Route 50

Ellis Corners: Before Saratoga Spa State Park & SPAC

May 16, 2022 by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

I think one of the most intriguing aspects of being a history buff is peeling back the layers of history beneath the surface of a well-known location. We drive by today and wonder – what was it like 50 years ago? 100 years ago? Even 200 years ago.

What homes, barns, taverns, and other structures were there, long since gone? Which buildings still exist along the road, often remodeled to the point where they might be unrecognizable to the original inhabitants? Who lived there? What roads did they travel to get to the next crossroads, the next village? Do we still follow the same routes that existed back in the day? [Read more…] about Ellis Corners: Before Saratoga Spa State Park & SPAC

Route 50 Changed It All: Old Burnt Hills And New

March 31, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

In the late 1950s, Veeder and Yelverton Pharmacy moved their thriving pharmacy business from Schenectady, NY to Route 50 in Burnt Hills, Saratoga County.

At the time, the Burnt Hills area was just beginning to grow and the area to which they moved was not a major commercial center in the Burnt Hills area. But that move seems to have been one of the signals that a “new” commercial center of was starting to grow.

Driving along Route 50, most people today do not even know that an “old” commercial center ever existed. [Read more…] about Route 50 Changed It All: Old Burnt Hills And New