Windows on Albany
#Feast2023

Z&B Works came to pick up her window for #feast2023 ‘Windows on Albany’ this week.  There will be ten individuals and groups who will be creating a depiction of the city via any medium (poetry, prose, architectural drawings, maps, representations of buildings/people). The only requirement? That they are created using a salvaged window from our Parts Warehouse

These one-of-a-kind pieces will be available to bid on only for attendees of the event, and are 100 percent donated by the artists/organizations. All proceeds go to help continue our mission to advocate for #historicalbany ?

Z and B Works is a local business that is known for its creative and sustainable approach to jewelry and home goods. To see their full line of creations, click here. 

Tickets $135 for General Public, $125 for HAF Members, $85 for under 35

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Spots Left for the Bug Hotel Building Tomorrow 12-1.30pm

Join us at 89 Lexington Ave!

A few spots have opened up for tomorrow's free family workshop! We will be teaching little hands to put together ‘Bug Hotels’!

These creations create a habitat for our gardens and yards where little insects and bugs can move in and do all the cool things they do. Kiddos will learn about the little insects and bugs that will make this habitat their home, and also how to work with small tools.

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48 Hudson Update

Progress continues to move ahead at warp speed at 48 Hudson Avenue!

HAF is happy to announce that we were awarded a $5,000 grant from early American history blog, Americana Corner, for our work on the exterior of the Van Ostrande-Radliff House. Americana Corner was founded by Tom Hand in 2020 as an online resource to help others rediscover America’s incredible founding and first century of expansion. The Preserving America Grant Program assists organizations that tell the story of our nation’s wonderful past and rekindle a love for American history in all its splendor.  

This week Cara Macri, Director of Preservation Serves gave a preservation and tour of 48 Hudson to the State Review Board and NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Review Board panelists come from across New York four times a year to discuss and review nominations for the State and National Register of Historic Places. We were thrilled and honored to share our project with them. 

We also hit a big milestone this week presenting our project to the Historic Resources Commission last night as a part of our Certificate of Appropriateness application.  The HRC was thorough in their questions on the treatments of the roof and facade work that will begin this summer.  The Commission will be touring the building soon and we will await a date for the public hearing portion of the process. 

Also, beginning next week will be archaeology work in the basement of the first addition to the house.  Stay tuned for a schedule of tours and talks about the process and what is found in the next few months! 

To learn more about this special project:  https://www.historic-albany.org/48hudson

Save the Date
Repair Cafe!

Historic Albany is thrilled to announce we will host the city's first Repair Cafe (the ninth in the Capital Region!). On May 13th we will be at Albany Public Library (161 Washington Ave Albany 12206) with our fixers ready to help you. If you're interested in volunteering to help with the event, please email Kim here.  

What is a Repair Cafe?
Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). In the place where a Repair Café is located, you’ll find tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need. On clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, et cetera. You’ll also find expert volunteers, with repair skills in all kinds of fields

What's New in the Warehouse

She’s a Brick… Yard
A little while back we received a donation of these more-recently made patio bricks, but the folks who had put them on hold changed their mind. So we want to 
let you know, if you had wanted them before and thought you missed out, that they’re back on the market.

They are fired for long outdoor wear and measure 4” by 8” by 1 ?”. We have approximately 1,500 of them for a total area of about 400 sq/ft.

Price: .60 cents per brick

“Dolly,” or More Likely. “Rosie”
Can help you move those bricks Below!

Although, according to an Albany Hardware & Iron Co. catalog from the later half or the twenties, this dolly is more properly termed a “barrel truck.” 

Made of steel and hardwood, this barrel dolly is still in working condition. It was hand punched down one upright with “P. Wecling” or “P. Wheeling” and still has much of its original label which reads: “American Trucks,” “– ? – Steel”, and “The American Pulley Company”

So, if you have some kegs that need to be moved or are looking to add some old-time industrial decor to your pub or home bar, this will go a long way to roll you to your destination!

Dimensions: 45” tall by 19” wide by 16” deep
Price: $50

“Right Up Your Alley”
These sections of bowling alley were salvaged in an emergency, commando-style raid (we might be exaggerating a little) after we had gotten a tip that it was being pulled out of the lower level of Albany’s University Club (built in 1924). These sections are 42” wide by 2 ?” thick, reinforced underneath with steel angle iron, and are very heavy (four people to move each piece). 

They’d make excellent, durable, and interesting tabletops!

Prices:
-50 ¾” length: $240
-58” length: $260
-62” length: $280

News

The House in New York Where ‘Legs’ Diamond Was Killed Is for Sale
"The home in Albany, N.Y., has been owned for decades by the author William Kennedy, a devoted chronicler of the gangster’s story. He is now ready to part with it...."

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Grant Funding for Historic Restaurants in Your Community

"Today, we are asking for your help to find cozy cafes, delicious dives, and other beloved restaurants that contribute to their neighborhood’s unique history and identity. Our focus is on small or independently owned restaurants that are located in historic buildings or neighborhoods, tell an inclusive story about cuisine and community in the United States, and have been disproportionately impacted by economic challenges, disasters, or other hardships.

We’re accepting nominations from restaurant enthusiasts as well as formal grant applications from restaurant owners. Grant applications and public nominations will be accepted until 11:59 PM ET on March 12, 2023."
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