Week of March 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. New Sign Ordinance
Notice of the new sign ordinance will take effect September 3rd. This was passed by the City Council September 3, 1966 to take effect 3 years hence. (Now that’s some serious lead time).
2. Charles Bracket Saratoga Funeral
Oscar-winning screenwriter/producer and native Saratogian, Charles Brackett, passes away at the age of 76 in Beverly Hills, CA. His funeral will be held in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY:
3. New Rival for J.B. White Realty
Sondra G. Silverhart, a former associate at J.B. White Realty, recently opened a competing real estate agency, Silverhart Associates. The new office is located at 380 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, NY.
4. They’re probably drinkin’ coffee & smokin’ big cigars
Best Contemporary Pop Female Vocalist: Dionne Warwick – Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Best Contemporary Pop Male Vocalist: Jose Feliciano – Light My Fire
Best Country & Western Male Vocalist: Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Best Rhythm & Blues Song: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper – (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Album of the Year: Glen Campbell – By the Time I Get to Phoenix
5. You Maniacs!
The Community Theater is playing a double feature – Valley of the Dolls (1967), starring Barbara Parkins and Patty Duke; and Planet of the Apes (1968), starring Charlton Heston.
6. Local Students Win History Prize
The Daughters of the American Revolution (Saratoga chapter) has announced the winners of its annual history essay contest, including seven local students. Winners included this author, a 7th Grader at St. Clements School.
7. Dead Elms
75 Dead Elms are to be removed on Broadway (photo taken of in front of the Community Theater/what is now Roohan Realty’s office at 519 Broadway)
8. Guests at the Saratoga Council
Dr. William Hickey (Father-in-law of Roohan Realty’s Weldon Culp) will be guest speaker at the Saratoga Council 246 Knights of Columbus Communion Breakfast. John T. Roohan will be toastmaster.
9. Gulf Station Proposal
A zoning hearing is scheduled for the proposed Gulf Station on South Broadway. (Opposition was strong, and the City Council denied the application).
10. House of the Week
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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