Editing Albany, New York (section)

==Arts and culture==
{{Main|Culture in New York's Capital District}}

===Nightlife and entertainment===
[[File:Albany July 4th Paul Gallo.jpg|thumb|The annual [[Fourth of July]] fireworks show at the Empire State Plaza ''(2009 show pictured)''<ref name="OGS" />|alt=Blue and red fireworks explode over a complex of buildings after dusk.]]

Albany's geographic situation—roughly equidistant from New York City to the south and [[Montreal]] to the north—makes it a convenient stop for nationally touring artists and acts. The [[Palace Theatre (Albany, New York)|Palace Theatre]] and [[The Egg, Albany|The Egg]] are mid-sized forums for music, theater, and spoken-word performances; the Capital Repertory Theatre is smaller.<ref name="pearlredevelopment">{{cite news |title=City Bringing the Fun Downtown |author=Furfaro, Danielle T. |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=September 3, 2000 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6036923 |url-status=dead |page=B3 |access-date=July 20, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030002/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6036923 }}</ref> The MVP Arena is the city's largest musical venue for nationally and internationally prominent bands. It also hosts trade shows, sporting events, and other large gatherings.<ref>{{cite news |title=The New Center of Attention |author=DeMare, Carol |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=December 31, 2006 |page=E1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6375919 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 20, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030233/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6375919 }}</ref> Some people praise the cultural contributions of Albany and the greater Capital District;<ref name="mceneny192" /> others suggest that the city has a "cultural identity crisis" due to its widespread geography, which requires a car to reach most of what the area has to offer, a necessity not seen in larger and more densely populated metropolitan areas such as New York and Boston.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Picture: The Arts in Our Daily Lives |author=Janairo, Michael |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=July 27, 2010 |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/big-picture-the-arts-in-our-daily-lives/5880/}}</ref>

In recent years, the city's government has invested resources to cultivate venues and neighborhoods that attract after-hours business. [[Streets of Albany, New York#Madison Avenue|Madison Avenue]], [[Pearl Street (Albany)|Pearl Street]], [[Delaware Avenue, Albany, New York|Delaware Avenue]] and [[Lark Street]] are the most active entertainment areas in the city. Many restaurants, clubs, and bars have opened since the mid-1990s, revitalizing areas that had once been abandoned and reclaiming old row houses, businesses, and a [[Albany Pump Station|pump station]].<ref name="pearlredevelopment" /> Bars are concentrated in three areas: about two blocks on Park Street, downtown; along Lark Street, home to smaller bars, which fit the neighborhood's artistic and eclectic style; and Western and Madison Avenues, in midtown, centered on the [[College of Saint Rose]] and [[University at Albany, SUNY|SUNY Albany]]'s downtown campus and drawing younger people.<ref name="bars">{{cite web |title=Albany New York Nightlife |publisher=Best Western Sovereign Hotel |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2011 |url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/City-urges-bar-owners-to-have-last-call-earlier-935186.php}}</ref> Much of the bar restaurant scene features classic Irish Pubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorkupstate.com/restaurants/2020/01/dining-oldies-but-goodies-in-and-around-albany.html|title=Dining oldies – but goodies! – in and around Albany|date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>

