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Snow Then, and Snow Now

This winter has been particularly snowy. But what did it look like in the past? Here is an exterior view of the Lincoln Hotel on the corner of Milton and Malta Avenues, taken on February 14, 1914, a century ago! A trolley car of the Hudson Valley Railway sits to the right.

The Blizzard of 1914

A Sunday School class gathers outside the Christ Episcopal Church parsonage after the blizzard of February 14, 1914. It looks like the snow will be with us for a while here in Ballston Spa.

On the Tracks

Today we have a quaint shot of the Kaydeross Railway combination car attached to D&H freight boxcar. Men are working on railbed, with an old stone house in background (SCHS).  

Snow on Milton & Malta

Here is a lovely winter scene of the corner of Milton & Malta Avenues. (C.S. Doaty, ca. 1903-1905).

Tobogganing in January

Hope you all are enjoying this wintery January! Here is a shot of the Ballston Spa Winter Club Toboggan Slide, circa 1912. Taken by Jesse Sumner Wooley.

Thank you…

Here’s to all the wonders the New Year brings, and especially to the inspiration that comes with having a chance to start over. On behalf of Brookside’s staff and Board, have a happy, happy New Year!

Snowy Pine

It’s snowing again today! Check out this shot of an old pine covered in white. Looks like J.S. Wooley enjoyed his time out in the snow, too.

Fire on a Cold Day

Exterior view of Galway Volunteer Fire Department’s fire house burning down December 24, 1959. The Fire Company incorporated in 1922.