Events

Troy's Lower River Street

Location

Collar City Ramble Table at the Troy Waterfront Farmer's Market
Second Street between Broadway and State Street
Troy, NY 12180

County: Rensselaer
Region: Upper Hudson

Date(s)

• September 23, 2017, 12:30PM

Details

Event Type Historic Site Tour/History Description As the young city of Troy grew in the early 1800s, River Street soon emerged as Troy’s most important thoroughfare. The Hudson River was the source of the city’s growing importance as a nexus point for commerce traveling between New York City and Canada, and across to New England and central and western New York. No street in Troy has seen more change over the centuries than River Street. The ebb and flow of the city's fortunes can be measured here, especially along its heart - the blocks between First and Congress Streets. Our tour will look at the architecture, the businesses and the people who made River Street so successful. The tour will include an old River Street warehouse and the plans for its renovation to become part of Troy’s renaissance. The tour will be led by Suzanne Spellen, an architectural historian, who blogs as Spellen of Troy. Organization Hosting the Event Transport Troy

Additional Information

Event Duration (hours): 1.5

Wheelchair Accessible
Barrier Free or Wheelchar accessible? Portion
Additional Wheelchair Info: The street tour is accessible. The building entry is not.