Downtown in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This is Broadway

Bi-Centennial Tablet

This is Boardway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 18, 2025

1. This is Boardway Marker

Inscription.
This is Broadway. Formerly in succession, Handelaar (or Traders), Court and Market Street

Erected 1886.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 38.933′ N, 73° 45.042′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Broadway and State Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Broadway, Albany NY 12207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Capital District.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Dutch Church (here, next to this

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marker); Building A Place to Live (a few steps from this marker); Albany (within shouting distance of this marker); General Burgoyne (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Orange (within shouting distance of this marker); Clermont (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of American Union (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Also see . . . Downtown Albany Historic District. Albany, NY website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 18, 2025

2. This is Boardway Marker

The marker is the tablet on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.