NEB&W City Directory - Green Island, NY

Last Update: 2008-11-07

Green Island, NY Table of Contents

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This covers the areas of Green Island that we are modeling on the layout in an attempt to get the store names and signage as accurate as possible. The following is taken from City Directories for the year noted. George Street

(Albany Ave. ends)
0) NY Central Freight Office, 1953.
1) Ray's Store Variety, 1950, Raymond Smallwood. Vacant store, 1953. This was the corner store next to the tracks.
8-1/2) (out of order) Jas Doyle, resident?, 1953.
2) Jacob Cohen, Grocery, 1935, Vacant store, 1950-'53.
3) Martha A Walsh (resident?), 1950-'53.
5) Italian Fratellanze Societa Club, 1950-'53.

Paine Street

0) D&H bridge dept., 1953.
0) D&H signal and elect repair shops, 1953.
0) Holland Furniture Co., 1950-'53.
18-20) residents?, 1953.
22) Capital District Tool and Die Co. Inc., 1950-'53.
23) Simmons W F Inc. waste material, 1950-'53.

Clinton Street crosses

Centre Street crosses (There seems to be inconstancy as to the spelling, "Center" or "Centre".)

000) Glenwood Food Shops, Inc. 1926.

Grand Union Groc., 1930-'33.
Public Service Economy Market, 1934.
Central Markets, 1935.
Central Market Inc., Rober McCarney, mgr, 1950-'53.

Centre Court

Simmons Machine Tool Co., 1950-'53.

See our Layout Guide for Green Island.

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