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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 East Side Historic District is a primarily residential neighborhood located east of downtown Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It is an irregularly shaped area 114 acres (46 ha) in size, extending almost to Saratoga Race Course from the neighborhood of Congress Park.
Union Avenue, which is part of New York State Route 9P, includes a number of stately Victorian homes built in the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as buildings owned by Empire State College, some of which were once Skidmore College Buildings. Both the Saratoga Race Course and Yaddo are located on Union Avenue ...
Historic stone arch bridge in Malta in Saratoga County, New York over Ballston Creek. Constructed about 1873; collapsed in 1993. 2: Old Saratoga County Courthouse Complex: February 18, 1971 (#74002328) April 25, 1974: 46 W. High Street: Ballston Spa: Demolished in late 1971.
Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, Caffè Lena is the oldest continually running coffee house in the United States. [1] Founded in 1960 by William and Lena Spencer (née Nargi), [2] it claims to be the oldest folk-oriented coffee house, in the U.S., [3] featuring acoustic concerts and cultural events showcasing folk music, traditional music, and singer-songwriters of a wide range ...
The Piping Rock was located on the north side of Union Avenue near Saratoga Lake, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello—operator of New York's Copacabana nightclub—and Joe Adonis opened the Piping Rock Club in the early 1930s. At one time the Piping Rock had "12 roulette wheels, three craps tables, one card table and a bird cage. [7]
The Broadway Historic District is located along Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.It has a twofold character. The southern section is the commercial core of the city, with many of its important public and private buildings, most intact from its peak days as a resort town in that era.
The Department of New York Grand Army of the Republic came to the hotel in June 1896, the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar of the State of New York and the Sessions of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court both came in 1905, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the State Department of the Grand Army of the Republic both came in 1906 ...