Downtown Schenectady
Downtown Schenectady is the central business district for the city of Schenectady, New York. It originated in the 1820s with the moving of the commercial and industrial interests east from the original 17th and 18th century settlement, spurred on by the development of the Erie Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood with 3,920 residents
- Description: human settlement in Schenectady, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Downtown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Proctor’s Theatre and Schenectady station.
Proctor’s Theatre
Theater building
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Proctor's Theatre is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others.
Schenectady station
Railway station
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Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs station.
Schenectady City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schenectady City Hall is the seat of government of the city of Schenectady, New York, United States. Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, the building was constructed between 1931 and 1933.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schenectady and Mont Pleasant.
Schenectady
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schenectady, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of Albany, Schenectady is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.
Mont Pleasant
Neighborhood
Mont Pleasant is a neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, United States. It is located in the south central part of the city and is the most populated of Schenectady's neighborhoods and has the most housing units as well.
General Electric Realty Plot
Neighborhood
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The General Electric Realty Plot, often referred to locally as the GE Realty Plot, GE Plots or just The Plot, is a residential neighborhood in Schenectady, New York, United States.
Downtown Schenectady
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.81253° or 42° 48′ 45″ northLongitude
-73.9413° or 73° 56′ 29″ westPopulation
3,920Open location code
87J8R375+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 11159729169OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5303578
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In Other Languages
“Downtown Schenectady” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Downtown Schenectady”
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