Talk:Plattsburgh (city), New York

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See Talk:Plattsburgh (town), New York -- Picapica 16:07, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Retail success due to recent Canadian dollar 2 Plattsburgh AFB 3 Plattsburgh vs. Plattsburg 4 Famous people 5 City seal inscription 6 Clifford Ball 7 Mention of the malls

[edit] Retail success due to recent Canadian dollar

The article says that during the 80s many Quebeckers shopped in Plattsburgh, but in the 90s due to the falling Canadian dollar the city's economy suffered. Would it be the case that today, due to the Canadian dollar rising above the greenback, Plattsburgh's fortunes have reversed (as is the case in other border areas), and if so, could the article be updated? DisgruntledWaterlooStudent 03:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plattsburgh AFB

"On the south and east side of Plattsburgh is a plot of land that used to be home to Plattsburgh Air Force Base (PAFB). Until its closing on September 29, 1995, this Air Force Base was the oldest continuously active military base in the United States. Plattsburgh was the site of the United States Army's first tank base in the mid-20th century."

That's just wrong. I was present when PAFB was built from the ground up in the early 50s. Fort Sill, OK, dates back to the very early part of the century. The Presidio of San Francisco is even older, although no longer active. I believe it is true that the Plattsburgh area was used for Army training purposes as far back as WWI, but it is quite a stretch to say that PAFB was ever the oldest continuously active military base in the country!

It is interesting to note that it is one of the few air force bases that were never named after a notable airman. 144.9.8.21 17:08, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Quote from the article on the Presidio of San Francisco: The Presidio was originally a Spanish fort sited by Juan Bautista de Anza on March 28, 1776 built by a party led by José Joaquín Moraga later that year. It was seized by the U.S. Military in 1848 and was home to the United States 6th Army. Several famous U.S. generals from William Sherman to John Pershing made their homes here. Until its closure in 1995, it was the longest continuously-operated military base in the United States.

Now somebody's got to be wrong here! 144.9.8.21 19:27, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Plattsburgh vs. Plattsburg

• There has been discrepancy over the name Plattsburg vs. Plattsburg. Officially, now the name is Plattsburgh, but possibly it may have been different in the past? Perhaps somebody with knowledge on this subject could write something about it? --Riley 02:03, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

When I lived there, fifty years ago, it was spelled with the h. Tex 02:25, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

It is commonly mispelled as Plattsburg but the correct spelling has always been Plattsburgh Bob Aubin 1:45, 15 May 2006

[edit] Famous people

Maybe a note that Eric Harris of the Columbine school shooting was from here.--Loodog 03:39, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] City seal inscription

I only took a couple of years of Latin, but I think it's just possible that the inscription should read "Ipsa..." instead of "psa..." as it is quoted.

Tex 15:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clifford Ball

I was at the Clifford Ball. I had recently graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh. Although not big Phish fan at all, I was curious to see what the town would be like over run with hippies (well, more than the usual college population.)

Having friends in "town" I stayed in someone's apartment instead of camping and we "commuted."

The base is on the outskirts of the area comprised of the campus and the downtown area - a short drive south or a long walk away.

Interestingly - the Phish fans stayed on the site the whole time. There were no hippies at the bars that weekend. I would venture to say that 95% of them drove from points South and never ventured far enough North to see the town.

However, from what I have heard since from Phish fans, The Clifford Ball was one of "The Shows" that they reminisce about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.206.233.62 (talk) 21:47, 12 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Mention of the malls

Most all of the malls and commercial plazas in Plattsburgh exist in the town of Plattsburgh, not the city of Plattsburgh. The stuff about Champlain Centre belongs in the town article. --William Graham ^talk 05:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)