Talk:General Electric Research Laboratory

Which building pictured
Elsewhere i asked Cg-realms how sure he was that his pic is of the right place, being labelled "Plant" not "Laboratory". He replied that he took the pic when not specifically looking for the NHL, but is sure. His reply further includes interesting links: "However, everything I can find about the research library implies that it is a three building complex. The Geolink brings us to this satellite picture which also shows a three building complex. I still wasn't sure that it was the same complex, because some of the details on the satellite photo differed from my photo. But then I found an old painting from a site on the Research Laboratory that shows the building in my photo is clearly the building north of River Rd on the Google Maps satellite image. The other two buildings have quite distinctive footprints, one like an uppercase "F" and the other like a serif "J". The shapes of both are clearly visible as the other two buildings from the oblique view in the painting. Also, on top of all that, the foot bridge between the photographed boxy building and the serif "J" building is just barely visible in the satellite image."

Cg-realms continued: "So while none of this is concrete proof, added together the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming."
 * And I agree, especially with the NRHP pic linked in the article that matches up also. The building here is building #37, and on the left outside of the picture is #5, which are 2 of the 3 NHL buildings.doncram (talk) 17:22, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Cg-realms commented: "As for why I titled the picture "...Plant" when it's evidently a research laboratory, my only defense is that it's colloquially known by every one of the region as the Plant, mainly from decades of depressing news coverage in which "workers at the General Electric plant face a new round of layoffs." Together with its literary fame via Kurt Vonnegut, it's a looming reminder of Schenectady's rust belt legacy."


 * Thanks for the additional links, your discussion, and your pic! doncram (talk) 17:22, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

The photograph that appears with this article and the latitude/longitude coordinates are both of the main GE building near the community college and I-890. For most of the mid/late 20th century, this location was used for manufacturing (power systems). That's why railroad tracks run through that site -- so that the turbines can be loaded onto trains for transport. The entity now called "Global Research" (and formerly called "Center for Research and Development") is located in the town of Niskayuna, near the traffic circle on River Road. It's been at the Niskayuna site since at least the 1950s. 98.176.225.210 (talk) 13:29, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

More Pics wanted!
Having the one pic of building 37 is good. Pics of the other two would help the article.doncram (talk) 17:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Please note that this is _not_ a picture of any building that is part of the research laboratory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.70.110.129 (talk) 23:46, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

GE's US Postal Service Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code
By sheer coincidence, The ZIP Code for GE in Schenectady is '12345'. 24.59.105.164 (talk) 08:04, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Library or Laboratory?
The first line of text is "library." Why? If it is correct as is, an explanation would seem to be in order. OldZeb (talk) 00:24, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Merger
I propose that the article GE Global Research be merged into this article, General Electric Research Laboratory. 216.66.5.53 (talk) 13:47, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

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