Electric evermore — Longtime Schenectady moniker Electric City is firmly rooted in history | The Daily Gazette
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February 20, 2021
Inset left: "Electric City" branded items for sale at Schenectady Trading Company on Union Street Thursday. Inset right: An old Schenectady poster. Background: General Electric.
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In the city of Schenectady’s long history, the 15 eventful years before and after the turn of the 20th century have no parallel. Those three decades, you could say, were electric.
Well, times in the “Electric City” have changed, and, according to Golub Corp. Executive Board President Neil Golub, Schenectady needs a new nickname.
During an hour-long presentation before the City Council last week, Golub suggested that Schenectady Metro better represents current-day Schenectady and its accomplishments of the past three decades.