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Mohawk Valley history: March 23, 1909, Little Falls, NY

in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVM

March 23, 1909: “Busy Times Down the Valley in Digging the Big Canal. The barge canal zone in this city will be a busy place this summer…”

Rialto was Little Falls’ movie palace by Mat Rapacz

Rialto memories

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

When preparing to write this article, I asked readers for their memories of the Rialto and received the following replies.

Rialto was Little Falls’ movie palace

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

The Gateway Theatre in Little Falls, later to be renamed Rialto, first opened its doors to the public on October 22, 1923.

Old-time southsiders Father Dan Lanza and Joe Vespasiano at 2019 South Side Reunion

Little Falls’ South Side in the 1930s – 1940s: A Remembrance of Time and Place

in Writing Series/by Little Falls Historical Society

As long as I can remember my father, Joe Vespasiano, loved to share his stories, and he had a lot of material.

Noted actress Laura Keene, and John L. Sullivan, the heavyweight boxing champion.

Keene, Sullivan, among those who played Little Falls

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

Two of the famous people who performed in plays in Little Falls were the noted actress Laura Keene, and John L. Sullivan, the heavyweight boxing champion.

Dr. D. Willard Bliss summons Alexander Bell to use his induction-balance device to locate the assassin's bullet, which is something of a metal detector device; unbeknownst to them all, is that Garfield's mattress was lying on top of metal springs, which were uncommon at that time. After 80 days of suffering, he died from infection from the gunshot wound. The D. in the Dr. Bliss' name stands for Doctor, given as his first name at birth.

Garfield’s whistle stop – 1880 by Mat Rapacz

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

In the presidential election of 1880, — General James A. Garfield, Republican nominee for president, brought his campaign to Little Falls on August 4 with a “whistle stop” on the New York Central.

First Trolley at Little Falls #24

Inter-urban trolley lasted 30 years by Mat Rapacz

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

The electric trolley started in Little Falls in 1903 with great fanfare, a convenient and, for awhile at least, popular way to travel between Little Falls and points west and south.

Earl Roberts - First Car Manufactured At Little Falls

Cars still a relative novelty at time of ‘Sociability’ run

in Writing Series/by Mat Rapacz

Automobiles were still a relative novelty in Little Falls in 1909 when the Smith brothers, proprietors of the Richmond Hotel (later called Hotel Snyder) concocted the idea of a “Sociability” automobile run from the city to Cooperstown and back.