Talk:New York State Capitol

Camel
I dimly recall climbing an interior staircase in the 1970s, which was decorated with a tall relief carved in stone, depicting the evolution of life on Earth, culminating in the highest form yet produced, the Camel. Is this work of art still on public view in the capitol? Jim.henderson (talk) 19:57, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

It certainly is, because the sculptures are carved directly into a staircase.Saxophobia (talk) 12:48, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Address?
I've seen the location of the Capitol building as State Street many places but is there a definitive USPS addess of the building as being at State St? I ask because the front of the building is actually facing Eagle St. State St just happens to be the side that faces the Empire State Plaza, which was built a century later. State St. is the most minor street the capitol faces, Washington Avenue being much wider. At the time of construction there would've been lots of brownstones and 2-3 story homes and businesses crowded on State Street across from the Capitol, much like upper State Street is in the Center Square neighborhood. Capitol Park West would've been much the same; that park wasn't created until much later. I believe that Hawk Street would've been directly to the west of the Capitol building when it was first built. So, basically- why State Street? Does the USPS use that as the address? And if so, does it have a number? If it doesn't have a street number then what would its number(s) be if it was divided into its original plots, obviously there would be numbering gap between the last State Street numbered house before and after the capitol building.Camelbinky (talk) 08:56, 19 January 2009 (UTC) '''Room XXX Capitol Albany, New York 12248''' The Capitol has its own zip code–that I know for sure–but I don't think anybody ever put an address to it because, well, it's the Capitol - the only one in the state. I think we could say the location is between Eagle & Swan Sts and State St & Washington Ave. On another note, while the entrance to the Capitol may originally have been facing Eagle St., today that staircase is not ever used (to my knowledge). Employees enter from the State St entrance, which exits either to State St directly or to the plaza on the lower level. ~  ωαdεstεr 16  «talkstalk» 22:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a good question. I interned for a member of the Assembly for a while and the office was in the Capitol. I checked a copy of letterhead I still had and it states:

Ah, thank you! I know it was a minor issue of little importance to the article but I was curious. If I have time I'll see if I can track down what the plot numbers would be had the area been developed, just for my own curiousity. It makes sense that no one would ever have thought of putting an addess number for the Capitol. Since the Legislature uses State St. as the address for mailing purposes I think that's more than legitimate enough to use as the official address.Camelbinky (talk) 23:58, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Based on Google Maps, it looks like the address would be between 152 and 199 State St. Incidentally, the Legislature would have to use State St. because the Legislative Office Building is on State St (though it does extend to Swan St, but its long direction follows State St.) ~  ωαdεstεr 16  «talkstalk» 00:03, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

That was cool! Thanks for the link to the google maps, though I did get some vertigo! I hadnt realized you could voom that close and have such great detail, so much better than the NYSGIS website. Well, that was fun and informative and now I'm off to ponder more useless questions of why things are the way they are! Though, since camels are my favorite animal, I am curious about the person's question above on the evolution murals in the capitol. I do agree camels are the height of evolution, though I do wonder what the person is referring to and if its random animals or really supposedly an evolutionary line.Camelbinky (talk) 06:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

County Names
I haven't been to Albany all that much. I seem to recall the names of each of New York's counties being inscribed in the concrete around the building. This is not mentioned in the article at all. Am I thinking of a different state government building? Tckma (talk) 16:58, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes; that's the Alfred E. Smith Building, which was built to house the bureaucracy when they could fit them all into one building. Daniel Case (talk) 04:52, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

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So many pictures
I loaded this article on my phone, and the bill was horrendous. Any support for removing some photos, per WP:IG? --Magnolia677 (talk) 10:14, 13 May 2024 (UTC)