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Title
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Paving the Past: The Construction of the Sauquoit Valley Arterial
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Description
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This newspaper clipping from the Utica Daily Press on July 18, 1969, announces the August 6 opening of the Sauquoit Valley Arterial. This massive, four-lane highway was celebrated as a 20th-century solution to replace the "blight" of the defunct 19th-century industrial corridor. Planning documents confirm this project was a "great erasure," as the new road was built directly over the demolished foundations of the A.T. Stewart Woolen Mill and the abandoned DL&W railroad tracks. During this construction, the Sauquoit Creek itself was fundamentally re-engineered by being straightened into an artificial channel. This project completed the violent transformation of the hamlet's landscape, permanently burying the industrial past under a new layer of modern, automobile-centric infrastructure.
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Date
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1967 – August 6, 1969
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Location - Physical Location
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10000 Kellogg Rd, New Hartford, NY 13413
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Name
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Adrian Lizardo
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cites
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Tomer, Susan. "Sauquoit Arterial's Final Link Scheduled to Open Aug. 6." Utica Daily Press (Utica, NY), July 18, 1969. Town of New Hartford. Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the Southern Area of the Town of New Hartford. New Hartford, NY: Town of New Hartford, n.d. https://evogov.s3.amazonaws.com/media/38/media/16296.pdf.
