Erie Canal; New York (State); Troy; Canal route; Campbell, Allan, 1815-1894; Commissioners; Committee of the Common Council of the city of Troy; Report Enlargement;Erie Canal; New York (State); Troy; Canal route; Campbell, Allan, 1815-1894;...
Page 34 of a thirty-six page report of the Committee of the Common Council of the city of Troy. This page summarizes and highlights the devastating consequences to Troy if the canal were re-routed to bypass the city.
George Jessel Jubilee Week at the theatre on Fordham Rd. Also shown are other stores including the Wertheimer department store (later Alexander's). This theatre later became the RKO (Radio Keith Orpheum).
Billboards; Stores; Buildings; Transportation; Colleges & Universities; Street Scenes
View at corner of the Grand Concourse & E. 188th St. looking west at billboards, automobiles, an IND subway entrance, and stores, including Wertheimer--later Alexander's.
(This site now houses 'CUNY on the Concourse,' operated by Lehman College,...