooges re-runs) walk up to us on his way to the Telethon and asked me if this alley way (where we were sleigh riding) led up to the Telethon. I was completely shocked as a child to see the Old Skipper (in 3D & in living color with a surreal bluish/gray (fake-looking) beard and to have him directly ask me a question! It was like being in the presence of Moses! / The plaza you videoed was sitting atop of a massive, decades-long controversy that brought immense heartache for all the old neighborhoods it destroyed to create, in essence, Rockefeller’s folly, a monument to himself (or that’s the way it seemed at the time, though his legacy isn’t really touted in the aftermath of the plaza’s build; the tallest bldg, Corning Tower, is named after Albany’s mayor at the time; Rockefeller’s thumbprint is noticeably missing; so perhaps it wasn’t an ego project afterall). / The downtown area is very impressive esp along the waterfront - absolutely no comparison to what that area used to look like. So much has been modernized, which I haven’t seen for 55 years. It’s a big plus, imo. It’s outer Albany, further northwest and in the hood areas which have been truly blighted! But there are still a lot of gems existing in Albany and some amazing architecture - some truly magnificent brownstone homes along State St further toward Washington Park. / But, I would never want to live in Albany again - you can’t go home…it doesn’t exist. I’ll gratefully retire here in my little country paradise in the middle of the Pacific. Albany to me exists only in old photos, not its modern day reality.
I’m from NYC I’m looking to travel with possibility move to Albany, me looking at downtown Albany, and other areas in downtown ..I never knew this city is Large, you showed between downtown which is nice historically built buildings and apartments..Nice scenery it’s quiet which I love ..and also I’ve seen a McDonald’s , laundromat, Family Dollar,a few Tall PJ buildings it’s definitely a little bit of the hood on central Avenue ..compared to where I am from ..in NYC ..this right here. which is not bad at all…thank you for the video
Downtown Albany starts at 2:42 -5:47 then 7:30-11:35 25:12-27:06 28:00-32:24 and the rest was mostly other parts of Albany, thanks for the video.
I used to live in Albany on Clinton Ave. back in 97’
What part of Clinton? / Way before your time, I imagine, but, I lived there from ‘54 - ‘69 on Elk St, directly behind Wash Ave Armory - went to OLA, PS #9, & Livingston Jr High. None of those were any longer schools probably in ‘97.
Great night Life In Albany. Some Parts have High Crime areas though. Same with Troy NY..
down town troy on the Hudson River at night a nice too
Miss my hood Albany NY
ME too ! Do you know precious white ? Lived at ida yarbrough?
Where was your hood? I lived on Elk, behind the Wash Ave Armory.
Why is Dollar General all boarded up?
South pearl st
Ida yarbrough !
I visited this beautiful city from canada
it doesnt look much different than my homecountry
Hi, when will u do florida?
Already have tons of Florida videos on the channel
Nice video. Are you all going to Buffalo,NY?
That will be more in the Spring and Summer time of this year when Mike does the Midwest/Great Lakes Region.
So My Girlfriend Bri Tom And Chris Travel During Spring Break We Helped Volunteer And Mowed the Lawn Recycle Cans Plastic Bottles, Started Baking Sandwiches And Cooked Pasta And Buffalo Macaroni And Cheese.
Heart 💔 after my mom pass I move new Bern NC. I have nice apt but miss
Yea
10:34 new york state capitol or is it capital building
It's New York State Capitol Building.
IMO, it looks more like a mansion than a regular State Capitol Building.
Capital Building is in Washington DC
I miss it and the people especially my 2 ex gfs precious and caresse in 2007
Albany the home of the abandoned buildings
It's funny how Albany's City Population is under 100K, but the Metro Population is over 1M. And yet, Albany Metro has the 3rd largest Metro Population in New York State, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metro and NYC Metro.
Yeah. Gotta add in Troy and Schenectady. That's why it's over 1 M. Albany is just the center of it all.
@@bossK78 NYC is also huge. It would stretch almost from Northern Greene to Saratoga springs if it was overlaid.
@alb12345672 oh I know. I'm from Queens. I just visited Albany in the summer.
Filmed at 7 AM on a Sunday? No people on the street - not even the panhandlers !
Looks like an abandoned city.
Maybe it's because the Democrat Mayor made it a sanctuary city.
Way to go Democrats! @@kevinhenchy2957
Thank God we moved to South Carolina!!! (8 years ago).
Saw the Malcom X mural and knew this place was gonna be a dump
From the rearview mirror, it ain't called smallbany for nothin'.
(The only thing big up there are tax increases.) 🤠
😂
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The first time I visited Albany, I was greeted by the sight of a Drug Dealer getting arrested.
Can't say I'll ever go back to Albany.
Not sure if I'm more surprised that you think a drug deal is a rare thing or that you won't go back to a city because something was actually being done about it. I have news for you: There are no cities on this planet where drugs deals are not made. And if you think there are, I have a nice bridge to sell you.
It's also interesting to find that you walked up and asked the arresting officer what the person was being arrested for because I'm sure you wouldn't just make a false assumption here on UA-cam for others to believe.
@@leafbellyYou must be a lawyer adept at cross examination - that was brilliant! 😁
Depressing
The most boring city in Upstate NY imo, even Rochester is better
are we really worse than Utica?
That's where the state house and Senate hang out, figuring out new ways to rip off the taxpayers
I am living in NE India(Mizoram) and sometimes tempere(finland) im planning to move USA,and my visa,everything is ok now,i am half white,i am mixed by Finnish father and Asian mother,so i dont have no idea which state is safe and to grow a child...there are 50 state and which area,State are to settle.. Pls give me a suggestion, which state will i move??
Try a southern state.
@@eb1684 yeah i love south, but which state will u suggest me?
That's a tough one! Huge numbers of people from the northeast states are moving south for lower taxes, less government interference, less crime and milder weather, and friendlier people. Look at Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia (but probably not Atlanta.). We moved to South Carolina 8 years ago. But it will be HOT in the summer. Was that any help? @@johnnyfallen87
Any of the states in New England tend to be very safe in general, and beautiful areas
Not sure if you're still looking, but most of the US is quite safe for families. There are a few sections of some cities (Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans) where crime levels are very high, which skews the national average higher. You're fine if you live in the suburbs or in rural area. And if you decide to live within a city, chances are you'll be fine there as well -- just do some crime statistic research on the neighborhood if you decide to go urban. And I hate to break it to the other commenter here recommending the South, but the only general area to avoid is the deep south (Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi), but even parts of those areas are safe.
The media is only going to show you the negative.