===Festivals===
[[File:Artist at Albany Tulip Fest.JPG|thumb|An artist paints tulips during the [[Tulip Festival (Albany, New York)|Tulip Fest]] at [[Washington Park Historic District (Albany, New York)|Washington Park]].|alt=A woman in a large hat is doing a watercolor painting of pink tulips in front of her.]]
''Alive at 5'' is a free, weekly concert series held downtown during the summer on Thursdays;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Alive at 5 |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=3 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> with 10 concerts in 2010, total attendance was roughly 100,000.<ref name="Attendance" /> The [[Tulip Festival (Albany, New York)|Tulip Festival]] is set in Washington Park and celebrates the city's Dutch heritage, which began with [[Pinkster|Pinkster Festival]], an African-Dutch Celebration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2017 |title=Pinksterfest: Albany's Dutch-African Spring Festival – New York Almanack |url=https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2017/04/pinksterfest-albanys-dutch-african-spring-festival/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> This traditional Albany event marks the beginning of spring as thousands of tulips bloom in the park in early May;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Tulip Festival |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=2 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> attendance to the Tulip Festival in 2010 was approximately 80,000.<ref name="Attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyny.org/_files/dgs2.pdf|page=2|title=Department of General Services 2010 Yearly Message|author=Department of General Services|publisher=City of Albany, New York|access-date=May 19, 2011|archive-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720071443/http://www.albanyny.org/_files/dgs2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another large festival in Albany is the Capital Pride Parade and Festival, a major [[gay pride]] event held each June, attended by an estimated 30,000 spectators annually from across Upstate New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/albany-gay-pride-1417732|title=Capital Gay Pride Festival in Albany, NY|author=Andrew Collins|publisher=tripsavvy|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Capital Gay Pride parade in Albany New York 2009.jpg|thumb|left|The Capital [[Gay Pride]] [[pride parade|Parade]] and Festival is the largest celebration of [[LGBTQ culture]] in [[Upstate New York]].]]
The [[Price Chopper (New York)|Price Chopper]] Fabulous Fourth and Fireworks Festival at the Empire State Plaza celebrates [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] with musical performances and the region's largest fireworks display.<ref name="OGS">{{cite press release |title=OGS Announces at the Plaza Summer Concert and Festival Dates |publisher=New York State Office of General Services |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/PIO/AtThePlaza.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qvVNY7py?url=http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/PIO/AtThePlaza.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2010  }}</ref> [[Freihofer's Run for Women]] is a [[Road running|5-kilometer run]] through the city that draws more than 4,000 participants from across the country; it is an annual event that began in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's 5K Run |publisher=USATF Adirondack Association, Inc |access-date=July 18, 2010 |url=http://www.freihofersrun.com/womens_5k.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328044403/http://www.freihofersrun.com/womens_5k.htm |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}</ref>[http://www.albanywinefest.com The Albany Chefs' Food & Wine Festival: Wine & Dine for the Arts] is an annual Festival that hosts more than 3500 people over 3 days. The Festival showcases more than 70 Regional Chefs & Restaurants, 250 Global Wines & Spirits, a NYS Craft Beer Pavilion, 4 competitions (The Signature Chef Invitational, Rising Star Chef, Barista Albany and Battle of the Bartenders) and one Grand Gala Reception, Dinner & Auction featuring 10 f Albany's Iconic Chefs. The Albany Chefs' Food & Wine Festival donates all net proceeds to deserving Albany Arts Organizations and is held the Thursday-Saturday preceding Martin Luther King Weekend. Smaller events include the African American Family Day Arts Festival each August at the Empire State Plaza;<ref name="OGS" /> the Latin Fest, held each August at the Corning Preserve;<ref>{{cite news |title=This Fest Did Not Rest |author=O'Brien, Tim |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=August 30, 2009 |page=C1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8590614 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030213/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8590614 }}</ref> the Albany Jazz Festival, an annual end-of-summer event held at the Corning Preserve;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Jazz Festival |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=5}}</ref> and Lark Fest, a music and art festival held each fall.<ref>{{cite web |title=LarkFEST 2010 |publisher=Mannix Marketing, Inc |date= |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.com/news/larkfest.cfm}}</ref>

===Museums and historic sites===
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany, New York}}

