coleco1981 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Greetings! I don't live that far away from Amsterdam, NY where the headquarters for coleco was and I have been meaning to stop there to take a few pictures. The factory buildings and the area in general is definitely on a decline - its sad but I think its part of video game history and interesting to 'fanboys' like myself. I was in the area and this time snapped a few pictures! It would be cool to find original pictures taken from the 80's in the same spot for comparison. This building I believe was the main office/administration building. It apparently has some history to it and has a cool clock tower on it. I believe it got converted to condos. This building is the corner to a series of factories that I assume was where the action happened. I'm not sure what its used for now but its certainly seen better days, you can see a garage in the foreground that is currently an auto repair shop. This building was across the street from the office/admin building - not sure if this was part of coleco or not. Its an interesting creepshow nonetheless. Got closer to the coleco sign in all its faded glory. This is to the right of the coleco sign where you can see what appears to be a series of interconnected factory buildings - which I didn't really 'explore'. There was some random guys with drinks covered in paper bags walking around which I don't think were really amused by me taking pictures around their hang out. Hope you find these interesting! Edited November 16, 2015 by coleco1981 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamshaft Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Very cool! thanks for posting! Edited November 16, 2015 by Kamshaft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Awesome. Cool to see how the buildings are holding up today. Like watching a ghostly past. Makes you wish we had a Delorean to go back in time and see the excitement in their primed Coleco heyday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 That is awesome! So glad the buildings are not demolished. It should be a landmark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very cool, thanks for sharing! Interesting to see the COLECO sign still painted on the building some 30 years later. New owners can't afford to repaint, or keeping it there for nostalgia? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 That last picture reminds me of a factory I worked at 25 years ago. The production plant was connected to the warehouse much like what is in your last picture. It was a conveyor belt where pallets could be loaded from the production floor and straight to the warehouse. Maybe that's what's going on in that last picture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 AWESOME PICS!!!! I have been wanting to take a ride up there for months now, as i am in New York City. Def- One day, I will and wanna do the same thing you did, take pics and walk around. That is so cool!!!! Thumbs up!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Anthony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Pretty cool!!! Thanks for the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 WOW! Totally awesome! Thank You! I had seen other sites with similar pics over the years... Here are some below... http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/amsterdam/sanford.html http://www.anupstateofmind.com/blog/the-factory-city/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleco1981 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 WOW! Totally awesome! Thank You! I had seen other sites with similar pics over the years... Here are some below... http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/amsterdam/sanford.html http://www.anupstateofmind.com/blog/the-factory-city/ Thanks for sharing - I was trying to find the Victorian house with the coleco sign on it but no luck. I guess that will be another excuse to stop again at some point down the road! I hope they do something with these old factory buildings, I know that things don't get made in america anymore (sad) but hopefully the area and buildings can be revived into something great again (preserving the coleco sign of course) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wow, hope you can make another trip, but sure appreciate the pics and description... Very Awesome and much appreciated! I have a friend in New York that's been talking about making that trip too, PM if you want more info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 that building looks about in the same condition of the standard persons colecovision main board (a bit broken) lol! good pics though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 came across this, had to share.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectorman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I had an old 80's book about videogame systems/computers and it had a picture of Coleco's HQ's. The building didn't look like the one pictured here at all. It was a large one story office building, like you see in industrial corridors, with a COLECO sign outside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hmm.. You happen to remember the book? I had an old 80's book about videogame systems/computers and it had a picture of Coleco's HQ's. The building didn't look like the one pictured here at all. It was a large one story office building, like you see in industrial corridors, with a COLECO sign outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 That was the HQs in West Hartford your talking about. It was a 1 one story building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectorman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 That was the HQs in West Hartford your talking about. It was a 1 one story building. You're probably right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 You're probably right. I woudve loved to see these properties in there heyday, also wouldve loved to work there as well. Imagine?!?!?! Like a kid in the candy store. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hmm.. You happen to remember the book? 50th anniversary book distributed to employees I've this book, pretty cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 50th anniversary book distributed to employees I've this book, pretty cool Wow- very cool! Can you post a pic or two? =) Thanks Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giltygear Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Greetings! I don't live that far away from Amsterdam, NY where the headquarters for coleco was and I have been meaning to stop there to take a few pictures. The factory buildings and the area in general is definitely on a decline - its sad but I think its part of video game history and interesting to 'fanboys' like myself. I was in the area and this time snapped a few pictures! It would be cool to find original pictures taken from the 80's in the same spot for comparison. This building I believe was the main office/administration building. It apparently has some history to it and has a cool clock tower on it. I believe it got converted to condos. colecofac5.jpg This building is the corner to a series of factories that I assume was where the action happened. I'm not sure what its used for now but its certainly seen better days, you can see a garage in the foreground that is currently an auto repair shop. colecofac4.jpg This building was across the street from the office/admin building - not sure if this was part of coleco or not. Its an interesting creepshow nonetheless. colecofac3.jpg Got closer to the coleco sign in all its faded glory. colecofac2.jpg This is to the right of the coleco sign where you can see what appears to be a series of interconnected factory buildings - which I didn't really 'explore'. There was some random guys with drinks covered in paper bags walking around which I don't think were really amused by me taking pictures around their hang out. colecofac1.jpg Hope you find these interesting! You got an address for this? My gf is originally from Amsterdam and I've never seen this building, let alone had any idea it was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Its really know as the SANFORD CLOCK TOWER, and then Coleco 37 Prospect Street , Amsterdam, NY 12010. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Wow, ya... Thx for posting this... Definitely check it out on google street view... Nice! And actually, the neighborhood doesn't look all that bad... but what do I know.... Check out the neighborhood, the old homes are awesome!... man it would be cool to buy and fix something like that up... Hey we can pool our money together, buy up the whole town and call it ColecoLand! Its really know as the SANFORD CLOCK TOWER, and then Coleco 37 Prospect Street , Amsterdam, NY 12010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyankyfan1 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Wow, ya... Thx for posting this... Definitely check it out on google street view... Nice! And actually, the neighborhood doesn't look all that bad... but what do I know.... Check out the neighborhood, the old homes are awesome!... man it would be cool to buy and fix something like that up... Hey we can pool our money together, buy up the whole town and call it ColecoLand! Your welcome!!! Anytime How cool would that be? LOL A town full of arcades and video games =) A happy place. Anthiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Kickstarter! We'll just need a small goal of 50 to 100 million to jumpstart ColecoLand! Your welcome!!! Anytime How cool would that be? LOL A town full of arcades and video games =) A happy place. Anthiny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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