Hurstville, New York
Encyclopedia
Hurstville is a former hamlet in the town of Bethlehem
, New York
. Today it is part of the city of Albany. Hurstville was located in a bend of the Albany, Rensselaerville, and Schoharie Turnpike (today New Scotland Road) at the intersections with Whitehall and Krumkill roads; just outside the city limits of Albany.
) being built through here, built the Hurstville Hotel. The hotel was built on the site of an earlier hotel, the "Log Tavern". He also later built a trotting track at the northeast corner of Whitehall Road and New Scotland Avenue. During the Prohibition Era
the hotel was known as the Love Nest and was a speak easy. The hotel burned down in 1929.
Also in 1929 the Albany Municipal Golf Course
was constructed at Hurstville on land the city of Albany purchased in Bethlehem. In 1967 the residents of Hurstville and Karlsfeld, wishing for access to city water and sewer, were annexed to the city of Albany.
Bethlehem, New York
Bethlehem is a town in Albany County, New York, USA. The population was 33,656 at the 2010 census. The town is south of Albany. Bethlehem includes the following hamlets: Delmar, Elsmere, Slingerlands, Glenmont, Selkirk, South and North Bethlehem. U.S. Route 9W passes through the town...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Today it is part of the city of Albany. Hurstville was located in a bend of the Albany, Rensselaerville, and Schoharie Turnpike (today New Scotland Road) at the intersections with Whitehall and Krumkill roads; just outside the city limits of Albany.
History
Hurstville's earliest settlers were Urban Van Hart, William Gilber, and a man by the name of Hagadorn. Hagadorn built a log tavern which gave this place its earliest name, that of Log Tavern. In 1861 William Hurst moved to this location and, within a few years of the Albany, Rensselaerville, and Schoharie Plank Road (later turnpikeToll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
) being built through here, built the Hurstville Hotel. The hotel was built on the site of an earlier hotel, the "Log Tavern". He also later built a trotting track at the northeast corner of Whitehall Road and New Scotland Avenue. During the Prohibition Era
Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down the rules for enforcing the ban, as well as defining which...
the hotel was known as the Love Nest and was a speak easy. The hotel burned down in 1929.
Also in 1929 the Albany Municipal Golf Course
New Course at Albany
The New Course at Albany, formerly the Capital Hills Golf Course and the Albany Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course located in Albany, New York.-History:...
was constructed at Hurstville on land the city of Albany purchased in Bethlehem. In 1967 the residents of Hurstville and Karlsfeld, wishing for access to city water and sewer, were annexed to the city of Albany.