Old footage of Utica’s 1974 Fire Department Centennial Parade. See the fire trucks, familiar streets, and crowds. Continue reading 1974: Utica Fire Department Centennial Parade

Before he played Otis on The Andy Griffith Show, Hal Smith worked at WIBX in Utica from 1938 to 1943. Continue reading Before Mayberry: Hal Smith’s Radio Days in Utica

Remember when television stations signed off for the night? Here’s a nostalgic look at a classic sign-off. Continue reading Remember When TV Stations Signed Off for the Night?

Step back into the 1950s with old home movie footage of families enjoying a day at the Utica Zoo. Continue reading A Trip to the Utica Zoo in the 1950s

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

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?