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The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.It has been described as "one of the most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns in the [country]" [3] with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries.
Troy Flag Day parade – was the largest Flag Day parade in the US. It started in 1967 and ended in 2017. [26] Troy River Fest – arts, crafts and music festival held every June in the downtown district. [27] Uncle Sam Parade – was held near Samuel Wilson's birthday in mid-September. It was held last in 2015 after 40 years. [28]
However, an equals sign, a number 8, a capital letter B or a capital letter X are also used to indicate normal eyes, widened eyes, those with glasses or those with crinkled eyes, respectively. Symbols for the mouth vary, e.g. ")" for a smiley face or "(" for a sad face. One can also add a "}" after the mouth character to indicate a beard.
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A smiley, sometimes called a smiley face, is a basic ideogram representing a smiling face. [1] [2] Since the 1950s, it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram or as a form of communication, such as emoticons. The smiley began as two dots and a line representing eyes and a mouth.
The Uncle Sam Atrium and Parking Garage is an enclosed urban shopping mall, office space, and parking garage in downtown Troy, New York.Originally envisioned as a much larger $96 million shopping mall in the early 1970s, the project stagnated due to financial problems until local developer Carl Grimm put forth the financing to complete a smaller shopping center.
In the 1950s, Sandy Island Beach was opened as a private beach resort by LeGrande and Eva Smith. The resort became very popular. As Jack Major described it, "Overnight, Sandy Pond Beach – renamed Sandy Island Beach – became the place to go". [8] Ed Wyroba recalled that, through the 1960s, "it was the hottest spot on the shoreline.