Long before the Binghamton Mets and Rumble Ponies, the triple cities had a minor league baseball team that would show case some of the greatest players in the history of Baseball.
Long before the Endicott Performing Arts Center begin their performances at 102 Washington Ave in Endicott, the building was a regular for cinema blockbusters and matinees.
The string of buildings and the big water tower could be seen driving along kamikaze curve on RT 17 for many years, the Ansco/G.A.F. film plant was a major player in Binghamton’s manufacturing history.
This is a follow up to my article last week on the businesses that use to be in the Binghamton Plaza, once a thriving strip of businesses on Binghamton’s North side.
I grew up in Binghamton, and in 1973 we moved from the East Side to the North Side, although not much of stretch it put me closer to the Binghamton Plaza on West State Street.
One of my earliest memories of going to the movies was the movie theater in downtown Binghamton called The Strand, today we flashback to the movies and memories surrounding this nostalgic theater.
Over 45 years ago construction begin on the biggest shopping center in Binghamton history at the time, The Oakdale Mall would bring several stores to the 963,475 square feet property located on Harry L Drive in Johnson City.