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‘Near and dear’: Proposed housing on Uncle Sam lot draws criticism from residents
Residents packed the black box theater in the Arts Center of the Capital Region on Thursday evening to hear and provide ...
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Proposed 250-unit apartment complex in Troy stirs resident concerns
Troy residents are weighing in on a proposed apartment complex on the former home of the Uncle Sam Parking Garage.
Smithsonian Magazine6d
One Thousand and One Ways of Saying Uncle
Others claim that a meat packer from Troy, New York — Sam Wilson, known to friends as "Uncle Sam" — sold beef stamped "U.S." to the Army, and word got around. Whatever happened, the figure ...
Troy Record3d
RITTNER: Troy’s entertainment glory days, Part 4
Rand’s Opera House, Third NW corner Congress. Operating as early as 1879. I remember the building when it burned in the 1960s ...
WTEN11d
Meeting discusses future of old Uncle Sam Parking Garage
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A community meeting was held at the Capital Region Arts Center in Troy on Thursday to discuss the future of the old Uncle Sam Parking Garage. The garage was ordered closed ...
New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank: Tom DiNapoli shows the state/federal balance of payments
Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and ...
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This Underrated New York City On The Hudson River Is A Mini NYC—But Much More Charming
When talking about the state of New York, it is impossible to ignore ... restaurant are just a few of the highlights. Troy is the birthplace of Uncle Sam, the mystical character who personifies ...