Troy, New York

Troy is a city in New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 49,170; in 1910, the population was 76,813.

Culture

Troy remains a "Victorian City", despite troubles with poverty and crime, and is home to countless samples of Victorian architecture and iron work. The city has an impressive number of intact Tiffany stained-glass windows in their original architectural settings. Many of the buildings are in disrepair, but concerned citizens and community groups and investors are taking a hand in restoring them.

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Poverty - Crime - Victorian - Architecture - Tiffany

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Tragically, as happened with so many American cities, the heart of downtown Troy fell victim to so-called "urban renewal" in the 1970s. The gutting of Troy's business district has been a major contributing factor to the city's problems in recent years.

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Part of the revitalization effort in Troy has been the establishment (and some would say success) of its "Antique District," which is located on River Street in downtown Troy.

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Notable artists born in Troy are the actress Maureen Stapleton and the authors Alice Fulton and Richard Selzer. Notable residents have included Herman Melville, Emma Willard, Russell Sage, and Jane Fonda. Several books by noted author Kurt Vonnegut are set in the fictional city of "Illium", which is modeled on Troy, N.Y.

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Maureen Stapleton - Alice Fulton - Richard Selzer - Herman Melville - Emma Willard - Russell Sage - Jane Fonda - Kurt Vonnegut

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With a still-intact architectural heritage that is representative of urban settings of the late 19th century, cinematographers have found fertile ground for location filming in the city of Troy. Ironweed, Age of Innocence, Scent of a Woman, The Bostonians, The Emperor?s Club, and The Time Machine (2002 version) are some movies that were filmed in Troy.

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Ironweed - Age of Innocence - Scent of a Woman - The Bostonians - The Emperor?s Club - The Time Machine

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The town hosts the Tri-City Valley Cats, a minor-league Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros. The team is a part of the New York-Penn League.

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Tri-City Valley Cats - New York-Penn League

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