▁an ▁inter urban ▁line ▁to ▁Alb any ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Alb any - S chen ect ady ▁Road , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁two - lane ▁road . ▁The ▁railway ▁along ▁the ▁Alb any - S chen ect ady ▁Road ▁( now ▁State ▁Street ) ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁State ▁Street ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁sp a cious ▁four - lane ▁road ▁with ▁a ▁center ▁turning ▁l ane . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Park view ▁C emetery ▁was ▁opened ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Central ▁Park ▁was ▁constructed ▁as ▁the ▁j ew el ▁of ▁Sch en ect ady ' s ▁park ▁system . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 0 - 1 9 1 5 ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁air fields ▁in ▁the ▁Capital ▁District ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Wood la wn ▁along ▁E as th ol m ▁Road . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Wood la wn ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁true ▁sub urban ▁environment ▁and ▁residents ▁began ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁an nex ation ▁to ▁Sch en ect ady ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁receive ▁municipal ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁se wers , ▁fire ▁hyd r ants , ▁p aving , ▁and ▁tr ash ▁collection . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Wood la wn ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Where ▁the ▁Stadium ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁is ▁today ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁Sch en ect ady ▁Stadium , ▁which ▁hous ed ▁the ▁minor - le ague ▁team ▁the ▁Sch