Week of February 21, 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. Robert Kennedy’s Killer
The nation is awaiting a possible guilty plea from Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy:
2. Rockefeller Visits Latin America
Governor Rockefeller is traveling to Latin America to seek improved US – Latin America relations, on behalf of President Nixon. 30 years ago, he helped President Roosevelt with the “Good Neighbor Policy.”
3. Motel in Congress Park Repealed
The city is repealing 12-year-old Hotel in the Park local law: “Proponents for the preservation of history scored a victory at last night’s City Council meeting, when a 1957 law allowing a hotel/motel to be built in Congress Park was unanimously repealed.”
4. Ash Wednesday
Jim Kelly and Toni Parisi (both high school classmates of Tom Roohan) receive ashes from Fr. Ryan during Ash Wednesday 1969. Jim’s dad operates the Community Theater (see whats playing below!):
5. Lights Out for Knights on Lake Ave
This week is the last time the Knights of Columbus will meet at their Lake Avenue location, which was sold to Dr. Carassavas. The next meeting K of C meeting will be held at the St. Peter’s Academy school lounge:
6. Dinner Deals at D’Andrea’s
Every Thursday is Family Night at D’Andrea’s Restaurant (now through May 31, 1969) – steak and veal for just $1.23!
7. “One More Like That It’s the Glue Factory”
The Community Theater is showing The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit (1968), starring Dean Jones and Diane Baker:
8. House of the Week
The House of the Week is this contemporary home flaunting a curved brick facade and tons of “street appeal:”
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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