[[File:New York State Cultural Education Center.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The [[Cultural Education Center]] on [[Empire State Plaza]] housing the State [[New York State Museum|Museum]], [[New York State Library|Library]], and [[New York State Archives|Archives]]]]
Because of Albany's historical and political significance, the city has numerous museums, historical buildings, and historic districts. Albany is home to the [[New York State Museum]], the [[New York State Library]] and the [[New York State Archives]]; all three facilities are in the [[Cultural Education Center]] at the south end of [[Empire State Plaza]] and are free to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oce.nysed.gov/visit.html |title=Directions, parking and visitor information for the Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY |work=nysed.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323025952/http://www.oce.nysed.gov/visit.html |archive-date=March 23, 2015 }}</ref> The [[USS Slater|USS ''Slater'' (DE-766)]], a decommissioned [[World War II]] [[destroyer escort]] that was restored in 1998, is a [[museum ship]] docked in the Hudson River at Quay Street. It is the only ship of its kind still afloat.<ref>{{cite web |title=USS Slater History |publisher=Destroyer Escort Historical Museum |date=July 9, 2002 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url=http://www.ussslater.org/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523234348/http://www.ussslater.org/history.html |archive-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Broadway at Quackenbush Square, hosts a museum, gift shop, and the Henry Hudson Planetarium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center |publisher=Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=July 12, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.org/VisitorCenter.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404071845/http://www.albany.org/VisitorCenter.aspx |archive-date=April 4, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In early 2012, the [[Irish American Heritage Museum]] opened in downtown Albany. The museum is home to exhibits highlighting the contributions of the Irish people in America.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Irish American Heritage Museum |url=http://www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org/about-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211201812/http://www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org/about-us |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |publisher=Irish American Heritage Museum |access-date=September 23, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Albany Institute of History and Art]], on Washington Avenue near the Center Square Neighborhood and State Capitol, is "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, culture of Albany and the Upper [[Hudson Valley]] region." The museum's most notable permanent exhibits include an extensive collection of paintings by the [[Hudson River School]] and an exhibit on [[Ancient Egypt]] featuring the institute's "Albany Mummies."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albany Institute of History and Art |url=https://www.tfaoi.org/newsmu/nmus92.htm |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=www.tfaoi.org}}</ref>
[[File:TenBroeckMansionBack.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ten Broeck Mansion]] is home to the Albany County Historical Association.<ref name="acha" />|alt=The rear of a classic, red-brick building with beige trim is shown beyond a driveway.]]
Albany is home to 57 listings on the [[National Register of Historic Places in New York|National Register of Historic Places]]<ref name="nrhp" /> (NRHP) and five [[List of National Historic Landmarks in New York|National Historic Landmarks]].<ref name="nhl" /> The [[Ten Broeck Mansion]], a 1797 [[Federal architecture|Federal-style]] mansion (later renovated in the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek-Revival style]]) built for [[Abraham Ten Broeck]] (mayor of Albany 1779–1783 and 1796–1798)<ref>{{cite web |title=Abraham Ten Broeck |last=Bielinski |first=Stefan |publisher=New York State Museum |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=July 9, 2010 |url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/t/abtbroeck6.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621195431/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/t/abtbroeck6.html |archive-date=June 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[historic house museum]] and the headquarters of the Albany County Historical Association;<ref name="acha">{{cite web |title=Historic Ten Broeck Mansion |publisher=Albany County Historical Association |access-date=July 9, 2010 |url=http://sites.google.com/site/tenbroeckmansion/Home}}</ref> it was added to the NRHP in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |last=Liebs |first=Chester H |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ten Broeck Mansion |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=355 |date=August 1970 |access-date=July 10, 2010 |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429084637/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=355 |archive-date=April 29, 2011  }}</ref> Later known as "Arbor Hill", it gave the [[Arbor Hill, Albany, New York|current neighborhood]] its name.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Arbor Hill's Changing Fortunes |author=Keeney, Irene Gardner |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=August 3, 1986 |access-date=July 10, 2010 |page=G1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5449215 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030041/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5449215 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Literature and film===
Albany has been the subject, inspiration, or location for many written and cinematic works. Many{{vague|date=March 2025}} [[#Bibliography|non-fiction works]] have been written on the city. One of the city's more notable claims to fame is ''[[Ironweed (novel)|Ironweed]]'' (1983), the 1984 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction|Pulitzer Prize-winning]] book by Albany native [[William Kennedy (author)|William Kennedy]]. ''Ironweed'' was the third in a series of books by Kennedy known as the "Albany Cycle".<ref>{{cite news |title=Kennedy Pleased to Accept Fitzgerald Award |author=Grondahl, Paul |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 11, 2007 |page=D7 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6423023 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430025919/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6423023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Books of the Times |author=Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher |work=[[The New York Times]] |page= |date=January 10, 1983 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/10/books/books-of-the-times-152691.html}}</ref> The elusive author [[Trevanian]] also grew up in Albany and wrote ''The Crazyladies of Pearl Street'' (2005), about a North Albany neighborhood along Pearl Street. The book is considered a semi-autobiographical memoir.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trevanian Books/The Crazyladies of Pearl Street |publisher=Gravity Publishing |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url=http://www.trevanian.com/books/crazyladies.htm}}</ref>

