Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 329 Third Avenue 3
5. Early Memories 4
6. Grandmother Connors 7
7. St. Patrick’s Church 10
8. Art Lessons 13
9. Best Friend 18
10. Rita’s Store 23
11. Knickerbacker Junior High 24
12. The Burgh 27
13. The First Presbyterian Church of Lansingburgh 32
14. Diack Place 34
15. Lansingburgh Library 36
16. Melville House 40
17. Mount Olympus 45
18. St. Mary’s Hospital 47
19. The Ale House 48
20. 101st Street Bridge 50
21. Oakwood Cemetery 52
22. View from Oakwood 59
23. Vail Mausoleum 60
24. Uncle Sam 63
25. The Ross Monument 64
26. Monument Square 66
27. The Approach 68
28. View from the Approach 70
29. A New Approach 72
30. West Hall 75
31. First and State 76
32. The Frear Building 81
33. Clement Frame and Art 82
34. Old Baptist Church Steeple 84
35. Trojan Hardware Company 87
36. Bush Memorial Hall 92
37. Rensselaer County Historical Society 96
38. Daisy Baker’s 98
39. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 100
40. The Castle 102
41. Vail House 104
42. Albany City Hall 106
43. Nipper 108
44. Miss Albany Diner 110
45. Empire State Plaza 112
46. Conclusion 118