Colorful McKinney

A colorfully painted bit of a McKinney cast iron facade on South Pearl Street just across from the Times Union Center.

And Yet More Vault Lights

Yet another vault light; this panel is at the old Centennial Hall on Pine Street and still has the maker's name - J. McKinney & Son Iron Works.

More vault lights:

A surprise on Lancaster Street
Still more vault lights

More McKinney:

McKinney Iron Works
150 Washington Avenue
Coal Cover

McKinney Iron Works

My eyes really lit up when I spotted this garishly painted, but otherwise mundane storefront along Lexington Avenue, just south of Central Avenue. It was the second of two buildings I had come across in just over a week that featured original cast iron architectural detail and the manufacturer's name - J. McKinney & Son, Iron Works, Albany N.Y..

James McKinney's iron works was a leading producer of columns, facades, stairs, railing, and other building elements in cast or wrought iron. Located in a massive brick building which still stands along Broadway, the company was found in 1857 and was also known as the Albany Architectural Iron Works.

Other cast iron examples I've posted so far:

On James Street
Sun On Beaver Street
Decay By The Tracks
Madison Relic

There's more to come, including another McKinney work with a personal connection.