These lucky early 20th century boys sported real shoe skates.(Photo courtesy of Peter Betz)
There have always been three basic forms of ice skating, speed skating, figure skating and just plain fun skating, which latter class probably describes most of us. Us? Yes, I too was once a victim of those truly ‘cheap’ skates, the kind that fit flat (almost) under your regular shoes after buckling them on as tight as you could. Very few children in our old times had real shoe skates, because most parents refused to sink money into special shoes that would be useless after only two winter months, and probably outgrown by the following winter. Yes, we all learned when we were fairly young just where that old expression “cheap skates” came from: They came from our feet, and off our feet, always when we didn’t want them to, and we had to make the best of them.
Investigation into fatal Saturday Amsterdam fire continues; House slated for demolition | The Daily Gazette
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The investigation into a fatal fire continued Sunday as the city prepared to demolish the structure.
State and local fire investigators continued work at the scene on Division Street in an effort to find the cause of the blaze.
Investigators also indicated they’d identified the victim of the Saturday blaze and notified next of kin, but city police Sgt. Joseph Spencer declined to release the person’s name. The person was a resident of the second floor at 363 Division St., at the corner of Division and Genevieve streets, he said.
Feb 1, 2021
AMSTERDAM At approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, Amsterdam Police and Amsterdam Fire were called to respond to the report of a structure fire with heavy smoke in the area of Guy Park Avenue and Genevieve Street in the city’s west end, according to a news release.
Upon arrival, officers determined the source of the smoke and fire to be a nearby residence located at 363 Division St. Officers observed the second floor of the two- story home to be fully involved with visible flames escaping from the windows and rooftop. Neighbors who spotted the flames were able to assist two people in getting out of the building.