In 1987, the film version of ''[[Ironweed (film)|Ironweed]]'' premiered at the [[Palace Theatre (Albany, New York)|Palace Theatre]].<ref name="ironweed">{{cite news |title=At Last, 'Ironweed' Plays the Palace |author=Grondahl, Paul |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |page=A1 |date=December 18, 1987 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5442819 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030038/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5442819 }}</ref> The movie starred [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Meryl Streep]], each of whom were nominated for [[Academy Award]]s for their performances;<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Academy Awards Database |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208011732/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp |archive-date=February 8, 2009 }}</ref> much of the filming was done on location in Albany.<ref name="ironweed" /> Most recently the downtown area was the site of filming for the action-thriller ''[[Salt (2010 film)|Salt]]'', starring [[Angelina Jolie]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lights, Camera, Detour |author=Karlin, Rick |page=A1 |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=April 22, 2009 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7903242 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030153/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7903242 }}</ref> and the action-comedy ''[[The Other Guys]]'', starring [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Churchill, Chris |title=Bright Lights, Our City |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 8, 2009 |page=C1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8820193 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030221/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8820193 }}</ref>

Authors [[Herman Melville]] and [[Henry James]] lived with their families in Albany when young, before their careers. James identified his character Isabel Archer, the heroine of his novel ''[[The Portrait of a Lady]]'', as being from Albany.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lane|first1=Anthony|title=Out of the Frame|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/03/out-of-the-frame|magazine=The New Yorker|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> [[Gregory Maguire]], author of ''[[Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West]]'' (adapted for the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] hit ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''), grew up in North Albany<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Steve |title=Albany Book Festival Showcases Power of Storytelling |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |page= |date=April 11, 2010 |url=}}</ref> and graduated from SUNY Albany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inspiring Students: Maguire Explores the Creative Life |publisher=University at Albany, State University of New York |date=March 3, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.edu/news/feature_1079.shtml}}</ref>

===Architecture===
{{Main|Architecture of Albany, New York}}

{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York}}
[[File:NYSCapitolPanorama.jpg|thumb|left|The [[New York State Capitol]]]]
[[File:Albany.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Albany looking northeast|alt=An aerial view of Albany showing tall buildings at center, a river running from the 11:00 to 3:00 positions of the photo, surrounded by greener housing zones.]]
[[File:SUNYAdminBuildingAlbany.jpg|thumb|upright|[[SUNY System Administration Building|System Administration Building]] of the [[State University of New York]]]]

