Week of April 18, 1969
50th Anniversary News | Saratoga Springs, NY
series by Mary Flanagan, Associate Real Estate Broker & lifelong Saratogian
2019 marks Roohan Realty’s 50th year in business! We would like to take you back to 1969 and share what was happening in the news – locally and nationally. We’ve been having a great time reading old newspapers and hope you enjoy seeing the historic Roohan Realty connections as much as we do. Community involvement and public service have been ingrained in our business from the very beginning – a commitment that continues today. Check back every Thursday for a fresh flashback to 1969!
1. Best Actress Tied
The 41st Academy Awards Best Actress winners were tied, second time in history.
The tie for Best Actress went to Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for Lion in Winter. The previous tie was in 1932. Best Actor was awarded to Cliff Robertson for Charley.
Best Picture was Oliver.
2. Charter Bus Ban
The New York State Thruway Authority wants to ban charter busses from using rest stops.
Commentary showed they were treading on treacherous legal grounds in making some Thruway service areas off limits to charter bus passengers. (Luckily that did not come to be).
3. Honoring Evelyn Britten
200 honor Evelyn Barrett Britten at the Country Gentlemen. Mrs. Britten was the City Historian, community leader and the author of Chronicles of Saratoga, who had a dedicated passion for preserving the history of Saratoga Springs.
4. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play was James Earl Jones for his role in The Great White Hope and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play was Julie Harris in Forty Carats. Leading Actor in a Musical was Jerry Orbach in Promises, Promises. Leading Actress in a Musical was Angela Lansbury in Dear World.
Best Play: The Great White Hope and Best Musical: 1776.
5. Saratoga Police Holds First Bike Auction
The first Bike Auction was held by the Saratoga Springs Police Department. (Bicycles picked up throughout the year by the Police Department and not claimed were auctioned. This was held every spring into the late 1990s).
6. Project: Widen Route 9p
$585,000 project to widen Route 9P (Union Avenue) for bridge to Northway is underway.
7. Now Showing: Faces
Community Theater is showing Faces starring Ben Carruthers.
8. Fashion Shop For Rent
Fashion Shop – Currently (2019) available for rent, great corner location – Contact Amy Sutton.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, MARY FLANAGAN
Mary Flanagan is an Associate Real Estate Broker at Roohan Realty with over 30 years of experience as a licensed REALTOR® specializing in residential real estate. A lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, NY, Mary is extremely knowledgeable about not only Saratoga’s real estate market, but also its history and the community as a whole. She is an active board member for Racing City Rotary Club and U.S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, and served on the Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals from 1994 to 2004. In her free time, Mary enjoys researching and writing about Saratoga’s history; she authored Roohan Realty’s Saratoga Centennial blog series in 2015 and is currently working on an Anniversary News series to commemorate our company’s 50th year in business this year (2019). View Mary’s bio & current listings
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