Average new house cost $13,050 Average income per year was $6,000 Gas per gallon cost 30¢ Average new car cost $3,500 Loaf of bread cost 21¢ U.S. postage stamp cost 5¢ Average monthly rent was $115 Movie ticket cost $1.25 Sony introduces the Betamax Video Recorder Oct. 27th Albert DeSalvo is arrested and later confesses to being the Boston Strangler 1964-65 Ford … [Read more...] about 1964 – Those were the days!
History
Vince Riggi & Bits-n’-Pieces Band Reunion
Photo of our very own Vince Riggi with the Bits 'n Pieces taken 2014 when they performed at Bellevue in the Park 43 years from our their last "gig"! … [Read more...] about Vince Riggi & Bits-n’-Pieces Band Reunion
What is the official song of Schenectady?
"Our Schenectady," composed by John Van Laak and sung by Judi Merriam. Adopted by the Schenectady City Council Jan. 30, 1995. In Schenectady Our Schenectady What a warm and friendly place it is to be Nestled among plains and hills With a beautiful river that always gives us thrills And stores and shops with all that one might need or wish to see And legends and tales … [Read more...] about What is the official song of Schenectady?