The [[Empire State Plaza]], a collection of state agency office buildings, dominates almost any view of Albany. Built between 1965 and 1978 at the hand of Governor [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]] and architect [[Wallace Harrison]], the complex is a powerful example of late American [[modern architecture]]<ref name="waite8182">Waite (1993), pp. 81–82</ref> and remains a controversial building project both for displacing city residents and for its architectural style. The most recognizable aspect of the complex is the [[Erastus Corning Tower]], the [[List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York|tallest building in New York outside of New York City]].<ref name="waite8182" /> Juxtaposed at the north end of the Plaza is the 19th-century [[New York State Capitol]], the seat of the [[New York State Legislature]] and the home of the [[Governor of New York|Governor's office]].<ref name="waite6870">Waite (1993), pp. 68–70</ref>
[[File:Dutch Rowhouses Albany 1789.jpg|thumb|left|This 1789 etching shows the Dutch influence on the architecture of early Albany.|alt=A black and white etching shows a number of houses along a street, many with stepped gables, which are classic Dutch architectural attributes.]]
Albany's initial architecture incorporated many Dutch influences, followed soon after by those of the English.<ref>Scheltema, Gajus and Westerhuijs, Heleen (eds.), ''Exploring Historic Dutch New York''. Museum of the City of New York/Dover Publications, New York 2011</ref> [[Quackenbush House]], a [[Dutch Colonial architecture|Dutch Colonial]] brick mansion, was built {{Circa|1736}};<ref name="quackenbushhouse">{{cite web|last=Brooke|first=Cornelia E.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quackenbush House|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=390|date=February 4, 1972|access-date=May 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429084706/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=390|archive-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Schuyler Mansion]], a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-style mansion, was built in 1765;<ref name="waite4849">Waite (1993), pp. 48–49</ref> and the oldest building in Albany is the 1728 [[Van Ostrande-Radliff House]] at 48 Hudson Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |title=This Old House Under Our Noses |author=Grondahl, Paul |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=December 23, 2008 |page= |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7306654 |url-status=dead  |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030100/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7306654 }}</ref> Albany's housing varies greatly, with mostly row houses in the older sections of town, closer to the river. Housing type quickly changes as one travels westward, beginning with two-family homes of the late 19th century, and one-family homes built after World War II in the western end of the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=City's Architectural Heritage Diverse, Extensive |author=Scruton, Bruce A. |publisher=Hearst Newspapers (online publisher) |work=Knickerbocker News |date=July 6, 1986 |page=T52 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5445709 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030117/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5445709 }}</ref>

[[Albany City Hall]], designed by [[Henry Hobson Richardson]], was opened in 1883. The New York State Capitol was opened in 1899 (after 32 years of construction)<ref name="waite6870" /> at a cost of $25 million, making it the most expensive government building at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Building Big: New York State Capitol |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] |year=2001 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/ny_state_capitol.html |access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Albany's [[Union Station (Albany, New York)|Union Station]], a major [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] design,<ref name="waite106">Waite (1993), p. 106</ref> was under construction at the same time; it opened in 1900. In 1912, the Beaux-Arts styled [[New York State Department of Education Building]] opened on Washington Avenue near the Capitol. It has a classical exterior, which features a block-long white marble [[colonnade]].<ref name="waite7980">Waite (1993), pp. 79–80</ref> The 1920s brought the [[Art Deco]] movement, which is illustrated by the [[Home Savings Bank Building]] (1927) on North Pearl Street<ref name="waite98">Waite (1993), p. 98</ref> and the [[Alfred E. Smith Building]] (1930) on South Swan Street,<ref name="waite82">Waite (1993), p. 82</ref> two of [[List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York|Albany's tallest high-rises]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Albany: Buildings of the City |publisher=[[Emporis]] |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=103012&bt=5&ht=2&sro=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514215353/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=103012&bt=5&ht=2&sro=0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref>

