Albany, New York, holds its history in concrete and ash, in courthouse transcripts and demolition permits.
Across nine entries, you’ll find the outlines of buildings that vanished, projects that stalled, and decisions that still shape the city’s air, streets, and trust in government.
You might remember some of them – a staircase repair that didn’t stop climbing in cost, or the Central Warehouse fire that burned for days.
Others may surprise you. Number 2 involves punishment cells beneath a prison yard. Number 7 ends with flames and a wrecking crew…