Grimaldi’s was a Bleecker Street institution in Utica for generations. Here’s a look back at the restaurant and its Chicken Riggies recipe. Continue reading Remember Grimaldi’s? Here’s Their Chicken Riggies Recipe
A rare glimpse of Utica’s Eagle landmark in a 1942 home movie from Tony’s collection. Continue reading Utica’s Eagle in a 1942 Home Movie
Remember the Unwind Inn in Rome? Enjoy three parts of vintage TV commercials from the 1970s and ’80s. Continue reading Remember the Unwind Inn? Classic TV Commercials
Watch or listen to Show 28, featuring Baron von Steuben history and more stories from the Mohawk Valley. Continue reading Listen or Watch Show 28
Three Utica-style tomato pie recipes with real Central New York connections, including a family recipe dating back to the early 1950s. Continue reading Three Utica Tomato Pie Recipes — Including One from the Early 1950s
Here’s a fun little piece of local TV history from the late 1970s. WUTR visited a local Utica film company while they were shooting a Pizza Hut commercial right inside the Utica Memorial Auditorium. It’s one of those clips that’s interesting for more than just the commercial — you get a look at a local production crew at work and the Aud being used as … Continue reading A Pizza Hut Commercial Filmed at the Utica Aud
Here’s a trip back to the old Utica Club brewery tour in Utica. This vintage TV commercial invited visitors to tour the brewery and see where Utica Club was made. We’re not sure of the exact year on this one, but it’s a great little piece of local television and brewery history. Did you ever take the Utica Club brewery tour? Continue reading Remember the Utica Club Brewery Tour?
Before American Bandstand made him a household name, Dick Clark spent part of his early broadcasting career right here in Utica. Here’s Clark himself in a 1959 episode of This Is Your Life, talking about those early days and his time at WKTV. Pretty amazing to hear Dick Clark tell the Utica part of the story himself! Continue reading Dick Clark Remembers His Early Days in Utica
A little trip back to Proctor Park in the 1940s. This home movie captures a family outing at the park more than 80 years ago — one of those everyday moments that probably didn’t seem historic at the time. Take a look at the clothes, the park, and the people enjoying a day out. Does anything in the film look familiar to you? Want to … Continue reading A Family Outing at Proctor Park in the 1940s
Take a look back at Utica and the surrounding area through this collection of vintage home movies from the 1940s through the 1970s, filmed and preserved by Tony Taurisano. These films capture everyday life — family outings, local places, streets and scenes that may bring back a few memories. How to watch: Start the video below, then use the Next arrow to move through Tony’s … Continue reading Utica Home Movies: 1940s–1970s
