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[edit] Full Metal Jacket?

IMDB does not list Troy as a location for this movie, and I'd be awfully surprised if it was, given Kubrick's normal practice of building all of his sets on sound stages in the UK. Can anybody confirm the addition of that movie in the Culture section as having used Troy as a location?--Gnhn 00:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Gnhn is correct in that the majority of the film was shot in the UK. The only scenes not shot in the UK were done on Parris Island, not in Troy. For reference, please see the filming locations for Full Metal Jacket as provided by IMDB.com. Reference to "Full Metal Jacket" and call for cleanup have been removed. --Deputy Marshall 05:48, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MapInfo is not in Troy

MapInfo only uses a Troy mailing address. I it is located in the RPI tech park, about 5 miles south of Troy. It has been there for over 10 years.

I'm not so sure. Compare a Google map search for MapInfo near Troy with one for RPI tech park; the first fiew hits for both are all within a few hundred feet of each other, so I'd say both are in Troy – the south end of Troy to be sure, but still in Troy. —BenFrantzDale 02:24, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
The RPI Technology Park is most definitely located within Troy's city limits. I'm also confused as to where "5 miles South of Troy" comes from, since I'm right near the top of Congress, and from here to the Tech Park is less than 4 miles. Deputy Marshall 13:49, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Follow Up - MapInfo outside the City of Troy According to the following offical city map - http://www.troyny.gov/planning_zoning/troyzoningmap.pdf, the RPI Tech Park is south of the city limits of Troy. I would suggest rewording to say something like - MapInfo was founded in Troy, NY and is located in the region.

Further follow-up:
It does appear from the map to be South of the city limits. However, every indication from every source is that the Rensselaer Technology Park is located in the city of Troy. Its mailing address is 100 Jordan Road, Troy, NY according to both the Park itself and all information available about the Park. So despite what the map may appear to indicate, it is considered to be within Troy, New York. Additionally, all arguments that "One Global Vw" is simply a mailing address need know that Global View is actually within the Rensselaer Technology Park. Is there any way we could get absolute, concrete clarification? --Deputy Marshall 06:11, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Mapinfo is NOT in the city limits of Troy, NY; neither is the RPI Tech Park in which it sits. The tech park and Mapinfo are in the Town of North Greenbush, a separate political entity south of the city of Troy. Zip code boundaries are made by the USPS and not affiliated with political boundaries whatsoever, a Troy zipcode does not make a business a Troy business.

I agree with the unsigned comments immediately above. Besselfunctions 21:11, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Troy Trojans

Wasn't there a National League team called the Troy Trojans? Shouldn't we mention that? ςפקιДИτς 23:50, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

You might be thinking of the Troy Haymakers, who I've heard on numerous occassions are considered to be one of (if not THE) earliest professional baseball team in the US. And yes, they should get a mention. Anyone got any information? Deputy Marshall 03:30, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I think that a team from Troy folded, and almost all of the players went to the new New York Giants, but I could be wrong. ςפקιДИτς 21:02, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Never mind. The players were split between the Giants and the crosstown Metropolitans of the American Association. When the Mets won the 1884 pennant, the best players on the team were moved to the Giants, who had the same ownership as the Mets. ςפקιДИτς 21:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

i might be mistaken but i swear i heard several times that troy is still an honorary MLB city because of its extremely early historical association with the sport. if someone could find some proof of this, either from the cooperstown hall of fame or elsewhere, i havent been able to find any.

I have added a paragraph which should meet the needs of the article.159.247.3.210 18:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edits

I was wondering if more of the external links could be moved to that header and if there is duplication of map links? Stepp-Wulf 04:00, 11 October 2005 (UTC).

What external links do you mean? If it's something not directly related to Troy, and just there as a point of reference for something else, then I wouldn't think so. I looked it over and didn't see any duplication of map links, but I could be mistaken. Deputy Marshall 03:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Festivals and Other Annual Happenings?

Should there be a seperate section in the main article specifically highlighting festivals and other annual (or otherwise regular) events (The Riverfront Arts Fest, Riverfest, Flag Day Parade, Victorial Stroll, etcetera) in Troy?--Deputy Marshall 06:28, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] trivia

why no mention of the fact that the inventor of the ferris wheel lived in troy and got his inspiration from the burden waterwheel? the burden waterwheel was the largest waterwheel in the world at the time and had the same number of buckets as ferris' first ferris wheel. also troy is the first place in america to use the bessemer process of steel making, and even though many history books place the industrial revolution as beginning in lowell, ma it actually is considered to have started in rensselaer county (due to the forerunners of BASF having the first chemical and dye factory in the usa at rensselaer and the first steel manufacturing in troy) and im sure someone with more time could find lots of citations where people show this to be true.

[edit] Link

I thought this site was interesting (and has been removed and re-added a few times), but since we really aren't supposed to link to blogs on Wikipedia, I figured I'd just move it here. It seems non-commercial and informative...

CSZero 16:07, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The House of the Good Shepherd

What happened to the House of the Good Shepherd (circa 1954), where was it located and what hospital did the residents use for birthing? TY! Blkmjkwmn 12:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)