Explore local history from Utica, Rome, Little Falls, Herkimer, Clinton and communities throughout New York’s Mohawk Valley, with stories, memories, landmarks and archival finds.
Watch an early 1960s Herb Philipson’s TV commercial and remember one of the Mohawk Valley’s best-known local stores. Continue reading Remember Herb Philipson’s? Watch This Old Local TV Commercial
Three vintage Mohawk Valley TV commercials featuring Mills Factory Stores, Tracy Adams Photo Supplies and Meislin’s Party World. Continue reading Remember These Local TV Ads? Mills, Tracy Adams & Meislin’s
Two local TV commercials from 1979 — Dodge City in Yorkville and the Unwind Inn in Rome — are a fun reminder of how much personality local advertising once had. Continue reading Remember When Local TV Commercials Had This Much Personality?
Fay’s Drugs started in Central New York in 1958 and grew into one of the region’s best-known drugstore chains. Watch this old Fay’s TV commercial and see what you remember. Continue reading Remember Fay’s Drugs? A Central New York Favorite
Here’s a trip back to Utica in 1966. We came across a digitized copy of the 1966 Utica Free Academy Academician and thought it would be fun to make it easy to browse right here on Along the Mohawk. Flip through the pages and you’ll find UFA students and teachers, clubs, sports, school activities and plenty of familiar Utica names. Even if you weren’t at … Continue reading 1966 Utica Free Academy Yearbook — Take a Look Back at UFA
A few days ago, we shared this old Utica Club TV commercial hoping someone might recognize the bar featured in it. Well, we found it. The building is still standing at 295 E. Dominick Street in Rome, and today it’s known as The Grand. The building has had a number of different uses and businesses over the years and has since been renovated to include … Continue reading Mystery Solved: The Rome Bar in This Old Utica Club Commercial
Remember the powerful Labor Day Storm of 1998? The derecho tore through Utica, Oneida County and the Mohawk Valley with damaging winds, hail, fallen trees and widespread power outages. Continue reading Remember the Labor Day Storm of 1998?
Step inside Utica’s Horrocks-Ibbotson factory in rare 1952 footage showing local workers making the company’s famous fiberglass fishing rods. Continue reading 1952: Inside Utica’s Horrocks-Ibbotson Fishing Rod Factory
Watch rare 1951 film footage of Utica, Rome and the Mohawk Valley before the New York State Thruway transformed travel across Upstate New York. Continue reading Take a Trip Through the Mohawk Valley in 1951
Remember Fay’s Drugs? The homegrown Upstate New York pharmacy chain grew to more than 200 stores and had a local Rome connection through Carl’s Drugs. Continue reading Remember Fay’s Drugs?
