suns along the Mohawk

 Before August slips away, I need to memorialize the arrival of HBO’s The Gilded Age at my corner of the Schenectady Stockade. Orange daylilies often grace the Washington Avenue block to the north south of Cucumber Alley in the summer, as well as the Mohawk River bank along the rear of our lawns. But, for four mid-August days this year, the block became the focus of production action on The Gilded Age, with 25 Washington Avenue representing a Brooklyn home of the 1880s. [the image on the left is from the front page of the Daily Gazette, Aug. 13, 2024] 

Costumed actors, horses and buggies were on site those days, as were production crew members. Here are a few images snapped from at or near the stoop of 16 Washington Avenue:

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. . above and below, 15 Washington Ave is a lovely equine backdrop. . . 

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 . .    . . the intersection at Front Street and Washington Avenue at Cucumber Alley served as the “turn-around” for buggies . . 

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Stockade mavens and the HeyDay Production folk congratulated eachother for cooperation and planning, and promised to be back next year for more.  I’ll be happy to see them, while also welcoming back our daylilies.