1930 Map of Schenectady

About this map

Industrial and transit lines converge at Schenectady along the banks of the Mohawk River, where the transition from the Erie Canal (Abandoned) to the modern Barge Canal is clearly visible. This survey, compiled in part from Air Corps aerial photography, captures the dense rail networks of the New York Central and Hudson River and the Delaware and Hudson railroads as they facilitated the movement of goods and people through the Mohawk Valley. North of the city, the landscape transitions into a series of smaller hamlets such as Alplaus, Rexford, and Saint Hills. The map provides specific location data for numerous local institutions, from the White Ch near Groom Corners to a dense concentration of numbered district schools like School No 10 and School No 11, offering a detailed view of the rural social structure in Saratoga and Schenectady Counties between the world wars.