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09-19-2006, 10:43 PM
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Gloversville
Hi, Native NYer from Staten Island, moved to Fl in 79, ready to move back up north, had quite enough of the hurricane threats and the dreadful heat in the summers. MY question is , my husband and I found a nice home listed in Gloversville ,can anyone supply any info about the town, shopping, schools(colleges),employment options etc? Any help would be great...
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09-27-2006, 08:51 AM
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Gloversville real estate is so cheap that you can't go wrong. It's a good place to live if you like cold weather, there is a lot to do in the surrounding area as well. There are a lot of run down areas but I never had a problem with crime there.
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09-28-2006, 02:00 PM
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I live in Gloversville. I'm not from here. My parents moved here to retired from southeastern VA in 1972, because Dad (and me) are from Vermont and this was cheaper and they wanted to get back north.
It has a very low crime rate. It's run down in sections, but a lot better than in the 70s. It's near some great stuff -- Saratoga Race Track, where I hang out. If you love horse racing, ya gotta live near "the Spa," it's a really classy place where many of the great champion race horses come.
I'm just into horses basically, so that's why I stay -- the track and my horse life.
Otherwise it's a small enough city to be bordering on cozy. Don't knwo about the schools, no kids here, just animals.
Real estate is cheaper than cheap, but goes up with the nicer areas!!
You have concerts, theater, art and all that culture stuff in Albany, too.
Good skiing north -- Gore Mountain, and close enough to the Vermont ski areas.
I just like the Adirondacks. I would never be so foolish to move south again, because the south I grew up with in the 60s is gone now. I lived 15 years in NYC before moving here.
Good luck!!!
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09-28-2006, 09:36 PM
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Don't Jersey Hunterdon!
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Ghelly, any idea on Broadalbin? Is it a good place to live, or is it run down?
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09-29-2006, 08:37 AM
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Broadalbin village is a very nice place to live, better than Gloversville. Homes are pricier though. It's an historic village, cozy. Would be a good choice.
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04-24-2007, 11:51 PM
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I am looking for a house in gloversville area. Can you tell me where some nice neighborhoods are? Not too expensive. Older home with fenced yard, maybe Victorian.
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