Week of February 14, 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. Skidmore Ski Slope Repoens
The Skidmore Ski Slope is reopening: ski instructors are William Witkop and Ed Taylor. The late William Witkop is grandfather to Mary Hallquist, Trey, Dan and Kevin Roohan and father of Cindy Potoker.
2. Date Night
Valentine’s Day special at Joe Collins Restaurant – Surf and Turf $5.25, The Friday Happy Hour 3-6:630 all drinks 59 cents with free hors d’oeuvres, and Sunday Smorgasbord – all you can eat – $2.95
3. Shut It Down
Winter snow storm cripples ground/air travel – the Thruway is closed from New York City to Albany.
4. The Sky’s the Limit
First flight of the Boeing 747 takes place, a prototype of the new fleet of super jets.
5. No More Vacant Stores
The Chamber of Commerce announces that downtown vacant storefronts to get committee study.
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 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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