Cohoes, New York

Photographs of Cohoes, New York

Cohoes, New York is a small city just on the other side of the Hudson River from where I grew up in Averill Park. Despite the proximity, it’s a place I don’t ever recall visiting for any reason. So it was nice to spend some time there exploring with a camera. Like a lot of small towns in Upstate New York, Cohoes has an industrial past. It’s nickname is the “Spindle City” because of the involvement in textile manufacturing in the 19th Century went vast amounts of cotton was shipped to Cohoes from the deep south. There are so many places in New York that had a heyday due to one industry or another, but have remained stagnant at best, ever since. You get that feeling from Cohoes. The architecture is beautiful - homes, commercial buildings, churches, and of course the famous Cohoes Armory were all built with pride, and come together collectively to give the city a lot of character.

Photograph of homes in Cohoes, New York

Old homes in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of a hair salon in Cohoes, New York

Danielle’s House of Hair - Cohoes, New York

Photograph of the National Bank of Cohoes

Cohoes, New York Photography

Historic photograph of Cohoes, New York

Train track running by St. John’s Church in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of Remsen St. in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of the business’ on Remsen St. in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of a flower shop in Cohoes, New York

Flower shop - Cohoes, New York

Photograph of Dennis Holzman Antiques in Cohoes, New York

Antique shop in Cohoes, NY

Photograph of the Cohoes Armory in Cohoes, New York

Cohoes Armory

Photograph of an old church in Cohoes, New York

Old church in Cohoes, NY

Photograph of beautiful old brick homes in Cohoes, NY

Cohoes, NY architecture

Photograph of Cohoes in Upstate New York

Cohoes, New York Photography