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Places of interest
Proctor's Theatre is an arts center. Built in 1926 as a vaudeville/movie theater, it has been refurbished,. It is home to "Goldie," a Wurlitzer theater pipe organ. Proctor's was also the site of one of the first public demonstrations of television, projecting an image from a studio at the GE plant a mile away. Today, Proctors is home to 3 theaters including the historic Mainstage at Proctors, the GE Theatre at Proctors and 440 Upstairs at Proctors.
The Stockade Historic District, which features dozens of Dutch and English Colonial houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, is New York's first National Register historic district, designated in 1965. It is named after the stockade fence that originally surrounded the settlement. Another historic neighborhood, the GE Realty Plot, was built by General Electric Company executives in the early 20th century.
Union College, adjacent to the GE Realty Plot, is the oldest planned college campus in the United States. The Union campus features Jackson's Garden, with eight acres of formal gardens and woodlands, and the unique 16-sided Nott Memorial building, built in 1875.
Central Park is the crown jewel of Schenectady's parks. Central Park is the highest elevation point in the city. The Common Council voted in 1913 to purchase the land for the present site of the park. The park features an acclaimed rose garden, Iroquois Lake, and a stadium tennis court that is home to the New York Buzz of the World Team Tennis league.
The Schenectady Museum features exhibits on the development of science and technology. It contains the Suits-Bueche Planetarium.
Schenectady's City Hall is the focal point of government in the city. It was designed by McKim, Mead and White and built in 1933.
Located in Schenectady is its Municipal Golf Course. It is an 18-hole championship facility sited among oaks and pines. The course was designed in 1935 by Jim Thompson under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. The Schenectady Municipal Golf Course stretches to 6,600 yards and features fast, undulating greens and tight fairways with grasses and native vegetation. The course was ranked by Golf Digest as a "Best Places to Play in 2004" and received a three-star rating.
Jay Street, located between Proctors and City Hall features a number of small, independently operated businesses and eateries and is a popular destination.
Schenectady Light Opera Company is a small community theater on group on State Street in downtown Schenectady.
The Empire State Aerosciences Museum, in nearby Glenville, features extensive exhibits and materials on aviation.
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