Two tales of one city: Downtown Schenectady reviving, languishing | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY State Street in downtown Schenectady sometimes feels like it’s rebounding from the pandemic, as groups of unmasked people stroll to crowded restaurants and bars.
Other times it feels as if pandemic restrictions are still in effect, with throngs of theatergoers and clusters of office workers conspicuously absent from downtown sidewalks.
The contrast is especially vivid for those who remember the cycles the area has gone through, from a peak in the 1950s to a nadir in the 1990s and a rebirth in recent years.
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1of18Buy PhotoGov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during an announcement that Schenectady will receive $10 million from the state for the revitalization of its downtown district on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, N.Y. The money was awarded to the city through the fourth round of the state s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which invests annually in 10 plans across the state that are intended to turn around local communities. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of18Buy PhotoGov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during an announcement that Schenectady will receive $10 million from the state for the revitalization of its downtown district on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, N.Y. The money was awarded to the city through the fourth round of the state s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which invests annually in 10