Architecture from the 1960s and 1970s is well represented in the city, especially at the [[W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus]] (1950s and 1960s) and on the uptown campus of the [[University at Albany]] (1962–1971). The state office campus was planned in the 1950s by governor [[W. Averell Harriman]] to offer more parking and easier access for state employees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dirt, Not Ivy, Covers This Campus |page=A1 |last=McGuire |first=Mark |date=September 28, 1997 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5831612 |url-status=dead |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030126/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5831612 }}</ref> The uptown SUNY campus was built in the 1960s under Governor Rockefeller on the site of the city-owned Albany Country Club. Straying from the popular [[Campus|open campus layout]], SUNY Albany has a centralized building layout with administrative and classroom buildings at center surrounded by four student housing towers. The design called for much use of concrete and glass, and the style has slender, round-topped columns and pillars reminiscent of those at [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City.<ref name="waite241242">Waite (1993), pp. 241–242</ref>

Downtown has seen a revival in recent decades, often considered to have begun with [[FleetBoston Financial|Norstar Bank]]'s renovation of the former Union Station as its corporate headquarters in 1986.{{efn|In 2009, [[Bank of America]] (which now owns [[FleetBoston Financial|FleetBank]], the bank that eventually bought Norstar) consolidated its operations in an office building on State Street, leaving the former train station vacant.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Landmark Soon to Fall Empty |author=Churchill, Chris |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 21, 2009 |page= |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8887655 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430025958/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8887655 }}</ref> Mayor Corning made great efforts to save the building, which had been owned by his great-grandfather's railroad a hundred years before. He was able to do it when governor Rockefeller brought state money in to purchase the building.<ref name=grondahl502/>|group=Note}} The Knickerbocker Arena ([[MVP Arena]]) was originally slated for suburban Colonie,<ref name="mceneny194">McEneny (2006), p. 194</ref> but was instead built downtown and opened in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Knick: Post-Debut Review Despite Glitches, Arean Withstands First Night |author=McKeon, Michael |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |page=B1 |date=February 1, 1990 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5551617 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030229/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5551617 }}</ref> Other development in downtown includes the construction of the [[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York|State Dormitory Authority]] headquarters at 515 Broadway (1998);<ref>{{cite news |title=DEC Firms Up Plans for Tower |author=Benjamin, Elizabeth |work=Times Union (Albany) |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |date=February 4, 1999 |page=B7 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5971129 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030051/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5971129 }}</ref> the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation|State Department of Environmental Conservation]] building, with its iconic green dome, at 625 Broadway (2001);<ref>{{cite news |title=Workers, DEC Tussle Over Office |author=Cappiello, Dina |page=D3 |work=Times Union (Albany) |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |date=September 2, 2001 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6125633 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030009/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6125633 }}</ref> the [[New York State Comptroller|State Comptroller]] headquarters on State Street (2001);<ref name="albarchive.merlinone.net">{{cite news|title=New Kid on the Block Stands Tall Amid Neighbors|author=Woodruff, Cathy|publisher=Hearst Newspapers|work=Times Union (Albany)|date=January 1, 2002|page=B1|url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6154361|url-status=dead|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030148/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6154361}}</ref> the [[Hudson River Way]] (2002), a [[pedestrian bridge]] connecting [[Broadway (Albany, New York)|Broadway]] to the Corning Preserve;<ref name="hudsonriverway">{{cite web|title=Hudson River Way |publisher=Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=June 15, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.org/pages/listings/show_listingDetail.asp?ent_id=2763&mem_id=Yes&sort=Attractions&hd=Attractions&showSub= |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014423/http://www.albany.org/pages/listings/show_listingDetail.asp?ent_id=2763&mem_id=Yes&sort=Attractions&hd=Attractions&showSub= |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> and 677 Broadway (2005), "the first privately owned downtown office building in a generation".<ref name="downtowndevelopment">{{cite news |title=Eat, drink, be merry. Now what? |author=Barnes, Steve |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 8, 2006 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6362176 |url-status=dead |page=A1 |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430025949/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6362176 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Completed Projects |publisher=BBL Development Group |access-date=July 7, 2010 |url=http://www.bbldev.com/projects/results.asp?status=2 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518154550/http://www.bbldev.com/projects/results.asp?status=2 |archive-date=May 18, 2007  }}</ref>