The Family Dollar is the
former Grand Union.
Buildings on Crane Street,
the neighborhood's "Main
Street," stand empty.
Some long term businesses remain...
Trustco Bank has a
branch here.
Store & Gas Station has been
open at this site for more than
40 years.
Mr. Discount is the latest
small store to operate in
this building.
Eric and I made memories in this neighborhood when we lived on 6th Avenue in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Ma's Corner used to
be Frenchy's Bar.
We lived in the upper flat
of the house that used to
be here....
The vacant Belrod Factory
is in the background.
It burned down in April 2015. Currently, trash and tires are accumulating in the vacant lot.
Saint Thomas Catholic Church
is now the Schenectady Hindu
The neighborhood is dominated
by two family homes.
I'm happy to see that so many
are well maintained.
Our friend, Donna, lived in
the lower flat in the 1980s.
The owners are keeping the
house up beautifully.
Mont Pleasant has been cut off from the Bellevue Neighborhood for years.
The Oak Street Bridge was
closed in 2013 because it
was determined to be
unsafe for car & truck
traffic.
cross the bridge while it
continued to deteriorate.
The project languished until Federal, State and City monies were designated for repairs.
CSX Amtrak, which owns
the bridge & is responsible
for maintaining it, is not
paying a dime to repair it.
Federal, state and City funding is paying for the work.
A contract to repair the bridge was approved and work started during the winter. The project needs to be coordinated with CSX Amtrak to allow trains travel through during the project.
****Update**** The Daily Gazette August 3, 2018 article reports that the Oak Street Bridge is scheduled to re-open, after a five year closure, the week of August 6th.
****Update**** The Daily Gazette August 3, 2018 article reports that the Oak Street Bridge is scheduled to re-open, after a five year closure, the week of August 6th.
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