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After World War I, Fasig-Tipton established a satellite office in Saratoga Springs, New York. The new pavilion was host to the Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, which was held during the Saratoga race meet beginning in 1917. [5] Due to cargo limitations imposed on breeders during World War II, the Saratoga Sale was suspended from 1943 through 1945.
Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Saratoga Springs, New York with his brother Harry Payne Whitney, who also had a large stable of horses. Greentree Stable had a training base at Aiken, South Carolina , while Greentree Farm in Lexington, Kentucky was established in 1925 as its breeding arm.
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This occurred during Saratoga Springs' peak years as a resort and triggered the construction of lavish vacation homes in the northern reaches of the West Side, abutting the estate. The city's population more than tripled in the three decades between 1850 and 1880. Most of those new inhabitants settled on the West Side. [1]
Moon's Lake House was a restaurant on Saratoga Lake in Saratoga Springs, New York. According to local legend, the creation of the potato chip was associated with this restaurant. The legend holds that Cornelius Vanderbilt was visiting the restaurant in 1853, he was unsatisfied with the texture of the fried potatoes he had ordered and sent them ...
The line was opened from Schenectady to Ballston Spa on July 12, 1832, and extended to Saratoga Springs in 1833 for a total of 20.8 miles (33.5 km). The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad leased the line on January 1, 1851, and the lease was reassigned to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company on May 1, 1871. [2]
1977 - January 7: The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is founded. [26] 1979 - November 6: Ellsworth Jones elected mayor; serves in that post for the entire 1980s. [26] 1984 - August 2: Saratoga Springs City Center opens. [26] 1985 - Home Made Theater stages its first performance at the Spa Little Theater: Wait Until Dark; 1986