NEB&W Guide to Troy, NY - Fulton St., Fifth to Seventh

Last Update: 2009-02-09

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Tolhurst Machinery

  • A view down Fulton Street c. 1870's and another c. '55 shows that for what we call the Downtown Century, when for about 100 years, there was little change in the downtown area. (Yet a mere decade later, 1965, sweeping changes would have eliminated the railroad and all its facilities, the beginning of the urban renewal movement which so destroyed the vitality of most cities.)
    • [C. 1870's. Photo from the Jim Shaughnessy collection.]
    • [C. 1955. Photo by Jim Shaughnessy.]

  • Between 6th and Union on the north side of Fulton.
    • [Jack Waite photo c. 1960's, after the depot had been torn down.]
    • [Gerrit Bruins photo c. 1950's, looking over the passenger cars. Note the exposed roof trusses in the background.]
    • [Gurley annex c. 1970's, after Danny's Tavern, etc. had also been demolished.]

    St. John's Lutheran Church

    • St. John's Lutheran Church was on the southeast corner of Fifth and Fulton. It was a classic example of Norman architecture. The steeple has since been taken down.
      • [Front. Photo courtesy RCHS. Note the trolley tracks.]

    Ornate Store

    • Diagonally opposite the church on Fulton & Fifth was a very ornate store, which has since been torn down.
      • [Photo looking northwest, courtesy RCHS.]

    Gurley Building

    • The great fire of Troy on May 10th, 1862 destroyed Gurley's, so a new building was designed, built and occupied by Dec. of that year. It took up the whole block on the north side of Fulton, between Fifth and Union. Eventually they took over a building across the alley and a couple of buildings across Fulton along Union.