This day in Mohawk Valley history: September 27, 1900

The Utica Observer, September 27, 1900, Utica, Oneida County, New York

The Old and the New Opera House.

Twenty-nine years ago next month, Utica–thanks to the Mechanics’ Association–entered upon the possession of an Opera House that promised to last for a century, but which outlived its usefulness in a quarter of that time.