Timeline: Timeline: South Street revitalization
New York State awarded $10 million to the city of Glens Falls as part of a Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
The funds have been the focused to improve South Street in downtown Glens Falls.
A new farmer's market and a culinary arts center have been proposed for the funding.
2019
Aug 16
Property owners along South Street praised the city’s redevelopment plans this week, saying it will bring new life and people to the area.
Oct 24
The long-anticipated start of major downtown revitalization work in Glens Falls has arrived, city officials say. Demolition of several South Street buildings begins next week.
Oct 28
GLENS FALLS — With a couple of swings of an excavator, the dilapidated former OTB building, began turning into a pile of rubble — officially m…
2016
Aug 18
GLENS FALLS — The long-discussed vision of revitalizing the “Street of Dreams,” as South Street is known, will become a reality.
Aug 19
GLENS FALLS — A portion of the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant will be set aside in a low-interest revolving loan …
Aug 19
The city's $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant provides the next mayor with resources to shape the future of downtown, …
Aug 31
GLENS FALLS — Decades ago, Joelyn Ure’s father, who operated a taxi stand on South Street, described the steady stream of pedestrians passing …
Oct 18
GLENS FALLS — Property at 51 South St., where the local Capital District Off Track Betting parlor used to be, would be redeveloped for a parki…
Dec 18
GLENS FALLS — The committee planning how to spend the Glens Falls $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant is considering the pote…
2017
Jan 27
GLENS FALLS — The committee planning how to spend the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant is closing in on a Feb. 28 d…
Feb 07
GLENS FALLS — The mixed-use complex under construction next to Glens Falls Hospital is being considered as an alternative location to South St…
Feb 08
GLENS FALLS — The city would use funding from its $10 million Downtown Revitalization grant to purchase vacant buildings at 49 and 51-57 South…
Feb 24
GLENS FALLS — “The Market on South Street” year-round farmers market complex would include space for retail shops, with storefront entrances d…
May 25
GLENS FALLS — The Glens Falls public arts trail will be the first project to be implemented, now that the state has approved the city’s Downto…
Jun 01
GLENS FALLS — Projects that did not make the final cut for Glens Falls Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding have another opportunity in …
Oct 15
GLENS FALLS — Programs to help people start new businesses and allow existing merchants to upgrade their facades are set to be rolled out late…
Oct 23
The SUNY Adirondack board of trustees is poised to approve a $1.42 million plan to relocate the college’s culinary arts program from Queensbur…
Oct 29
SUNY Adirondack’s culinary arts program, which involves more than 60 students in various levels of training, is expected to settle into new qu…
Dec 10
GLENS FALLS — Glens Falls is seeking more state funding to assist in its redevelopment of South Street.
2018
Jan 14
GLENS FALLS — Renovations to Glens Falls Hospital and completion of the mixed-use building at 14 Hudson Ave. were among the big-ticket constru…
Jan 16
GLENS FALLS — The cost of the new downtown SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts Center is about 35 percent over the initial budget because the projec…
Jan 22
GLENS FALLS — The city of Glens Falls plans to spend $415,000 to purchase the former Off Track Betting parlor for its proposed farmers market.
Jan 24
GLENS FALLS — In its own version of the board game Monopoly, the city on Tuesday sold one property and bought one property.
Feb 11
GLENS FALLS — Nonprofit organizations can now apply for a share of $160,000 in funds from the city’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative to pay…
Feb 28
GLENS FALLS — The Common Council on Tuesday voted to bond $575,000 to cover the purchase and demolition of the former OTB building at 51-57 So…
Mar 11
GLENS FALLS — The official opening of SUNY Adirondack’s new culinary center downtown has been delayed until fall.
Mar 22
GLENS FALLS — For about a half-million dollars, you could buy South Street mainstay Sandy’s Clam Bar.
Mar 23
GLENS FALLS — The city’s façade program is open for business.
Apr 09
GLENS FALLS — Another piece of the South Street redevelopment puzzle is falling into place.
Apr 11
GLENS FALLS — The Common Council on Tuesday agreed to bond about $10 million to move forward with its downtown redevelopment projects and appr…
Aug 01
GLENS FALLS — An underused building at the corner of South and Elm streets would be restored and reopened, with commercial space on the first …
Aug 30
GLENS FALLS — The developer behind the renovation of the building at 193 Glen St. that now houses Mean Max Brew Works, Samantha’s Cafe and res…
Aug 31
GLENS FALLS — The building housing Downtown Social’s Bourbon Bar on the first floor is set to receive a facelift and a new color scheme.
Sep 04
GLENS FALLS — People driving down Glen Street will see a wooden covering on one of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co.’s buildings.
Sep 13
GLENS FALLS — The city is investing $2 million for sidewalks, a pocket park and infrastructure improvements in the area of Park, Elm and Excha…
Nov 19
GLENS FALLS — The Adirondack Civic Center Coalition is seeking millions of dollars in public investment to help pay for upgrades to the Cool I…
Nov 20
GLENS FALLS — Achenbach’s Jewelers, a downtown fixture for decades, has closed, and the building is being sold.
Dec 05
Capt. Leo Lloyd has some ambitious goals for the Greater Glens Falls Salvation Army, including the possible establishment of a community groce…
2019
Jan 22
GLENS FALLS — A South Street building located next to the site where the city plans to put its new farmers market is up for sale.
Feb 12
GLENS FALLS — If the Downtown Revitalization Initiative were a board game, the city may be close to having a monopoly on South Street.
Feb 14
GLENS FALLS — The Glens Falls Arts District will bloom in the spring, complete with new banners, sidewalk markings, bicycle racks and kiosks d…
Feb 28
Two South Street structures could be history in another month as the city prepares for redevelopment.
Apr 03
GLENS FALLS — The developer of the 14 Hudson Ave. complex has purchased the Sandy’s Clam Bar building on South Street.
Apr 10
A Rockland County resident has bought the former Gold Shade Catering building.
Apr 11
GLENS FALLS — The long-anticipated makeover of South Street is set to take its first step with the demolition of four buildings this spring.
Jun 27
GLENS FALLS — The Common Council on Tuesday awarded the contract to demolish three buildings on South Street and a house on School Street to j…
Aug 07
Glens Falls Mayor Dan Hall on Tuesday will unveil the preliminary concept for the vision of “The Market,” which is the centerpiece of the city…
Aug 13
Mayor Dan Hall on Tuesday unveiled the conceptual design for the redevelopment of South Street including The Market — a 10,000-square-foot, on…
Aug 13
Glens Falls officials on Tuesday unveiled the conceptual design for the redevelopment of South Street including The Market — a 10,000-square-foot, one-story glass-and-brick building with high ceilings and flexible space for farm vendors.
Aug 14
Sep 25
GLENS FALLS — Work on The Market on South Street started this week, with a crew arriving on site and erecting fencing around the buildings to …
Oct 28
Demolition work began Monday to remove the old OTB building on at 51-57 South St. This will clear the way for redevelopment of the property, a…
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