Cudmore: Old downtown Amsterdam hot fudge guide
You were never more than a few blocks away from a hot fudge sundae in downtown Amsterdam in the 1950s and 1960s. Two drugstores, Wilson’s and Community Pharmacy…
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You were never more than a few blocks away from a hot fudge sundae in downtown Amsterdam in the 1950s and 1960s. Two drugstores, Wilson’s and Community Pharmacy…
Cudmore: Amsterdam native Betty Balevic was proud of her Greek roots | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Betty Vasiliki Svolos Balevic of Schenectady was proud of her Greek heritage. Born in Amsterdam during the Great Depression, Balevic died last month at the age of 90. She was a retired business professor at Skidmore College. Her parents, Marika and Thomas Svolos, were Greek immigrants who, with other family members, owned The Boston Candy Kitchen in downtown Amsterdam. In 1925 the Svolos family was operating three downtown candy stores in Amsterdam, including one called the chocolate shop. Thei...